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23 August. Wednesday Provost and Bell finished skinning the Bear and its a fine skin we put in a Barrel with strong pickle made of salt and water, an excellent method to preserve all the skin of larger animals. The wind continues high and cold we left and only travelled about 10 miles 24th Thursday. a bad night of wind and cloudy. left early as it became calm. passed The Hills called emphatically "Loun? guidance", The Dancing Bear Hills, thus called because it is reported by The Indians illegible? Bear was seen to dance as if