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one of the other hunters joined us had killed a deer & a goat also-- the day warm & pleasant in this valley which is 10 or 12 miles wide & all prarie. proceeded on halled the canoes over several sholes places. this little river which we call Jefferson River is only about 25 yards wide but jenerally eight or 10 feet deep and verry crooked. we passed upwards of 60 points this day in comming miles and camped in a thicket of bushes on the Lard. Side--one more deer Friday 9th August 1805. a clear cool morning. Several hunters out on shore we set out as usal and proceeded on the wind high from the S.E. took on board a goat which one of the hunters had killed. we halted abt. 8 oc. for breadfast. George Shannon joined us he had been lost 3 days he had killed 3 buck deer which was fat. he brought in the skins & a little meat. Capt. Lewis G. Drewyer H. Mcneal & John Shields set out to go on by land a long distance to look out the way for us to go & expects to find the Snake nation of Indians. we proceeded on took on board a deer which one of the hunters killed. we saw no game worth notice except a fiew deer. the river and smooth prarie the same as yesterday. [[crossed out -- back at the forks our Captains named this stream Jeffersons River. the N. fork unclear river and the]] 236