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JOURNAL. 
Wediicsdaij ^c>rd. There was a pleasant morning 
after the rain ; and I went with the man who came 
•with nie last night, and joined the party at the river. 
They had repaired the waggons and put on two more 
canoes ; one of which was very large and gave us a 
great deal of trouble, as we could not make axietrees 
out of the vrillow that would stand mov^ than six or 
eight miles. At 5 o'clock we got to Willow creek, 
and encamped for the night ; and made a ncw axle- 
tree. In our way to day one of the men cut his leg 
very bad with a knife, which so lamed him that he 
had to ride in one of the canoes. 
Thursday 2Uh. This M'as a cloudy morning. I 
1^'as very much indisposed last night and am yet very 
unwell. I therefore sj;aid at this camp, and the par- 
ty went back for two more canoes. About 3 ©'clock 
one of the wag^rons with a canoe arrived ; and the 
party with it; having let the horses feed a while, 
and taken dinner, they proceeded on to Portage river. 
About an hour after they started a very heavy shower 
of rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning, 
came on, and lasted about an hour and an half. Af-^ 
ter this we had a fine evening, and a little before 
sunset the other waggon with a canoe arrived ; when 
'We encamped for the night. The man who cut his 
leg is still very lame and continues at this camp. 
Friday 25th, This was a fine morning with a x^* * 
ty heav} dew. The paity set out early to Portage 
river with the canoe ; and in a short time the men 
%vith the other waggon came back ; I was by this 
time so much recovered as to be able to return with 
the pai'.y for another canoe ; which is all we will 
bring o\^er) as the other is very heavy and injured 
and wfi expect that the five small ones with the peri- 
ogues will be sufficient to carry ourselves and bag- 
eaire down the Missouri. About 2 o'clock the wag* 
gons met at Willow creek, when we had another very 
heavy shovver of rain accompanied with thunder and 
