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high and the boat rocked a great deal], which so a- 
larmed our old chief, that he would not go any fur- 
ther. We encamped on the north side. 
Monday \st Oct 1804. We early continued our 
voyage, the morning was cloudy but the wind fair 
and we sailed rapidly. At 9 we passed the river Dc 
Chien, or Dog river ; a large river that comes in on 
the south side. A short distance above this river, 
the sand bars are so numerous, that we had great. 
dilTiCulty to get along ; and encamped on one in the 
middle of the river. There were some French tra- 
ders on the other bank of the riVer, and one of them 
came over and remained with us all night. 
luesday 2nd, We set sail before day light. A 
Frenchman came on board, who could speak English. 
He mentioned it as his opinion, that we should see no 
more Indians, until we should arrive at the nation 
of Rees. We passed a range of black bluffs on the 
north side andi a large bottom on the south, w here 
Jhere was some timber on the bank of the river. 
About 2 o'clock we discovered some Indians on the 
hills on the north side, and one of them came down 
y:> the bank and fired a gun ; the object or intentiou 
we did not well understand, but were ready to meet 
an attack. We passed black bluffs on the south 
side, an island covered with timber, and a handsome 
bottom on the north side. We halted and spoke to 
the Indian, who said he belonged to the Jonkta on 
Babarole band, and that there were 20 lodges .of 
them. W e told him we had seen two of their chiefe, 
and given them a flag and medal. ^We passed a 
creek on the south i-ide, and encamped on a sand b^r 
in the middle of the river. 
WediiesdMy ovd. The morning was cloudy, and 
some rain fell. The land is high on both sides of 
the river. About 12 o'cloek the wind began to blow 
so hard down the strcamvthat we were unabi6:to po^ 
^eed, and we halted under some iagh bluffs, v/here^ 
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