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xalkd Paint crick ; and high yclloir bluffs on the 
same side. About a mile and an half further we 
' passed another creek on the same side 50 yards wide, 
called White-paint creek ; and yellow bluffs on the 
liorth side. About four miles higher up, we passed 
ti river, on ^he south side, 152 yards wide^ called 
Rapid-water river : Up this river the Poncas nation 
of Indians lived not long since. We encahiped on. 
the south side among some cedar trees. 
^ Wednesday Sth, We set sail early this morning 
with a fair wind, and had a clear day. We passed 
a long island covered with timber, and three men 
went to hunt on it. On the north side are yellow 
bluffs, out of which issue several beautiful springs. 
Opposite the head of the island, on the south side, 
flows In a river, called Pania river ; and about three 
miles higher up,^on the north side, a creek, called 
Goat creek. On the hills above this creek we saw 
some goats or antelopes, which the French call cab- 
res. About 4 we encamped on an island, where we 
made and put in a new mast. The three men, who 
went to hunt on the long island killed a deer and an 
elk ; and two more went out from camp and killed 
another deer and m elk, both young. 
Thursday ^th^ We set out early and had a cloudy 
morning : passed a handsome bottom prairie on th« 
north side ; at the upper end of which is a grove of 
cotton wood, and a long range of dark coloured bluffs 
on the south side. About 9 o'clock it began to rain 
and we had strong wind ahead. There are a great 
number of sand bars, and we had much difficulty in 
getting along. We encamped on the north side and 
ohe of our men killed two deer. 
Friday 7th, We set sail early, and had a clear day : 
passed high prairie land on both sides ; but there is 
some cotton wood on the low points in the bottom^}. 
On the south side we found a scaffold of meat neatly 
4rie(J. This bad been left by one of our men, who 
