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July 3rd Tuesday 1804

Set out verry early this morning and proceeded on under a
gentle Breeze from the S. passed two Islands (I) one a Small
Willow Island on the L. S. the other large Called by the
french Isle de Vache or Cow Island, opposit the head on the
S. S. is a large Pond containg Beever, & fowl, a bad Sand
bar on the S. S. above the Island, on the L. S. we halted at
an nid Tradeing house [deserted], here we found a verry fet
horse, which appears to have been lost a long time, a butifoll
small run passes back of the Tradeing house near the high
land, we came to at a round bend on the L. S. and camped


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Course Distance & refrs. July 3rd..

                       
N. 53° W.  Ml. on the S. S. 
N. 50° W.  1/4  Ml. do. do 
N. 18° E  Ml. to a pt. on L. S. opsd. 2 Ids. (1) 
N 30° W  3/4  Ml. to pt. Left of an Isld
N 10° W.  1/2  Ml. to pt. L. S. 
N 60° W  1/4  Ml. to a pt. on the Island 
N 78 W  1/2  Ml. to a pt. L. S. at Hd. of Isd. (2) 
S 56° W  2 1/4  Ms. to a pt. on S. S. of Missouri. 
N. 50° W.  Ml. on the S. S. 
N 45 E  Ms. to a pt. on L. S. pass a Bar 
N 12 E  1/2  Ml. on L. S. Camped 
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