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about 2 we proceeded on passed a handsom willow island near the N.S. of river. passed pitch pine & ceeder hills as usal & bottoms of timber on each side of the river, we came about 18 miles and camped at a bottom on the N. side where Capt. Lewis killed an Elk & some of the men killed 3 Deer. Some of the hunters killed 3 beaver to day-- Monday 20th May 1805, a clear pleasant morning, we set off as usal. one of the hunters caught a beaver last night abt. nine oc. we passed the mouth of a creek on the S.S. and a handsom bottom of c.wood timber, one of the hunters killed a deer another killed a beaver. we proceeded on passed pitch pine & ceder hills on each side. ? about 11 oclock, we arived at the mouth of M? Shell