Tuesday 11th.. Sept. 1804.
Set out an eairly hour Clear morning & fare wind. proceeded
on passed an IsId.. covd. with timber. high hills and
prarie Saw a man coming down to the bank horseback near
we came to Shore and found it was Shannon that had been
with the horses. he had been absent 16 days and 12 of them
he had eat nothing but Grapes. the reason was his balls ran
Short. the hills commenced close on both Sides of the river.
Capt. Clark, Sergt. Ordway & Sergt. Pryor went out to hunt
this morning [came] to us heree. had killed 2 Elk 4 Deer
and one porkapine. one of the horses which Shannon had
with him Gave out & he left him 7 days ago. we proceeded
on Rained verry hard passed black bluffs on the S. S.
R. Fields went with the horse as we have only the one now
the rain continued untill 7 oClock in the evening. Camped
on the South Side.
