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unclear deer & a goat or antelope. Some timber along the shores we came blank miles and camped at a smooth prarie & grove of timber Tuesday 13th August 1805. cloudy. we set out as usal & proceeded on several hunters out a hunting. passed a handsom spring run on the L. Side. the hills make a litte nearer the river. the valley not so wide & a little higher dry and smooth. sun flowers & grass some places high & other places short. Some fine timber back on the high hills. we halted & took breakfast near a high clift of rocks on L. Side above which the hills make near the river. proceeded on the current rapid the plain continues on L. Side and hills on S. Side. Some scttering cotton treed along the river we have caught a nomber of trout in this stream in the afternoon we passed fine springs & clifts of rocks on S. Side the current not to rapid in the afternoon Saw a nomber of large otter along the river. Saw bald eagels ducks &c. took on board a deer which the hnters killed. Came 15 miles this day and campled on the smooth priarie on L.S. Capt. Clark shot a duck considerable of flax in these praries shome of the men save some of the seed. 2 huntrs did not join us this evening.-- Wednesday 14th August 1805. a clear cold morning. we did not set out untill we took an eairly breakfast. the 2 hunters stayed out last night. the water in the river is clear and 240