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The twa strange hunters, with the man who had re- 
ceived his discharge and was to go up the river with 
them, went on early. We lathed our small canoes 
together, two and two, as we expect they will be 
more steady this way and carry larger loads. At 
noon we dropped down to the village of the Big- 
White : and he, his wife and a child, with Geesem the . 
interpreter for the Big-White, his wife and two chil- 
dren embarked in two of our canoes to go to the 
United States. We proceeded on at two o'clock ; the 
wind was high, and river rough ; and in the erening 
w^e encamped having descended about twenty miles. 
Monday loth. We set out early in a cloudy morn- 
ing, and the wind high. At 10 o'clock we killed two 
deer, when we halted for an hour and cooked some 
venison. In the evening we encamped, and some of 
the men went out and killed five or six more deer. 
Tuesdaij \9th. This was a cloudy windy morning ; 
and the water so rough, that our small canoes could 
not safely ride the waves : so we remained here and 
several of the men went out to huRt. We do not g» 
on so rapidly as we did higher up the river : but 
having lashed our small canoes together, we go on 
very safe and can make fifty or sixty miles a day 
Captain Lewis is getting much better and we are ail 
in good spirits. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the 
wind ceased, and we proceeded on, and met with our 
hunters on the bank, who had killed six elk and 
eleven deer. We took the meat on board, proceeded 
on, and encamped on a sand-beach. 
IVednesday 20th. We embarked early after a heavy 
gust of wind and rain, and proceeded on very well. 
The forenoon was cloudy, without rain ; and in the 
afternoon the weather became clear and pleasant.— 
We went about seventy miles, and encamped ', where 
we foundjthe musketoes very troublesome. 
Thursday 2Ut, We proceeded on early and had a 
fine morning. At 10 o'clock we arrived at the first 
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