Clark: September 18, 1806

Thursday 18th of September 1806 we rose early Capt McClellin wrote a
letter and we took our leave, and proceeded on passed the Grand river at 7
A M. a Short distance below we came up with our hunters, they had killed
nothing. at 10 oClock we Came too and gathered pottows to eate we have
nothing but a fiew Buisquit to eate and are partly compelled to eate
poppows which we find in great quantities on the Shores, the weather we
found excessively hot as usial. the lands fine particularly the bottoms. a
charming Oake bottom on the S E Side of the Missouri above the 2
Charletons rivers we find the Current of this part of the Missouri much
more jentle than it was as we assended, the water is now low and where it
is much confin’d it is rapid. we saw very little appearance of deer, Saw
one bear at a distance and 3 turkeys only to day. our party entirely out
of provisions Subsisting on poppaws. we divide the buiskit which amounted
to nearly one buisket per man, this in addition to the poppaws is to last
is down to the Settlement’s which is 150 miles the party appear perfectly
contented and tell us that they can live very well on the pappaws. we made
52 miles to day only. one of our party J. Potts complains very much of one
of his eyes which is burnt by the Sun from exposeing his face without a
cover from the Sun. Shannon also complains of his face & eyes &c.
Encamped on an Island nearly opposit to the enterance of Mine river.