Indians as a present, and some we pur-
-chased, which we find a pretty good sub-
-stitute for butter, and Cheese, by bitting
a bit of Sugar, which is in a hand cake,
with our Bread. – while at the lower
Town

we got 2 Quarts of Milk a day,
but since we came here we have re-
-cieved none, nor are there ever a
Cow here. –-

25

several heavy showers last night, still
wet this morning, about 10 OClock, it clear-
-ed away, put up some fence to keep our
horses of the Indians, Corn, as what
little they have put in here, lies unen-
-closed. the River has been rising all
day, so that there is plenty of water
for our Boat to come up.

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mostly busy in getting a spot of land
fit for the Plough, and some other
necessary preparations, one of our
number has been busy in plaistering
the Cracks of our house, it having
cleared up from Northwest last even
-ing, and our house being very open
we suffered with the Cold.