Charles Floyd: August 10, 1804
The party set out early, navigated a shallow sandbar, and traveled 23 miles before camping on a sandbar on the north side, with high hilly land to the south. The next day, August 11, they departed after a hard wind and rainstorm that lasted until 9 a.m. They passed a 300-foot bluff where Black Bird, chief of the Omaha (Maha) nation, was buried after dying of smallpox along with about 300 of his men four years earlier. Captains Lewis and Clark climbed the hill and raised a flag over the grave to honor him. They also passed a creek called Waucondipeeche and made 15 miles, camping on the north side.
Set out at errley ouer this morning prosed on passed a bad
Sand bare Which is verry Shallow made 23 miles Camped
on a sand bare on the N. Side the Land on the S. S. is High
Hilley Land
Satturday august 11% 1804
Set out after a verry hard Storm this morning of wind and
Rain continued untill g oclock A m. and Cleard up prosed
on passed a high Bluff whare the Kinge of the Mahas Died
about 4 yeares ago the Hill on which he is berred is about
300 feet High the nathion Goes 2 or 3 times a year to Cryes
over him Cap‘ Lewis and Clark went up on the Hill to See
the Grave thay histed a flage on his Grave as noner [an
honor] for him which will pleas the Indianes, passed the
mouth of a Creek on the South Side Called Waie Con Di
Peeche or the Grait Sperit is Bad whare this Chief died and
about 300 Hundred of his men with the Small pox this
Chiefs name was the Black Bird made 15 miles Camped on
the North Side
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Set out early over this morning. Proceeded on, passed a bad sandbar which is very shallow. Made 23 miles. Camped on a sandbar on the north side. The land on the south side is high hilly land.
Saturday, August 11th, 1804
Set out after a very hard storm this morning of wind and rain, which continued until 9 o'clock A.M. and cleared up. Proceeded on, passed a high bluff where the King of the Mahas died about 4 years ago. The hill on which he is buried is about 300 feet high. The nation goes 2 or 3 times a year to cry over him. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and Clark went up on the hill to see the grave. They hoisted a flag on his grave as an honor for him, which will please the Indians. Passed the mouth of a creek on the south side called Waie Con Di Peeche, or the Great Spirit is Bad, where this chief died, and about 300 of his men with the smallpox. This chief's name was the Black Bird. Made 15 miles. Camped on the north side.
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