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high ; and which probably prevent the fish from 
coming up. Here we encamped and met with the 
hunters. 
Tuesday \st Julyy 1806. We bad a fine morning, 
and remained here to rest ourselves and horses after 
the severe fatigue of coming over the mountains, and 
some- hunters went out. The Indians still continue 
with us. Here the party is to be^ separated ; some 
of us are to go straight across to the falls of the Mis- 
soun and some to the head waters of Jefferson river, - 
where we left the canoes. At the falls we expect to 
be subdivided, as Capt. Lewis, myself and four or five 
me^i intetid to go up Maria's river as far as t'he 50th 
degree of latitude ; and a party to remain at the h\H 
to prepare harness and other things necessary for 
hauling cur canoes and baggage oyer the portage.-— 
Perhaps Capt. Clarke, \i\\o goes up the river here, 
may also take a party and go down the Riviere Jaune, 
or Yellow-stone river. In the afternoon our hunters 
came in, and had killed twelve deer, moat of them in 
good oT-^jer. 
Wednesday 2ncL We continued here during this 
tlay, which was fine and pleasant, fixing our loading 
»nd making other arrangements for our separation* 
One of our hunters went out and killed tv/o deer.™ 
The musquitoes are very troublesome at this place, 
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