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is a smooth plain. a large camp of Indians cut off encamped here some time ago our Intrepters wife was taken prisoner at this place 3 or 4 years ago by the Gross Vountour Indians, their came up showers of rain which lasted untill evening. Capt. Clark & men returned & joined us. had found no Indians but had seen fresh sign of horses--saw one elegant horse in the plains which appeared wild. they had been about 40 miles up the middle or west fork then struck across the plains to the North fork and was near the mountains and informs us that their is considerable of snow on them. our hunters killed in these bottoms in the forks of the rivers 6 deer 3 otter & a musk rat. Capt. Clark & party had killed several deer goats or antelopes and a young bear-- this is a verry pleasant handsome place fine bottoms of timber &c. we expected to have found the Snake nation of Indians about this place but as they are gone we expect? they are gone over the mountains to the river called the Columbian River to fish &c. but perhaps we may find some this side of the mountains yet we came only 7 miles to day at this camp we unloaded all the canoes & concluded to rest & refresh ourselves a day or too &c -- Capt. Clark taken sick. Sunday 28th July 1805. a foggy morning bu clear several men went out eairly a hunting we put all? the baggage to air. Capt. Clark verry