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had in our absence made an addition to our number. 
On the ISllv Yv'e had thret^ horses shod lo brmg home 
our meat. 
Thursday \4,th.. Four men set out early , ^ with the 
horses and sleds to bring ho^ne our ni eat ; atid had 
gone down about 25 milts when a party of IndiaDs 
(they did not kuo-vvofwhat nation) canie upon them 
zw\ robbed theui of their horses one of v/hicfe they 
gave back, and ■^''ent off without dcing the men any 
fiirth^r injury. The, same mg;ht the meB earhe back* 
and gaye infori^ation*' of what^ had; bappdied.^ At 
irjicliiight Captain Lewis called for :t%yenty,y0luQteers 
'who'immediat:fIy lunied'out;'^ ff^ir?g-: ffiadt oitnar- 
rangements, we set.oiit early 'aCCttepanied by 'some 
Indians ; and having marched thirty miles- encam- 
ped in some Indian huts. 
Saturday \ 6t/i. We renewed our pursuit early, and 
had a cold marnijig-. Kavinv>: proceeded ttvelve miles 
we discovered fresh smoke arrising ^^t sorne old 
■carnps, where we had hid some meat beforbwheii 
Captain Cku^ke wats down ; anc^ therefore -advanced 
with caution. Having arrived at the phice we found 
the savages were gone ; had destroyed our meat, 
burnt the huts and fled into the pudns. This mor- 
Tiing the Indians, v'ho had come down with us and 
one of our men v/hose feet had beeii a little frozen, 
returned heme. We -hunted the 17th and loth and 
got a good deal of meat which we brought to a 
place where f;:ome more had been secured. The 1 9th 
V7e loaded our . sleds . very heavy, and fifteeri-' men 
drew one and the horse the other, which was a 
small one. On the next .-day we arrived at the :^-rt 
■siiuch fatigued, » • ' 
Thurcday 215/. „ . Some rain fell to day, the first' 
that: has iailea' since November. In the evening the 
weather becsime clear ard pleasant. . 
Friday Vv^aE» a fme day and we again btgaa 
to cut av/ay the ice, and succeeded in ^'ettin^ oyt 
one of the periogM'-s* 
