Clark: June 27, 1804

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.