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cedar bluffs of various colours. We encamped o» 
the north side. 
Thursday 2^d, We proceeded early this morning 
with a fair wind. The river here becomes more 
straight than we had found it for a great distance be* 
low. Captain Clarke and of the men killeil a 
deer and a Uuffaloe, and some of the men were sent 
to dress and bring the buffaloe to the boat. We stop* 
ped at a prairie on the north side, the largest and 
handsomest, which I had seen. Captain Clarke cal- 
led it Buffaloe prairie. The men having returned, 
we again went on ; but the wind changed and w^ 
'Were obliged to halt for the present. While we were 
detained here We salted two barrels of buffaloe meat* 
At five in the evening we proceeded some distance: 
and encamped on the south side. 
Friday 2A(h, This morning was clotidy with some 
rain. Captain Clarke went by land. We passed 
cedar bluffs on the north side, a part of which were 
burning ; and there are here to be found mineral 
substances of various kinds. There is also a quanti- 
ty of small red berries, the Indian name for which in 
English means rabbit berries. They are handsome 
small berries amd grow upon bushes aljout 10^ feet 
high. Cap ain Ckrke came to us and had killed two 
«lk and a fawn, we passed a creek called White-stone 
creek ; landed and remained here ail night to jirk our 
yneat. 
Saturday 25tk^ Two of our mtn last night caught 
laine catfishf that woald together weigh three hun- 
dred pounds. The large catfish are caught in th^ 
Misso\u*i with hook and line. Captain Lewis and 
Captain Clarke went to see a hilton the north side of 
the rivcr^here the natives will not or pretend that 
they win not venture to go, and say that a small peo^ 
pie live there, whom they are afraid of. At II 
o'clock, the gentlemen not having returned, we set 
.x«jidl with a gentle breeze from the S. E. passed black 
