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feet at the Junction.

July 17th - 18th - 19th - and 20th.  In camp taking observations and repairing outfit; examined our stores and found we were getting very short as we were compelled to throw away 200 pounds of flour, that had got wet so often it was completely spoiled.

July 21st.  Off again early and commenced the real work of exploration rowed through a very smooth channel for five (5) miles, when we came to a very bad rapid but ran it all right, but we came to a worse one 200 yards below - - - - - for 200 yards and got into a - - - - - - - - -  Made 8 1/2 miles , four portages and ran - - - - - rapids, swamped the small boat and lost - - - - - - oar[[strikethrough]]d[[/strikethrough]]s.  Camped on the south side among the rocks.
 
July 22d.  Made a portage and ran a mile and camped on the south side to make oars and repair boats.  Prof. and Walter climbed the south wall, height 1000 feet; saw fresh mocassin track on the sand near camp.

July 23.  Ran four miles of good current then repids Ran five (5) bad ones and made four portages in one half mile.  Average width of river 80 yard ; height of walls 1900 feet north wall nearly all perpendicular.  Camped on the south side on a sand bar.