as we were doubtfull that the note the evaperation on this portion of the 44 miles to day only—
Sunday 7th Sept. 1806. a pleasant morning. the party Set out eairly leaving me with my canoe to wait for the [hunters] we waited untill abt. 10 A. M. then hearing a blunderbuss fired a head as a Signal that the hunters were a head. So we Set out and followed on the wind So high that we could Scarsely proced. about 2 oClock P. M. we overtook the party who had halted to hunt as the wind was So high. the Hunters killed 4 Elk and caught three large catfish which was fat. towards evening the wind abated So that we procd. on untill after Sunset and Camped on a sand beach. the Musquetoes not So troublesome as they have been for a long time past.
Sunday 7th. We had a pleasant morning. The hunters not having come in we left a canoe, with directions to wait till 12 o'clock for them; and proceeded on. About 9 o'clock we met with our hunters, but they had not killed any thing; and at 11 halted to hunt and wait for the canoe. In a short time we killed three elk and brought in the meat; and the canoe having come up we proceeded on, and at sunset encamped. The musketoes are not so troublesome as they were some time ago.