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July 31st Tuesday a fair Day 3 hunters out this morning G. Drewyer Killed a verry fat Buck one Inch fat on the ribs Merdn. altd Latd. is 41° 18' 0" 5/10—North. R & Jo: Fields returned at 10 oClock the[y] Killed 3 Deer, and lost the horses, Cought a Small Beever which is already taim, Several men out hunting the horses without Sukcess, The Ottoes not yet arrived, I complete the Copy of the Courses &c. &c. Musqueters verry troubleson
July 31st, Tuesday a fair Day three Hunters out, Took meridian altitude made the Lattd. 41° 18' 1" 5/10 N. R. & Jo: Fields returned to Camp They Killed 3 Deer.— The Horses Strayed off last night. Drewyer Killed a Buck one inch of fat on the ribs, R. & Jo: Fields returned without any meet haveing been in persuit of the horses— The Indians not yet arrived. Cought a young Beever alive which is already quit tame—. Cought a Buffalow fish— [1] The evening verry Cool, The Musqutors are yet troublesom.—
Camp at Council Bluffs, Larboard shore.—
Observed Meridian Altd. of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by the back observtn. 51° 4' 30
Latitude deduced from this obsertn. 41° 18' 1.5"
Tuesday July 31st 1804. pleasant & Cool this morning. Jo Fields did not Return with the horses last night. they returned this morning with out them & Set out with 2 more men to hunt them George Drewyer killed a fat Buck this morning, & caught a young Beaver in a trap last night which he keeps in order to tame (which is easy to doe—[)] a nomber traps Set in the evening on the opposite Side on a point, where their is a verry large Sand Bar back of the bar is a young Groth of Cotten wood and back of that a bottom prarie which extends back to the Ridge which appears to be about 4 or 5 miles back from this River.— the Missouri is verry crooked couses on one Side or the other all the way from the Great River Platte, but the current not So Swift as below.— Sergeant Floyd has been Sick Several days but now is Gitting Some better.— [3] we expected the Zotteau nation of Indians to day & the man which went for them but they did not come. The reason is as we expect that they were So much Scatred hunting that it takes Some time for them to Git ready but we wait for them.
Tuesday July 31th 1804 we Lay By for to See the Indianes who we expect Hear to See 〈us〉 the Captains. I am verry Sick and Has ben for Somtime but have Recoverd my helth again The Indianes have not Come yet this place is Called Council Bluff 2 men went out on the 30th of July and Lost ouer horses
Tuesday 31st. One of our men went to visit some traps he had set, and in one found a young beaver, but little hurt and brought it in alive. In a short time he went out again and killed a large buck. [4] Two other hunters [5] came in about 12, who had killed two deer; but lost the horses. One of them with two other persons were sent out to hunt for them, who returned at dark without finding them; and supposed they had been stolen by the Indians.
Tusday July 31 the Morning was Clear G. Dreuier Catched a young beavour kept him for a pet; Joseph fields, and his brother lost the horses when the[y] went to bring whome a deer that the Sd Joseph shot on the Evening of the 30th Inst [6]
Tuesday July 31st We formed our encampment this day at the above mention'd place; having fine clear weather, One of our hunters caught a Young beaver, which he kept for a pet, Two of our hunters went out, & took horses with them, in order to bring in a deer, that they had shot in the evening of the 30th instant; They returned in the Evening, having lost the horses.—
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