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� 37 Sunday morning of[illegible] October 1820.- Fine weather- went on to the great still below Neckeetow, and find Ktadine Peack bend N. 29 W. distance 35 miles elevation between 4 and 5 degrees.

From this Hill we have a fine view of the surrounding country- as see a fine ridge of land running N.W. from Sologismoodic point, up past Neckeetow. Also a fine ridge hard and mixed land between Salmon Stream and Penobscot River and Wafsatauaick or E. Branch there is some good pine timber on both sides the River from Stream to Neckeetow. 
The water in the West Branch is very low, and thinking we shall make but little progress, and the season late, we deem it expedient to proceed on Sunday as the loss of time and provisions would be fatal to our expedition- we therefore proceed up the West Branch at 1/2 past 8.-a.m.-
Very low water in E. Branch not 1/2 as large as the West- A  good ridge hard and mixed land appears often on the west as we pass up the River.- E. Side poor land and after passing Escoootis Stream the land poor, rocky, growth pine spruce hemlock. on both sides- have to haul our canoes by several nips[?].-