Clark: June 16, 1804
The party set out at 7 a.m. and after about a mile and a half reached the camp of hunters Drouillard and Willard, who had killed two bears and two deer; the meat was loaded and the journey continued. A brief heavy rain fell. They stopped at a vast prairie on the south side where Mackay's map showed an old French fort, but Clark found no trace of it. He noted a timothy-like grass good for hay and searched for timber to make badly needed oars. The boat struggled past a dangerous shifting sandbar before camping at dark in a poor spot plagued by mosquitoes and ticks.
16th June Satterday Set out at 7 oClock Proceed on N. 68°W. 21/2 ms.
passed a Isd. close on the S. S. at the lower point Drewer & Willard
had camped & had with them 2 bear & 2 Deer we took in the meat
& proceeded on. Some rain this morning West 2 Ms. pass an Isd on S. S.
& prarie, to a Belge of Snag Isd. L. S. a butifull extensive Prarie on
S. S. Hills to about 9 ms. distant. Mr. Mackey has Laid down the rems. of
an old fort in this Prarie, which I cannot find S 85 W. 1 me. along the
Isd. L. S.S 61° W alg L. S. 1 me. S 30° W, 3, ms. to pt. S. S.
opsd. an Isd. & head of the last S 40° W 1 me. S. S. Passed a verry
bad place where the Sand was moving constantly, I walked on Shore obsd.
fine high Bottom land on S. S. Camped late this evening.
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16th, June Satturday 1804 Set out at 7 oClock at about a mile 1/2 we Came
to the Camp of our hunters, they had two Bear & two Deer proceeded on
pass a Island on the S. S. a heavy rain came on & lasted a Short time,
we came to on the S. S. in a Prarie at the place where Mr. Mackey lay down
a old french fort, I could See no traces of a Settlement of any Kind, in
this plain I discovered a Kind of Grass resembling Timothey which appeared
well calculated for Hay, this Plain is verry extensive in the evening I
walked on the S. S. to see if any timber was Convt. to make Oars, which we
were much in want of, I found Som indifferent timber and Struck the river
above the Boat at a bad Sand bar the worst I had Seen which the boat must
pass or Drop back Several Miles & Stem a Swift Current on the opsd
Side of an Isd. the Boat however assended the middle of the Streem which
was diffucult Dangerious We Came to above this place at Dark and Camped in
a bad place, the misquitoes and Ticks are noumerous & bad.
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16th June, Saturday. Set out at 7 o'clock. Proceeded on N. 68° W. 2 1/2 miles. Passed an island close on the south side; at the lower point Drewer (Drouillard) and Willard had camped and had with them 2 bear and 2 deer. We took in the meat and proceeded on. Some rain this morning. West 2 miles, passed an island on the south side and prairie, to a bulge of Snag Island on the larboard side. A beautiful extensive prairie on the south side; hills about 9 miles distant. Mr. Mackey has laid down the remains of an old fort in this prairie, which I cannot find. S. 85° W. 1 mile along the island on the larboard side. S. 61° W. along the larboard side 1 mile. S. 30° W. 3 miles to a point on the south side opposite an island, and the head of the last. S. 40° W. 1 mile on the south side. Passed a very bad place where the sand was moving constantly. I walked on shore and observed fine high bottom land on the south side. Camped late this evening.
16th June, Saturday 1804. Set out at 7 o'clock. At about a mile and a half we came to the camp of our hunters; they had two bear and two deer. Proceeded on, passed an island on the south side. A heavy rain came on and lasted a short time. We came to on the south side in a prairie at the place where Mr. Mackey laid down an old French fort. I could see no traces of a settlement of any kind. In this plain I discovered a kind of grass resembling timothy, which appeared well calculated for hay. This plain is very extensive. In the evening I walked on the south side to see if any timber was convenient to make oars, which we were much in want of. I found some indifferent timber and struck the river above the boat at a bad sandbar, the worst I had seen, which the boat must pass or drop back several miles and stem a swift current on the opposite side of an island. The boat, however, ascended the middle of the stream, which was difficult and dangerous. We came to above this place at dark and camped in a bad place. The mosquitoes and ticks are numerous and bad.
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