Tuesday May 15th.—
It rained during the greater part of last night and continued
untill 7 OCk. A. M. after which the party proceeded, passed
two
Islands and incamped on the Stard. shore at Mr. Fifer's
landing opposite an Island. the evening was
fair. some wild
gees with their young brudes were seen to-day. the barge
run foul three several times on logs, and in one instance it was
with much difficulty they could get her off; happily no
injury was
sustained, tho' the barge was several minutes in eminent
danger; this was
cased by her being too heavily laden in the
stern. Persons accustomed to
the navigation of the Missouri
and the Mississippi also below the mouth of
this river, uniformly
take the precaution to
load their vessels heavyest in the
bow when they ascend the stream in
order to avoid the danger
incedent to runing foul of the concealed timber
which lyes in
great quantities in the beds of these rivers[13]
