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90 Boisfort Prairie
This prairie is about 2 1/2 miles long & 1 1/2 wide of an Oval form. In the middle of it stands an eminence of probably 50 feet height from which the whole is overlooked. Westward, the high summit of the coast Range towers over it about 4 miles distant. To the south & west the hills are lower & to the north it seems quite low but covered with thick forest. Eight families have claims here & their crops are of very good appearance. The soil is very good loam with a little gravel. On each side of the prairies is a steam and several springs rise in them.
July 24th Left the Prairie early & travelled down along the course of the Chehalis passing through some prairies & crossing the river 7 times. Reaching Mr. D_s at 2 P.M. we eat dinner & rested till 5 when we again started & about 7 reached the Olympia at Cowlitz road. This we followed for 3 miles & stopped at Mr C_s house
July 25th Walked today to within 7 miles of Olympia & stopped at Mr B_s. Weather very warm & the road mostly through hot gravelly Plains. 
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July 26th Olympia
Arrived here early this morning having to ride from last nights quarters on account of lameness. This town is built on a sandy point overflowed by the highest tides, & nearly at the head of the Sound about one miles from deep water. The forest surrounds the shores completely being chiefly of Fir. 
28th Arrived at Fort Steilacoom having left Olympia in a boat last evening. This site is much better the shores being hold & the land higher. A mile from the town the Prairies begin similar to those near Olympia and with mounds visible on many portions. The soil is mostly of gravel and small boulders & the trees are the same
30th Rode about ten miles around the country mostly through Prairie with a few scatters oaks and Firs. Many lakes lie in the hollows the largest about seven miles long They are commonly deep & the water cold though often without any visible outlet. Several species of Lenciscus[[guess]] etc live in them and I found a small Enise[[guess]]