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NE 3. S sd low, distant Mts very broad with many large islands west 5. Mts in distance S. sd
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start about six & go a little way when we see a moose & her fawn in the river. After shooting a good deal at them the old one takes to the woods and the young one being tired out, is towed ashore & Whymper shoots it. I afterwards skin it and preserve the skull. Push on and about 10 PM pass the last [[underlined]] near [[/underlined]] mountains & the river widens with many islands and distant hills. See an [[ivrashka,?]] get a thrush the one whose eggs Anloshka found, and push on, Chi peet at 11. and camp at 5.30 A.M. 3 kinds of mosquitoes each worse then the other. Indian [[bumming?]] is detestable

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N. 1. both sides very low. Mts in distance NNE. 1 NE 3 N 2 N2. SE. 5. E by N. 2. N by W. 2 NW 1. very broad with many very large island & high hill in distance N. SW. S by E & E N. 3.
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Pass through some very strong water and our Indians begin the everlasting whine about being tired and [["boleny"?]] Get a pretty tern. cliff swallows nest and eggs, some Libellulae a new owl which has not its full plumage however, a mouse and any quantity of mosquitoes. Chi peet at 12 and push on till 6 AM tracking a little. One of our men gets bled for headache & exchanges with his brother. They say the other Indians will go ahead tomorrow & push on in their light canoes to Fort Youkon before us. If they