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Sunday 30th Sept 1804 Set off early a cloudy morning we proceeded on Saw a great number of Indians on the S.S. comming down the river. we halted & five minutes and gave them Some tobacco & spoke a few words to them and went on under a fine breeze of wind towards night the waves ran & our boat rocked So that it Skared? our old Indian which was on board He was afraid to go any further with us and went out on Shore in order to return to his nation . we camped on the L.S. of the river

Monday 1st october 1804 Set off early a cloudy morning. fare wind. we Sailed on rapidly at 9 oclock we passed Dog river which comes in on S.S. we camped on a sand bar in the middle of the river a french trador? came to us from the S Shore