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and the current of the Missouri being very swift, 
went down rapidly. At noon we «aAV some Ibex or 
Bighorns at the entrance of a range of high rough 
hiils ; and we halted and killed two of them. Having^ 
dined we proceeded on again, and in our way, during 
the afternoon, killed seven more of these mountaiii 
sheep. There are few other animak in this range 
of high country. In the. evening we encamped 
opposite the mouth of Slaughter river, and Captain. 
Lewis had four of those animals skeletonized, to take 
with him to the seat of Government of the United 
States*. A considerable q^uantity of rain fell in the 
course of the day. 
Wednesday oQtk. We embarked? early in a cloudy 
morning with some rain. In our way through this 
high range of mountains, we killed four more of the 
large hocned animalsj two buffaloe, two beaver and a 
bear. . 
The water of the river is very thick and muddyj, 
€>n account of the late falls of rain, which wash those 
cla^ hills very much. We v/ent down the river up- 
wards of 70 miles to day, and encamped on a prairie 
island. Heavy rain fell at intervals during the day. 
Thursday 31*/. We set out early, though it con- 
tinued at intervals to rain hard ; about 10 o'clock we 
saw a great gang of elk on a small inland, wiiere we 
halted and in a short time killed fifteen of the /i. We»^ 
took the skins and the best parts of the meat, and pro-^ 
ceeded. At noon we halted to dine, and had then a 
very heavy shower of raki. We also killed another 
©f the Large horned animals o4' mountain sheep.— 
We remaintid here about an hour, then proceeded on, 
and will soon be clear of this range of high rough 
country. our way this afternoon, we killed two 
miiie and twelve other deer, and. two beaver,. Though 
the afteri[\oon was wet and disagreeable, we came 76f 
miles to day. 
i'Tuknj \ut Jug' 1806. \Ye embarked early in. a, 
