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The ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF
LEWIS AND CLARK Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||
June 26th.. Tuesday 1804—
We Set out early, the river
falling a little, the wind from
the S. W. Passed the mouth of a Small
river on the L. Side
above the upper point of a Small Island, called Blue
Water
River,[56]
this river heads in Praries back with the Mine River
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38° 32°′–15″ North, the high lands which is on the North
Side does not exceed 80 feet high, at this Place the river
appears to be confd. in a verry narrow channel, and the current
Still more so by Counter Current or Whirl on one Side
& high bank on the other, passed a Small Isd. in the bend
to the L. Side We Killed a large rattle Snake, Sunning himself
in the bank, passed a bad Sand bar, where our tow rope
broke twice, & with great exertions, we rowed round it and
came to & camped, in the Point above the Kansas [Kanzas]
River I observed a great number of Parrot queets [Parroquets]
this evening, our Party killed Several [7] Deer to day
S 62° W. | 1/2 | Ml. on the S. S. Isd. on L. S. |
S 80° W. | 1/2 | Ml. on the S. S. psd. Blue Water R. L. S. |
N 87° W. | 1 | Ml. on the S. S. |
N. 85° W. | 3 | Ms. to a pt. on the L. S. Midl. abt. |
S. 80° W. | 1/2 | Ml. on L. S. |
S. 37° W. | 2 1/2 | Mls to a pt. on S. S. psd. Lit. Cr. |
S. 58° W | 1 | Ml. on S. S. psd. a bad place |
S. 78° W. | 3/4 | Ml. to the up. pt. of Kansas R. |
9 3/4 | = 366 & 3/4 Ms. to mouth of Missourie |
The ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF
LEWIS AND CLARK Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||