Missouri River near Boonville area — Charles Floyd: June 22, 1804

Set out at 7 oclock after a verry hard Storm *Y thunder
and Rain wind from the West, proceeded on under a gentle
Breeze from the N. W. pass*^ [^] a Creek on the South
Side Calleded the Littel Fire Creek it Comes in opset the
middel of a Small Is’^ on the South Side Strong water Came
9 miles encamped on the Southe Side at a Prarie this Prarie
is Called Fire on the N. Side Comes in a Creek Calleded
the Big Fire Creek the Creek is about 50 yards wide and
High Land
1 Words between bracketed asterisks are in Clark’s handwriting. — Ed.