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Mineral Springs on the L.S. the hunters killed 2 Elk& a deer.

Thursday 6th Sept. a cloudy morning Several hunters out hunting. Colter joined us had not found Shannon, the hunters killed 1 Buffalow one Elk 3 deed one woolf 1 deer & four Turkies. Camped on L.S.

Friday 7th Sept. 1805 a clear morning we set off early. one of the hunters killed a prarie dog & said? he saw a village of them we halted the capt went out with 10? men and drownded out one & too it alive & kept it. it is a curious annimal much like a little dog & live in holes all in a compact place like a village.