After the Rocky Mountain Indians had gone away I had little to do – and saw little worthy of remark. It is true several parties of Assiniboines, Crees and Sauteux had visited the villages but there was nothing strange about them[.]

I must not forget to mention that there was a promising fine harvest at the Mississouri this season. I never witnessed anything equal to the richness of appearance of the fields[.] The stalks of Indian Corn were from six to eight feet high and the leaves of the Kidney beans were covered entirely covered with the scented blossoms – promising abundance[.] The Pumpkins Pumpkins were already gathered cut into thin slices and dryed in the sun.

On the 15^th of Aug^t I crossed the Mississouri with seven horses[.] Here I lost half a day waiting for my fellow traveller La France he had two h three horses but gave me […] a very poor account of his charge not perhaps he accounted for half the value[.] At the close of the Evening we left the Banks of the Mississouri eight horses carrying the returns two for ourselves[.] La France led the way – I in the rear drove the Horses after him[.] In this manner we jogged on our journey and no one can judge of the difficulties which we had to encounter but such as had travelled the same route With a little incumberance – Going travelling from break of day to dusk still our progress was small.

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