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down, caugl^t his horse about two miles distant an^ 
returned to camp. These bears are very numerous in 
this part of the cotjntry and very dangerous, as they 
will attack a man every opportunity. 
Wednesday \6th. There was a fine morninp'. We 
collected our horses, of which Capt. Lewis took six 
and Jeft four to haul the canoes and baggage over the 
portage ; and then started to go up Maria's river with 
only three hunters. W e continued here to repair our 
"waggons or truckles to transport the baggage and ca- 
noes on when the men with them should arrive.~ 
The musquitoes are still very troublesome. 
When Capt. L^wis left us, he ga.ve orders that we 
should wait at the mouth of Maria's rive* to the Ist 
of Sept. at which time, should he not arrive, we were 
to proceed on and join Capt. Clarke arthe mouth of 
the Yellow-stone river, and then to return home : but 
informed us, that should his life and health be pre- 
served he would meet us at the mouth of Maria's river 
on the 5th of August. 
Thursday \7tfu We had a pleasant day, and high 
wind ; which drives away the musquitoes and relieves 
us from those tormenting insects. 
^ Friday l^th. There was another pleasant day, and 
I went down with three of the men to the lower end 
of the portage to examine the periogue and deposit 
there, and found all safe-. We took some tobacco out 
©f the deposit, covered up all again, until thit party 
should arrive with the canoes^ and returned to camp. 
Saturday \ 9th. The weather continues pleasant and 
most of the men are employed in dressing skins, as 
we have got all ready for crossing the portage as 
soon as the canoes arrive. The musquitoes were 
very troublesome to day. At 3 o'clock in the after- 
noon a sergeant and nine men arrived at our camp 
with the canoes and some baggage. They inform- 
ed me that they had a good passage over the moun- 
tains to tlie Missouri ; and on their way sa\\^ a boil- 
