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very scarce after strikethrough remaining /strikethrough ^[passing]. Three days continually on the hunt to procure strikethrough the necessaried /strikethrough ^[food for the expedition. We found] we had only killed three deer, the skins of which we strikethrough made into /strikethrough took off in such a manner as to make strikethrough water /strikethrough tanks for the purpose of carrying water. We then started on our expedition in the best of spirits, having heard from the Indians that the streams of the Valley to which we were going were full of Beaver. But ^[that] the strikethrough country /strikethrough over which we were ^[first] to travel was verry sic barren and that we would suffer very much, for want of water. The truth of which ^[statement] we ^[were] very soon ^[to] know. The first four days march was over a country, sandy, burned up and ^[utterly dry] strikethrough not a drop of water /strikethrough. strikethrough We [?] /strikethrough ^[Each night we] received a small quantity of water from the tank which we had been strikethrough fortunate to have/strikethrough ^[wise enough to bring them] along. A guard was then placed over strikethrough the tank /strikethrough to prohibit any one from making use of more than his own? allowance ^[of this precious fluid]. After four days travel we ^[fortunately] found ^[more] water before we reached strikethrough the water /strikethrough ^[it] the pack mules were strung along the road for several miles. They strikethrough having /strikethrough smelt strikethrough the water /strikethrough ^[it] long before we had any hopes of finding strikethrough any /strikethrough ^[it] and strikethrough than each arrival /strikethrough made the best of use of the ^[little] strength ^[that was] left. Them, after their severe sufferings to reach strikethrough the water /strikethrough ^[it] as soon as strikethrough they could /strikethrough ^[possible]. We remained ^[near the river for] two days, it would have been impracticable to strikethrough to /strikethrough the men and animals ^[the] rest which they so much required. After strikethrough remaining /strikethrough two days strikethrough encamped /strikethrough ^[of repose] we started on our expedition and strikethrough for four days /strikethrough travelled