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about 2 we proceeded on passed a handsom willow island near the N.S. of river. passed pitch pine & ceeder hills as usal & bottoms of timber on each side of the river, we came about 18 miles and camped at a bottom on the N. side where Capt. Lewis killed an Elk & some of the men killed 3 Deer. Some of the hunters killed 3 beaver to day-- Monday 20th May 1805, a clear pleasant morning, we set off as usal. one of the hunters caught a beaver last night abt. nine oc. we passed the mouth of a creek on the S.S. and a handsom bottom of c.wood timber, one of the hunters killed a deer another killed a beaver. we proceeded on passed pitch pine & ceder hills on each side. ? about 11 oclock, we arived at the mouth of Mussell Shell river on the S.S. this river is 110 yards wide and the Missourie 222 yards wide at this place, and 2271 miles from the mouth of the Missourie River, we camped here on the point between the 2 rivers which is a large bottom covered with c.wood timber. we delayed here all day for observations