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as well as the small water course have considerable timber such as Walnut, Hackberry, Elm & sometimes oak -- Encamped on one of these having travelled 10 ? miles - genl. course Monday August 1. Set out early & travelled over a beautiful prairie, in descending to a creek, some of us who were in advance of the waggons discovered some Elk near it -- pursuit was made & three of them taken -- we encamped for the purpose