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13th Sep 1843. Wednesday. Rainined all day. nothing done. Bird. moving? S.W. 14th Thursday. Cloudy and appearance of Rain. ML making preparation to start for Fort Union, and unclear? for proceeding down the River. M Laidlaw left Fort Pierre for Fort Union at 1/4 past 11. We left at 2 same day. Landed at The Farm procured some Corn and a few Potatoes and 1 Pig. we had w others on board. We crossed the River and landed for the night. __ 15th Friday. Foggy morning, reached Fort of the appafition? it is called. Harris traded for some Indian C??iatitia?. I saw a beautiful Grey wolf belonging to the ho?, but the unclear? was absent. we were kindly received by M Illingworth left again at a 1/4 past 10. Wind ahead, and obliged to land at 2. Indian and Buffalo signs abundant and fru? nothing killed. 16th Saturday. Windy in the night. Started early. Eber? Island. Bell heard ParroKeets, perfectly calm, and we? stopped? ourselves near? the Great unclear? of unclear? we were. found arvicola pennsylvanica on a sand bar, and caught it alive. Landed at the Great Bend? for Blacktailed Deer and wood for day. Saw nothing worthy our attention. unclear? past up a board? on the center of our old Camp of the unclear? trees The Deer was lying down and we start?of not one. The Meadow Larks notes are heard no longer. I saw about 200 flying high and going due South. collected a great deal of beef at the Vacca Ranch?. __ 17th Sunday. We had a hard gale last night and rain for about one hour. This morning was beautiful, and we started early, but only traveled for 2 hours when winds forced to stop us. it blew a gale. Provost Ja? unclear? signs of Indians, and we were told that a few locos are in the bend below us. went shooting and killing Sharp tailed Grouse. I shot 2. Left our camp at 3/4 the wind having lulled away. Saw 10 or 12 antelopes south??. Prairie camped about 1 mile from the spot were we were landed in May last at the end of the Great bend. Evening calm and beautiful. 18th Monday. Weather cloudy and somewhat windy. Started early Saw 1 Fish Hawk, 2 Gulls with white-headed Eagles. abundance of Golden Plovers all moving? South. The sharp-tailed Grous feeds at this season on Rose berries, seeds of the wild sun flowers and Grass-hoppers. Stopped at 20 minutes past 9? wind very high. Many dead Buffaloes in the Ravines, and large unclear? over The Prairies. Harris, Bell and Sprague gone off with Guns. Started but were forced ashore again by the wind Saw Jays Flyeaters and a Grosbeak. Left again and west on --nlitt? sun so where we camped for the night, Wolves:(underlined in left margin on the West side.Signs of Indians and wolves howling from one dead on the shore, a superb grey one but too far gone by unclear? rigidity. Male Animals feed on wild Plums in great quantities, and poop unclear? without scarcely defacing their appearance or disclosing the skin. tried to shoot Doves for my Fox and Badger without success. Pea-vines very scarce. 19th Tuesday. Dark and drisly. left at 6. -ached? cedar unclear? and landed to procure wood for new 1 orz? oar?. Bell gone with sun. found no fit 2 cut? and left. passed the burned cliffs