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Wednesday 28 _ There was a sudden rise in the river last night & no dew _ The [[unclear] were too unclear _ We struck [[unclear] after breakfast and passed? the large grove of Cottonwood, which is on the opposite side of the river _ The bluff continues about three miles from the river _ We now are passing? the northmost bend of the Arkansas _ Large herds of Buffalo are grazing on the side of the unclear on our right _ After travelling [[unclear] miles through a rich bottom we came to a large creek called walnut Creek, which comes in between the bluff & river from the northwest _ We crossed