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well. At night one of the men returned without 
finding the lost horses. 
Sunday 1 3^^^. The morning was pleasant, and we 
moved about a mile up to our old encampment ; 
opened a deposit we had made here and found some 
things spoiled ; and the other man that went to look for 
the horses not being returned we remained here all 
day airing and sunning the baggage and stores. The 
musketoes torment us very much, and the wolves con- 
tinually howl night and day around our camp. 
Monday i4th. There was a pleasant morning.— 
We staid here also to day ; and the musketoes con- 
tinued to torment us until about noon, when a fine 
breeze of wind arose and drove them, for a while 
away. We deposited the most valuable part of our 
baggage and stores on a large island so that if the 
Indians came they would not get it. 
Tuesday I5t/i, We had pleasant weather. One 
of our men started to go down to the other end of 
the portage, to see if the periogue was safe, which 
yfc had left there; and in the afternoon the man who 
had gone after the horses returned unsuccessful ; 
but as he saw some fresh Indian signs he supposes 
they were stolen and taken back over the dividing 
ridge. Capt. Lewis therefoi*e concluded to take fewer 
men and horses with him than he had intended on 
his excursion up Maria's river. In^the evening the 
man who had started to go to the other end of the 
portage, returned without being there. A white bear 
met him at Willow creek, th*at so frightened his 
horse, that he threw him off among the feet of the 
animal ; but he fortunately (being too near to shoot) 
had sufficient presence of mind to hit the bear on the 
head with his gun ; and the stroke so stunned it, that 
it gave him time to get up a tree close by before it 
could seize him. The blow, however, broke the gun 
and rendered it useless ; and the bear watched him 
about three hours and went away ; when he catne 
