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noon we passed through a ridge, where the river is 
very narrow ; and close above a large cluster of small 
islands, where we had some diliiculty to get along, 
the water being so much separated. We v/ait 15 
miles and an half and encamped on the south side, 
on a beautiful prairie bottom. One of our hunters 
killed a fine deer. 
Monday 22;2(/. We embarked early, the weather 
being pleasant : passed some fine springs on the 
southern shore, and a large island near the northern : 
On the south side the country is level to a good dis- 
tance, but on the north the hills come close to the 
river. At breakfast our squaw informed us she had 
been at this place before when small. Here we got 
a quantity of wild onions* At half past 9, we pro- 
ceeded on again ; passed a large island at noorf; and 
in the afternoon, more islands : and came to a place 
where Captain Clarke and his party were encamped. 
Thev told us thev had seen the same smoke^ which 
We had discovered a fev/ days ago, and found it had 
been made by the natives, who they supposed had 
^en soiik:: of ua^ aiid had fl^^ taking us for enemies. 
We went 17 miles and an half and encamped on an 
islm:d r vdiere we found the musquitoes very bad. 
We saw to day several banks of snow on a m.ountaiu 
VrCSt of US. 
Tuesday 23rd. A cloudy morning. We embarked 
early, and at the san]e time Captain Clarke and foi:F 
iiien went on again to endeavour to meet with some 
of the natives. We had rapid, water, and passed a 
i^veut number of islands, Capt. Clarke and his men 
Xilled four deer and a cabre, and left the skins and 
Hicat on the shore, where we could easily find them. 
U he course of the river all day was nearly from the 
south, through a valley of 10 or 12 miles wide. The 
mountains are not so liigh nor so rocky, as tliose we 
passed. " Large timber is not plenty, but there are a 
great quantity of small shrubs and willcwg., We^ 
