Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Joseph Whitehouse: August 26, 1804

the Boat detained this morning to Jurk an Elk which
Shannon killed, ab! g oClock the party returned to the Boat
much fatigued they informd us that their was nothing but
Birds to be Seen & that it is about nine miles from the
Missouri & a handsom round hill in a [im] mence large prarie.
they Saw a Great many Buffelow from the hill. they were all
most famished for water &c. we proceeded on passed a white
clay Bluff on S. S. we found a large plumb orched in a prarie
N.S. we Camped on a large Sand bar N. S. opposite a Creek
called pet arck [Petite Arc] or little Bow whare their was
formerly an Indian village.