A fine morning, set out at an early hour. one Beaver caught this morning by two traps, having a foot in each; the traps belonged to different individuals, between whom, a contest ensued, which would have terminated, most probably, in a serious rencounter had not our timely arrival at the place prevented it. after breakfast this morning,
Point of Observation No. 5.
On the Stard. shore at the extremity of the fifty course of this day—
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Set out at an early hour one Beaver & a Musrat Cought this morning, the beaver cought in two traps, which like to have brought about a missunderstanding between two of the party &c. after brackfast I assended a hill and observed that the river made a great bend to the South, I concluded to walk thro' the point about 2 miles and take
Thursday 18th April 1805. a clear pleasant morning. we Set off eairly. Some of the men who Set traps for beaver last night they caught only one beaver & that in 2 traps by one hind foot and one fore foot. they belonged to 2 owners. they had Some difference which had the best rite to it. proceeded on a Short distance one of the men killed a goose in the river. the wind from the West. proceeded on passed high hills on each side of the River. Saw a gang of buffaloe on the hills on S. S. and a gang of Elk in a
handsom [bottom] covered with c. w. timber on the N. S. one of the men wounded one of them another man killed another goose. The wind Shifted in to the N. W. and blew hard against us. Saw a nomber of bald Eagles in Sd. bottom one of them had a nest in a low tree one of the men clumb up and got 2 Eggs (all there was.) The wind rose so high that we could not go with the cannoes without filling them with water. detained us about 3 hours. one man killed another goose
Thursday 18th. The men caught some beaver, and killed a wild goose. The morning was fine and we went on very well until 1 o'clock, when the wind blew so hard down the river, we were obliged to lie to for 3 hours, after which we continued our voyage. This day
Thursday April 18th This morning Clear pleasant weather, We set off Early, having the wind from the South the water in the River was at a stand in regard to its depth, In the Evening we encamped on the North side of the River, having come 15 Miles this day.— In the night the dew fell, which was what we had not seen for a long time.—