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from the N.W. that we delayed about 2 hours and proceeded on passed bottoms & pine hills as usal came about 15 miles and camped on a large sand beach on N.S. one of the hunters killed a buffaloe another killed a beaver, the wind rose verry high soon after we camped and made the sand fly so that it was very ? ?able? the most of the party moved back towards the hills Wednescay 22nd May 1805. the wind blew hard all last night (caught 2 beaver last night) and continues blowing this morning, cloudy. about 11 oc. am the wind abated so that we set off and proceeded on passed a small island near N.S. and one near the S. side the river hills make near the river passed black bluffs the pitch pine close along ? bluffs to the bank of the river, passed a creek on the N.S. we wounded a brown bear in the river, abt 2 oc we halted to dine at a handsom timbered bottom on the N.S. a cold chilly day, towards evening some of the hunters killed a large brown bear sw saved the skin & grease camped? on the N.S. came 16 miles to day 152