Clark: June 20, 1804
After a heavy rainstorm, the expedition set out and continued upriver, passing Saukee Prairie on the starboard side opposite a large island, with a gentle southwest breeze and attractive highlands to larboard. They navigated some very swift water and Clark spotted pelicans on a sandbar. Clark's servant York nearly lost an eye when a man threw sand in it. The shore party had not been seen since Tiger River. The group camped at a small island and took lunar observations until 1 o'clock. Mosquitoes were troublesome.
June 20th, Wednesday Set out after a heavy Shower of rain and proceeded on
the Same Course of last night passed a large butifull Prarie on the S. S.
opposit a large Island, Calld Saukee Prarie, a gentle breese from the S.
W. Some butiful high lands on the L. S. passed Som verry Swift water to
day, I saw Pelicans to day on a Sand bar, my servant York nearly loseing
an eye by a man throwing Sand into it, we came too at the lower Point of a
Small Island, the party on Shore we have not Seen Since we passed Tiger RThe
Land appeard verry good on each Side of the River to day and well
timbered, we took Some Loner observations, which detained us untill 1
oClock a butifull night but the air exceedingly Damp, & the mosquiters
verry troublesom
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June 20th, Wednesday. We set out after a heavy shower of rain and proceeded on the same course as last night. We passed a large beautiful prairie on the starboard side opposite a large island, called Saukee Prairie, with a gentle breeze from the southwest. There were some beautiful highlands on the larboard side. We passed some very swift water today. I saw pelicans today on a sandbar. My servant York nearly lost an eye when a man threw sand into it. We came to at the lower point of a small island. We have not seen the party on shore since we passed Tiger River.
The land appeared very good on each side of the river today and well timbered. We took some lunar observations, which detained us until 1 o'clock. It was a beautiful night, but the air was exceedingly damp, and the mosquitoes were very troublesome.
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