Clark: June 27, 1804
On a fair, warm Wednesday at the mouth of the Kansas River, the party decided to halt for three or four days to take astronomical observations and rest the men. They unloaded a pirogue and turned it up to dry for repairs, and built a six-foot log-and-brush redoubt between the two rivers. Hunters brought in several deer. Clark described the fertile surrounding country, took latitude readings of 38°31'13", and measured the Kansas River at 230 yards wide and the Missouri at about 500 yards.
June 27th, Wednesday a fair warm morning, the river rose a little last
night. we determin to delay at this Place three or four Days to make
observations & recruit the party Several men out Hunting, unloaded one
Perogue, and turned her up to Dry with a view of repairing her after
Completeing a Strong redoubt or brest work frome one river to the other,
of logs & Bushes Six feet high, The Countrey about the mouth of this
river is verry fine on each Side as well as the North of the Missouries
the bottom, in the Point is low, & overflown for 250 yards. it rises a
little above high water mark and Continus up that hight of good quallity
back to the hills ____ A high Clift, on the upper Side of the Kansis 1/2 a
mile up below the Kanses the hills is about 11/2 miles from the point on
the North Side of the Missouries the Hill or high lands is Several miles
back, we compareed the instrmts Took equal altitudes, and the Meridian
altituade of the Suns L L to day Lattitude 38° 31′ 13″ Longitude ____
Measured The width of the Kansas River by an angle and made it 230 yds 1/4
wide, it is wider above the mouth the Missouries at this place is about
500 yards wide, The Course from the Point down the midle. of the Missourie
is S. 32° E, & turns to the North. up is N 21°W. up the right side of
the Kansas is S. 54° E, & the river turns to the left, Several Deer
Killed to day.
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June 27th, Wednesday. A fair, warm morning. The river rose a little last night. We have decided to stay at this place for three or four days to make observations and to refresh the party. Several men went out hunting. We unloaded one pirogue and turned her up to dry, with a view of repairing her after completing a strong redoubt or breastwork from one river to the other, made of logs and bushes six feet high.
The country about the mouth of this river is very fine on each side, as well as on the north of the Missouri. The bottom in the point is low and is overflown for 250 yards. It rises a little above high-water mark and continues at that height of good quality back to the hills. There is a high cliff on the upper side of the Kansis (Kansas) half a mile up. Below the Kanses (Kansas), the hills are about 1 1/2 miles from the point. On the north side of the Missouri, the hills or highlands are several miles back.
We compared the instruments, took equal altitudes, and the meridian altitude of the sun's lower limb today: Latitude 38° 31' 13", Longitude ____. We measured the width of the Kansas River by an angle and found it to be 230 1/4 yards wide; it is wider above the mouth. The Missouri at this place is about 500 yards wide. The course from the point down the middle of the Missouri is S. 32° E., and it turns to the north. Upstream the course is N. 21° W. Up the right side of the Kansas it is S. 54° E., and the river turns to the left. Several deer were killed today.
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