June 3rd Sunday 1804—
The forepart of the day fair Took Meridional altitude of
☉s U. L. with the Octant and glass Horreson
adjusted back
observation. The instrement gave
38°–2′–00″ it was Cloudy
and the Suns disk
much obscured and cannot be Depended on.
We made other Observations in
the evening after the return
of Capt. Lewis from a
walk of three or four ms. round. We
Set out at 5
oClock P. M. proceeded on five miles to the
mouth of a Creek on the L. S.
20 yds.. wide Called Murow,[28]
passed a
Creek at 3 ms. which I call Cupbord
Creek as it
mouths above a rock of that appearance. Several Deer killed
to day. at the mouth of the Murow Creek I saw much sign
of War
parties of Inds. haveing crossed from the mouth of this
Creek. I have a bad cold with a Sore throat. near West
5
Miles
