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with the two large canoes continued cii along the 
northern shore, till we passed Crusatte's river, when 
the wind rose so high we could not i3jo on, so we halt- 
ed and waited for Capt. Lewis. Two hunters went 
out about 3 hours, but killed nothing. By this time 
the wind fell and we went on 3 miles to a better har« 
bour, where we halted o^i the north side o£ the rivero 
Capt. Clarke and 3 men went out to hunt ; and Capt. 
Lewis hating come up and crossed over to us, we 
fixed our camp for the night, fie got 2 canoes and 
5 dogs from the inhabitants of the large village.~ 
They are of the Wcy-eh-hoo nation and have twelve 
lodges here. At dark Capt. Clarke and party return- 
ed> and had killed two deer. 
Monday l^th. The morning was fine with some 
fog. About 9 o'clock our 3 hunters, Who had gone 
ahead and proceeded up Criisatte*s river some dis- 
tance returned, having killed 4 dtier. At 10 o^clock 
%re continued our voyage, and at 1 came to a new 
settlement of th-e natives on the north side, where we 
saw some horses, the first we have seen since OctQ«^ 
ber last. These horses appeared in good case. The 
wind blew hard from the southwest and the weather 
was clear and cool, but there has been no frost lately^ 
except on the tops of the high hills. We stayed 
here three hours and then proceeded on ; passed 
several Indian camps, and halted at a- small creek on 
the north side, where there are a number of IndiaD 
lodges. 
Tuesday 15th, The morning was fair. The Com- 
manding Officers atteraped to purchase some liorseSj 
but could not agree with the Indinn ion the price ; so we 
proceeded on about 4 miles to another village, at the 
STiouth of Catarack river. Here we got some Snap - 
e-leeh a kind of bread the mitives make of roots, and 
bake in the sun ; and which is strong and palatable. 
Here another trial was mude te get some iiorses, but 
^vithQUt success , and we again proceeded on passed 
