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stance, that there is no dew in this Country, and vefry 
little rain. Can it be owing to the want of timber ? 
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, we renewed our voy- 
age ; and having this day advanced about 13 miles^, 
encamped on the South side. 
Friday 26th. A fine day. We set out early, and 
having proceeded 10 miles came at 12 o'clock to the 
mouth of the Jaune and halted : Captain Lewis and 
his party had not arrived. I went up the point about- 
9 miles, where there are the most beautiful rich 
plains, I ever beheld. I saw a large pond of' lake.— . 
Captain Clarke v/hile L was absent m.easured both 
rivers ; and foimd the breadth of the Missouri to be 
337 yards of water, and 190 of a sand beach ; tota^l 
527 yards. That of the Yellow Stone river 297 yards; 
of water and 561 of sand; total 85B yards. The 
mouth of this river is 18S3 miles from the mouth of 
the Missouri ; 278 irom Fort Mandan and 186 from 
tiie mouth of Little Missouri. 
The river Jaune is shallow, and Missouri deep and 
rapid. In the evei^ing Captain Lev/iis with bis party 
joined us ; and had . brought with them a buftaloe 
calf,nvhich feilowed them 7 or ^ miles. We killed" a 
number of calves, and found they made very good 
veal. There are a great many signs of beaver in this 
part of the country. We encamped on the point all 
night. 
Saturday 27 th. About 9 o'clock ia tlie forenoon w^ 
renewed our voyage. The day was fine, but on ac- 
count of a strong wind we were obliged at 1 to halt^ 
till 4, when we again went on ; and having this day 
made 8 miles, encamped on the North side. 
Sunday 2Sth, We set out early, had a fine day and 
went on very well. About 9 we halted for breakfast 
vmder very high bluffs on the North side. About 15 
miles above the Yellow Stone river, the banks on the 
Missouri are not so high as below it, and the sand 
bars are more in the middle of the riyer. We camo 
