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Set out early this morning with a canoe and eight men in company with Capt. Clark to visit and view the ground on which Oald Fort Jefferson stood; [1] the river run from the point of junction S. 80 E. to the point of an island about 4 miles distant; at this or oposite to it found six Shawano [Shawnee] hunting camps; the Island is formed by a byo [bayou] which makes out nearly in the direction observed course of the river, the river turning more to the S., this byo runs about 2 ¾ approaching the highland very nearly in one point, and [after] receieving the waters of Mayfield creek emptys itself again into the missippi, the lower mouth of this byo affords much the best navigation to the mouth of the creek, it is at the junction of this creek & byo that fort Jefferson stands on a rising ground, North of a Byo & West of the creek— on our return landed on the spanish side [2] 〈most fortunately〉 in order to take the course of the bank of the river on that side, in accomplishing this object we reached the huts of some persons who had established themselves for the purpose of trading with the Indians; found a number of our men who had left camp contrary to instructions & drunk, had much dificulty in geten
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