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30th.. June Satturday 1804

Set out verry early this morning, a verry large wolf came
to the bank and looked at us this morning, passd. the (I)
mouth of a Small river 10 Ms. above the Kansas called by the
french Petite River Platte (or Shoal river) from the number of
falls in it, this river is about 60 yards wide at its mouth and
runs Parrilel with the Missouries for ten or twelve miles,[59]
Some of the party who went up told that the lands on this
Small river is good, and on it several falls well calculated for
mills, The wind from S. W. came to at 12 oClock & rested
three hours, the [day] being hot the men becom verry
feeble, Farnts. Thermometer at 3 oClock stood at 96° above o,

emence numbs. of Deer on the banks, Skipping in every derection,
the party killed nine Bucks on the river & Bank today,
The Countrey on the S. S. between the Shoal River & Missouris
is indefferent Subject to overflow, that below and on
the L. S. is high & appers well timbered, camped on the
L. S. opsd. the Lower point of a Isd. Called Diamond Island,
Broke our Mast

Course Distance & reefrs June 30th..

           

N. 20° W.	2	Ms. to pt. L. S. Boat turned
N 30° W.	1/2	M.l. on L. S. High Land S. S.
S. 64° W.	2 1/2	Ms. to p.t. on S. S. psd. R. Plate (I)
West -	1	M1. on S. S. a Sm. Creek L. S.
N. 60° W	4	Ms. to pt. on L. S.
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