Clark: June 30, 1804

William Clark · Mouth of Kansas River

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore, 2½ mi south of Weston, KA

30th June, Set out verry early this Morng Saw a verry large wolf on the
Sand bar this morning walking near a gange of Turkeys (1) at 10 miles
above the Kansis passed the mouth of a Small River Call the (Petite Plate)
or the little Shole river, this river is about 70 yds. Wide and has
Several rapids & falls, well Calculatd for mills, the land on this
river is Said to be Roaling, Killed 2 Deer Bucks Swinging the river the
wind from the S. W. here we opened the Bag of Bread given us by which we
found verry good, our Bacon which was given us by we examined and found
Sound and good Some of that purchased in the Illinois Spoiled, a relish of
this old bacon this morning was verry agreeable, Deer to be Seen in every
direction and their tracks ar as plenty as Hogs about a farm, our hunts.
Killed 9 Deer to day the land below the last river is good, that above,
between the two rivers which is near together is Slaik’y and bad on the N.
Side, the other Side is good land, Landed on the L. S. below an Isd called
Dimond Island

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30th June Satturday 1804 Set out verry early this morning, a verry large
wolf Came to the bank and looked at us this morning, passd the (1) mouth
of a Small river 10 ms. above the Kanseis Called by the french Petite
River Platte (or Shoal river) from the number of falls in it, this river
is about 60 yards wide at its mouth and runs Parrilel with the Missouries
for ten or twelve miles, I am told that the lands on this Small river is
good, and on its Several falls well Calculated for mills, the wind from S.
W. came to at 12 oClock & rested three hours, the… being hot the men
becom verry feeble, Farnsts. Thermometer at 3 oClock Stood at 96° above 0,
emence numbs. of Deer on the banks, Skipping in every derection, the party
Killed nine Bucks on the river & Bank to day, The Countrey on the S.
S. between the Shoal River & Missouris is indifferent Subject to
overflow, that below and on the L. S. is high & appers well timbered,
Camped on the L. S. opsd. the Lower point of a Isd. Called diamond Island,
Broke our mast