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and a deer which they brought with them. the wind from NW chilley and cold. the snow lays thick on the mts. a little to our left. we delayed and let our horses feed about 2 hours and proceeded on down the valley. had several small cold showers of rain & a little hail. passed over level smooth plains in this valley. the mountains are rough on each side and are covered with pine and the tops of which are covered with snow. some places appear to lay thick one of our hunters found & caught 2 horses and a handsom colt. we take them along with us though the horses are lame. we expect that to be the reason that the natives left them in these bottoms we travveled 20 odd miles this day and camped at the creek and smooth bottom where was fine feed for our horses. our hunters all joined us one of them had killed a deer. crossed several branches in course of this day.-- Monday 9th Sep. 1805. a cloudy cold morning. wind from the N.W. we set out as usal and proceeded on down the valley. smooth pleasant plains. large pitch pine timber along the river. no timber on the plains but they are covred with grass and wild hysop. the soil poor. crossed several branches on which is pine timber also a little cotton timber &c. the snow continues on the mount. each side of the valley. about 11 oclock we halted at a branch to dine one of the hunters had killed three? geese and a wood pecker Capt. Clark