JOURNAL, 
55 
Tuesday 16//i. We early renewed our voyage ; and 
had a clear mornint^, passed a creek on the south side. 
The timber is more plenty than it has been for a 
considerable distance down the rivxH\ The sand bars, 
gave us a great deal of trouble, and ftiuch retarded 
pur progress. In^the evening a short time before we 
encamped, we met with another hunting party of 
the Rickarees. They had a flock of goats? oi5 ante- 
lopes, in the river, and killed upwards of forty of them. 
Captain Ldvvis, and one of our hunters went out and 
killed three of the same flock. We encamped on the 
south side. This day we saw more than an hundred 
goats. 
Wednesday XHth. We renewed our voyage early, 
and had a clear morning. Last night eight of the In- 
dians came over to see us, brought us some meat and 
remained all night. Captain Lewis, gave them some 
pi^sents this morning. At half past ten the wind 
blew so hard down the river that we were obliged to 
halt. At four we proceeded on with the assistance of 
the tow line, though the wind still continued against 
us, and having made about two miles, encamped on 
the south side. Several hunters went out this day 
and killed six deer : one of them did not join us at 
X)ight. 
Thursday ISt/i, We had a clear pleasant mornipg 
with some frost. We set sail early, and a hunter went 
up each shore. Having proceeded two miles we met 
a couple of Frenchmen in a canoe, who had beei) 
up at the JMandan nation hunting, and metyjvith 4 
party of that nation, who robbed them of their arni§, 
ammunition and some fur which they had ; and the m?- 
Ibre they had to return tlown the r^ver ; butj il&eet^ 
ing us, went back in hopes of recovering their pm^ 
perty. We passed a small river, on the south siiie 
called Cannon-ball river. Several hunters went ou| 
here. We passed a creek on the north side, called Fish 
creekj on which I killed a deer. At night weencam- 
