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9th of June 〈Friday〉 Satterday Set out early, water verry Swift got fast on a log, detained us ¼ hour Hard rain last night. N 39° W 3½ Ms. to a pt. on the S. S. opposit the Commencement of the 1st Prarie, Called Prarie of the Arrows, [1] the river at this place about 300 yds. Wide passed a Small Creek, Arrow Creek 8 yds. wide L. Sd. the Current exceedingly Strong N. 34° E 2 ms. to the Belg of a Small Island Situated on the L. Sd. Passed the mo: of Arrow Creek N 83° W 1½ ms. to a pt 〈of High Land〉 on L. S. opposit Black bird C Small [2] passed the head of the Isd. & a small Willow one to the L. S. (☉s merdn. altd. back obsvn. 37 00' 00[)] N. 39° W 2 Ms. to a pt. 〈on S. S.〉 of High Land on the L. Side opst. a pt. on St. S. River about 350 yds. wide at this pt. a Wind from the S at 4 oClock (Handson Sutn[)] [situation?] on the High pt. a prarie & Small Lake below N 32° E 3½ Ms. to a pt. on L. S. passed an Isld. in the mid R— in passing up on the S. S. opsd. the Isd. the Sturn of the boat Struck a log which was not proceiveable the Curt. Struck her bow and turn the boat against Some drift & Snags which [were] below with great force; This was a disagreeable and Dangerous Situation, particularly as immense large trees were Drifting down and we lay imediately in their Course,— Some of our men being prepared for all Situations leaped into the water Swam ashore with a roap, and fixed themselves in Such Situations, that the boat was off in a fiew minits, I can Say with Confidence that our party is not inferior to any that was ever on the waters of the Missoppie we Crossed to the Island and Camped, [3] our hunters lay on the S. S. 〈 Gibson verry nearly〉 the wind from the S. W. the river continue to rise Slowly Current excessive rapid— The Countrey on the S. S. high bottom & Delghtfull land that on the L. S. is up land or hills of from 50 to 100 foot higher than the bottom & a thinly wooded, Countrey, Lands tolerably Good; Comminced raining at 5 oClock and continued by intervales the greater part of the night. We discovered that one of our French hands had a Conpt. [complaint]— We Commsd Doctering, I hope the Success in this case, usial to an [sentence incomplete]
a fair morning, the River rise a little we got fast on a Snag Soon after we Set out which detained us a Short time passed the upper Point of the Island Several Small Chanels running out of the River below a 〈Bluff〉 [NB: cliff of rocks called the arrow rock ] [4] & Prarie (Called the Prariee of Arrows) where the river is confined within the width of 〈300〉 [NB: 200] yds. Passed a Creek of 8 yds. wide Called Creek of Arrows, this Creek is Short and heads in the Praries on the L. S. passed a Small Creek Called Blackbird Creek S. S. and One Islands below & a Prarie above on the L. S. a Small Lake above the Prarie— opposit the Lower point of the 2d. Island on the S. S. we had like to have Stove our boat, in going round a Snag her Stern Struck a log under Water & She Swung round on the Snag, with her broad Side to the Current expd. to the Drifting timber, by the active exertions of our party we got her off in a fiew Mints. without engerey and Crossed to the Island where we Campd. our hunters lay on the S. S. the Perogue Crossed without Seeing them & the banks too uncertain to Send her over— Some wind from the S accompanied with rain this evening— The Lands on the S. S. is a high rich bottom the L. S. appears oven [open?] and of a good quallity runing gradually to from fifty to 100 foot.
| N 39° W, | 4 | Ms. to a pt. on S. S. opsd. a Prarie |
| N 34° E. | 2 | ms. to pt. of an Isd. L. S. |
| N 83° W | 1 ½ | ms. to a pt. on L. S. opsd. B. Bs Cr. |
| N 39 W. | 2 | ms. to a pt. of High Ld. on L. S. |
| N 32 E | 3 ½ | ms. to a pt. on L. S. psd. an Isld |
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On the N. W. side of a small island, two miles above the prarie of the Arrows.
Observed meridian Altd. of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by the back observatn. 37° —' —"
Saturday June 9th 1804. we Set out eairly we got fast on a log Detained us half an hour, Rain last night 〈oppisite〉 we passed prarie & arrow Creek on South Side of the River. the land is high & verry good towards evening we passed a prarie & a Small Lake below. we Camped on an Island at left Side.
Saturday June 9th 1804 Set out 〈of〉 after a verry hard Rain Last night the morning Clear wind from the Est Came 5 miles past the Prarice of arrows on the South Side half m. past the mouth of arrow Creek on the South Side this Creek is 8 yads wide this is a butifull Contry of Land the River at this place is 300 yads. wide the current Strong 3 mls past Black Bird Creek on the N Side high Hills on the loer Side the Latter part of the day Couday with Rain maid 10 miles encampt on an Isd. in the middel of the River
Saturday 9th. We passed the Prairie of Arrows, and Arrow creek on the south side. [6] This is a beautiful country, and the land excellent. The Missouri here is only 300 yards wide, and the current very strong. Three miles farther, we passed Blackbird creek on the north side, and encamped. This day going round some drift wood, the stern of the boat became fast, when she immediately swung round, and was in great danger; but we got her off without much injury.
Satery 9 Got on our way at the usal hour roed. 7 miles Stopd to take dinner at the End of a large Island above the arrow prarie the distance from the latter to the River Charrotte River [7] is 14 miles the hunters did Not Come 〈in〉 as the Storm was Great [illegible, crossed out] the peirouge Could not Cross for them Roed 15 Miles—
Saturday June 9th This morning we got under way at the usual hour, and rowed 7 Miles, when we took up in order to dine; which we did at the point of a large Island, [8] above a place called the Arrow Priari, This Island lies distant from Charotto River 14 Miles.
The day proving stormy, we were obliged to waite for our hunters who were on the opposite side of the River, and it being unsafe to venture across in the Pettiauger for them. we encamped on this Island, the distance come this day being 15 Miles
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