so we may only be said to have shifted our camp[.] Monday Sunday 8^th Sep^t[.] At the passage we found a Buffalo Bull which the men killed[.] Being the first I saw, I was struck with its coarse aspect[.]

Monday 9^th[.] Rained and loud peals of Thunder[.] Our hunters killed another Buffalo. Ever since the forks we have walked on delightfull plains – so extensive that the view is only terminated by the horizon, the country perfectly level[.] The River windes so that we can keep a head of the canoes and have time enough to hunt and fish[.] Tuesday 10^th[.] Passed the place where M^r Blondishes Fort stood[.] Slept opposite to a large morass or swamp in the plains which resounded all night with the various cries of Swans, geese, Ducks, &c.

Wednesday 11^th[.] The strip of wood that lines the River has now got become so large that we remain in the canoes as it might be trouble some to find them when required[.] Passed the seite of an ancient Fort de la Reine. The spot on which it stood can scarcely be known

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