University of Virginia Library

24th June Sunday—

Set out at half after Six. I joined the boat this morng at
8 oClock (I will only remark that dureing the time I lay on
the sand waiting for the boat, a large Snake Swam to the bank
imediately under the Deer which was hanging over the water,
and no great distance from it, I threw chunks and drove this
snake off Several times. I found that he was so determined
on getting to the meet, I was compelld. to kill him, the part

of the Deer which attracted this Snake I think was the Milk
from the bag of the Doe.) I observed great quts. of Bear
Signs, where the had passed in all Directions thro the bottoms
in Serch of Mulberries, which were in great numbers.
in all the bottoms thro which our party passed)

Passed the mouth of a Creek 20 yds. wide name [named]
Hay Cabbin Creek[53] from Camps of Straw built on it

came to about 1/2 Ml. above this creek & jurked, the meet
killed yesterday and this morning Lattitude of this place
38°–37′–5″ N. Capt. Lewis walked on Shore & killed a Deer,
pass a bad part of the river, on the S. S. the rocks projected
into the river Some distance, a creek above called Sharriton
Carta,[54] in the evening we Passed thro: between two Sand
bars at the head we had to raise the Boat 8 Inches to get
her over, Camped near the lower point of an Island on the
on the L. Side, party in high Sperrits. The Countrey on each
side of the river is fine interspursed with Praries, in which
immence herds of Deer is Seen,[55] on the banks of the river
we observe numbers of Deer watering and feeding on the
young willow, Several killed to day

Course & Distance June 24th

             

N 80. E	1/4	Ml. on the Larboard Side
N 55. E	1/4	Ml. on other
West	3	Ms. to a point on S. S.
N 80. W.	4 1/2	Ms. to a pt. on L. S. passd. Hay Cab. Is.
West	1/2	Ml. on L. Side
S 21°. W	3	Ms. to a pt. on S. S. psd. a rock & Creek L. S.
	11 1/2