Monday May 14th. 1804
Rained the fore part of the day I
determined to go as far as
St. Charles a french
Village 7 Leags. up the Missourie, and wait
at that
place untill Capt. Lewis could finish the business in
which he was obliged to attend to at St. Louis and
join me by
Land from that place 24 miles; by this movement I calculated
that if any alterations in the loading of the Vestles or other
Changes necessary, that they might be made at St.
Charles
I Set out at 4 oClock P.M, in the presence of many of the
neighbouring inhabitents, and proceeded on under a jentle
brease up the Missourie to the upper Point of the 1
st Island
4 Miles and camped on the Island which, is
Situated Close on
the right (or Starboard) Side, and opposit the mouth of
a
Small Creek called Cold water,
[12]
a heavy rain this
after-noon
The Course of this day nearly West wind
from N. E.
