Clark: August 24, 1806
Fair weather on this Sunday let the party set out at sunrise, but strong northwest winds forced them ashore from 2 to 5 P.M. on the southwest bank. They passed La-hoo-catts, Good Hope, and Caution Islands, and Clark examined a soft, gritty white stone stratum in a bluff. A hunter found deer too wild to kill, and only six buffalo were seen, as Sioux camped along the river had taken most of the game. A large trail toward the Cheyenne suggested a war party. They camped after making 43 miles.
Sunday 24th August 1806 a fair morning we Set out as usial about Sunrise
and proceeded on untill 2 P M when the wind blew So hard from the N. W.
that we could not proceed came too on the S W. Side where we continued
untill 5 P.M. when the wind lay a little and we again proceeded on. at 8 a
M. we passed La-hoo-catts Island, opposit the lower point of this Island
on the S. W. Side near the top of the Bluff I observed a Stratea of White
stone I landed and examined it found it to be a Soft White Stone
containing very fine grit, when expd. to the Sun and become Dry this Stone
will Crumble the Clay of this bluff to the above and below is remarkably
Black. at half past 9 a.m. passed Good hope Island and at 11 a. m passed
Caution Island a Short distance below this Island we came too. Sent out a
hunter he Saw Several deer they were very wild and he returned without
haveing killed any, the deer on this pt. of the Missouri is mostly the
Mule or black tail Species. we Saw only 6 buffalow to day the Sieoux have
been laterly encamped on the river and have Secured the most of the game
opp. a large trail has passed on a derection to the enterance of the
Chyenne this probably is the trail of a war party. at 5 P.M. we proceeded
on a fiew miles and Encampd. on the gouge of the lookout bend of 20 miles
around and 3/4 through, a little above an old tradeing house and 4 miles
above of our outward bound encampment of the 1st of October 1804, haveing
made 43 miles to day.
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Sunday 24th August 1806. A fair morning. We set out as usual about sunrise and proceeded on until 2 P.M., when the wind blew so hard from the N.W. that we could not proceed. We came to on the S.W. side, where we continued until 5 P.M., when the wind let up a little and we again proceeded on. At 8 A.M. we passed La-hoo-catts Island. Opposite the lower point of this island, on the S.W. side near the top of the bluff, I observed a stratum of white stone. I landed and examined it, and found it to be a soft white stone containing very fine grit. When exposed to the sun and become dry, this stone will crumble. The clay of this bluff above and below is remarkably black.
At half past 9 A.M. we passed Good Hope Island, and at 11 A.M. passed Caution Island. A short distance below this island we came to. Sent out a hunter; he saw several deer, but they were very wild and he returned without having killed any. The deer on this part of the Missouri are mostly the mule or black-tail species. We saw only 6 buffalo today. The Sioux have lately been camped on the river and have secured most of the game. Opposite, a large trail has passed in a direction toward the entrance of the Cheyenne; this probably is the trail of a war party.
At 5 P.M. we proceeded on a few miles and camped on the neck of the Lookout Bend, which is 20 miles around and 3/4 of a mile through, a little above an old trading house and 4 miles above our outward-bound encampment of the 1st of October 1804, having made 43 miles today.
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