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August 6th Monday 1804 at 12 oClock last night a Violent Storm of wind & rain from the N. W. one perogue ( Bapteest Le Joness [La Jeunesse] Patroon) [2] lost her Colours Set out early & proceeded on passed a large Island on the S. S. back of this Island Rivie de Soldiert [3] Come in on the S. S.— the Solder's River is about the Sise of Nodaway 20 yd. wide at the mouth, passed two remarkable places, where the River had once 〈river〉 Passed— We have every reason to belive that one man has Deserted Moses B: Reed he has been absent three Days and one french man we Sent to the Indian Camps has not joined us, we have reasons to beleve he lost himself in attempting to join us at the Council Bluff— we are deturmind to Send back 4 men to take reede Dead or alive, also hunt La Liberty and to meet us at the Mahar nation as Soon as the order is executed.
| N. 30° E | 1 | me. to a pt on the L. S. the Island opposit and about opsd. Soldier's River |
| N. 15 E | 3 ½ | Mes. to pt. in a bend S S below a chanl. of the river lately filled up passed a Sand bar below making from pt. be- low the upr. Pt of R. (1) This Island is Seperated from the S. S by a Chanl. of 40 yds. Swift Crt. |
| West | 1 | mile to a pt. of woods above a large Sand bar Makeing out from the L. point. |
| West | 1 ½ | ms to a pt on L. S. Willows |
| S. 55 W. | 3 ½ | Ms. to a pt. of Willows on the S. S. the land naked & within 3 Ms of the R. Ld |
| N. 10 W. | ½ | on the S. pt. a Sand bar in the Middle |
| N. 18 E | 3 | mile passing over a Sand bar on L. S. to a pt. on the Same Side. |
| North | 1 ½ | me. to a pt. on the S. S |
| N. 18 W | ½ | on the Sand bar from the pt. |
| East | 3〈½〉 | to a Pt. Willows making from the L. point psd. a place of Snags |
| N 16 E | 1 ½ | ms. to a pt. on the S. S. an old bed of the River S. S. but fiew 〈no〉 Snakes on this part of the river [4] |
| 20½ |
At 12 oClock last nigh a violent Storm of wind from the N W. Some rain one pr. of Colours lost in the Storm from the bige Perogue. Set out early and proceeded on passed a large Island on the S. S. back of this Isd. Soldiers River mouths, I am told by one of the men that this river is about the Size of Nadawa river 40 yards wide at the mouth. Reed has not yet come up. neither has La Liberty the frenchman whome we Sent to the Indian Camps a fiew miles below the Council Bluffs.
| N. 30° E. | 1 | me: to a pt. on L. S. opposit the mouth of Soldiers River
S. S. |
| N. 15° E. | 3 ½ | Ms to a pt. in a bend to the S. S. below a chanl. of the river laterly filled up passed a Sand bar from the L. pt. |
| West | 2 ½ | Ms to a willow point on the L. S passed a Sand bar make- ing out from the L. pt. |
| S. 55° W. | 3 ½ | Ms. to a pt. of willows on the S. S. the high land within 3 miles of the river on the L. S. |
| N. 10° W. | ½ | me. on the S. pt. a Sand bar in R. |
| N. 18° E. | 3 | ms. passing over a Sand bar on the L. S. to a pt. on the Same Side of the Missourie. |
| North | 1 ½ | Ms. to a pt. on the S. S. |
| N. 18 W. | ½ | me. on the Sand from the pt. |
| East | 3 | me. to a pt. of willows on L. pt. passed a place where the Snags were thick. |
| N. 16° E | 1 ½ | ms. to a pt. on the S. S. and a place where the river for- merly run leaving Ponds in its old Channel S S. |
| 20 ½ |
Monday 6th a violent storm came up about 12 oClock last night of wind & rain from N. W. we Set out eairly this morning. passed a large Isld. on N. S. back of this Isld. comes in a Creek Called the Soldiers R. [5] on N. S. as big as the Nardaway R. at the mouth passed round bends & Sand bars & a prarie on S. S. & Groves of cottenwood on the bank, on N. S. near the River is a Spit of cottenwood timber but praries back of that Generally.— M. B. Reed who went back on 4th ult has not returned yet nor La Liberty who went for the Indians has not returned we expect he got lost attempting to come to us from the nation but we have all reason to think that Reed has deserted. we came 20½ miles this day & camped [6] on the S. S. of the River, George Drewyer Joined us this afternoon & fetched 2 Deer & one faun &.C.—
monday August 6th 1804 we Set out at a erley ouer this morning prossed on passed a Creek on the N. Side Called Soldiers Creek it Comes in Back of a Isld near the N. S. about 12 oclock Last night a villant Storm of wind and Rain from the N. W— Camt on the South Side the Land Low that on the N S. the Saim
Monday 6th. We proceeded at an early hour this morning, after a stormy night of wind and rain; passed a creek on the north side, at the back of an island, called Soldiers creek and encamped on the south side.
Monday 6th the morning was fair got under way at Sun Rise passd. an Island to the L. S. Roaed 12 miles before Dinner. the hunters [7] brought 3 deer to the River Campd on the sd: S. Roaed 18¾ Miles—
Monday August 6 This morning being fair, we got under way at Sunrise, and passed an Island lying on the So. West side of the River, we rowed 12 Miles by Dinner, the hunters brought 3 deer to the River we encamp'd on the So West side of the River in the evening having row'd 18¾ Miles this day.—
| Leav | |
| [Zages?] | 60 = 150 |
| [Salem?] | 110 = 300 |
| 450 |
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