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25th.. June Monday

a thick fog detained us untill 8 oClock, passed a Island,
at 3 Miles passed a Coal-Mine, or Bank of stone Coal, on
the South Side, this bank appears to Contain great quantity
of fine Coal, the river being high, prevented our Seeing
that contained in the cliffs of the best quallity, a Small Creek
mouths below this bank call'd after the bank Chabonea [Charbon]
Creek the Wind from the N. W. passed a Small Creek
on the L. Side at 12 oClock, called Bennet's Creek The Praries
come within a Short distance of the river on each Side which
Contains in addition to Plumbs Raspberries &c. vast quantities
of wild apples, great numbs. of Deer are seen feeding on
the young willows & earbage in the Banks and on the Sand
bars in the river, our party on Shore did not join in this
evening we camped on an Island Situated on the S. Side,
opposit some hills higher than Common, say 160 or 180 feet
above the Bottom. The river is Still falling last night it fell
8 Inches

Course & Distance June 25th..