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Mr encamped a short
Distance above the
Carnice Rapid.
Monday Aug 17. There
night was clear and
Calm, and a very
Horn fell MrMode an
early start and soon
reached the Stony Rap
here we crossed to the
right bank. We had a
good deal of Troublesome
Current this, and
then came to the Crooked
Rapid, which is almost
Continuous with the
Stony Rapid. At the
Crooked Rapid, the
current was down
up and we soon
passed up it.
ahead of the men I
killed a Golden Eagle
with a stone. It had
caught and devoured
a woodchuck (Arctomys).
We kept on until
near sunset. One of
the men killed a small
deer a short distance
above the Crooked Rapid.
Thursday Aug 18. Made an
early start and kept
on up the river. Crossed
the long and middle Raps
on the right bank and
crossed to the left bank
just below the bar-
Rapid where we
selected camping
a short distance above
it.