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frbm the We^t. An Indian man and a squaw came 
down the river with two canoes, loaded with fur. and 
peltry, and remained with us all night. Some of our 
hunters went out and killed a deer. 
Friday \ St June ^ 1804. Before daylight we em- 
barked and proceeded on our voyage ; passed Big 
Muddy creek on the north side ; and on the oj^po- 
site side saw high banks. Two and an half miles 
higher up, we passed Bear creek ; and at 4 o'clock 
P. M. arrived at the Osage li ver; where we remain- 
ed during the evening and the next day. The Osage 
river is 197 yards wide at its confluence with the 
Missouri, which, at this place, is 875 yards broad. 
The country on the south side is broken, but ricii : 
and the land on the other of a most excellent quality. 
The. two men who went by land with the horses came 
to us here: they represented the land they had pass- 
ed through as the best they bad ever seen, and the 
timber good, consisting chiefly of oak, ash, hickory 
and black walnut. They had killed in their way five 
deer. The periogue left at the mouth of Gaskenade 
river came up with the man, who had been lost. 
Here our hunters Avent out and kiiled three deer. 
The Osage nation of Indians live about tv/o hundred 
miles up this river. They are of a large rize and 
well proportioned, and a very warlike people. 0\ v 
arms and ammunition were all inspecKid here aud 
found in good order. 
Sunday Srd. Captain Lewis, with one of the 
went out and killed a deer. At five in the auernoof) 
we embarked, and having proceeded six miles, en^ 
camped at the mouth of Marrow creek on the south 
side. 
Monday 4th. Three hunters w^ent out this morn- 
ing. We continued our voyage, and during the day 
broke our mast by steering too close to the shore, 
la the evening we encamped on the south $ide^ Hear 
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