July the 8th.. Sunday 1804
Set out early passed a Small Creek on the S. S. and two
(1) Small Islands on the S. S. five men Sick to day with a
violent head ake
&c. We made some arrangements as to
provisions & Messes, Came to
for Dinner at the lower point
of a very large Island Situated near the S.
S. after a delay of
two hours we passed a narrow Channel of 45 to 80 yds
wide
five miles to the Mouth of (3) Nadăwā [now Nodaway] River,
This river Coms in from the North and is
navagable for Perogues
Some distance. it is
about 70 yards wide a little above
the mouth, at the mouth not so wide,
the mud of the Gut
running out of the Missourie is thrown and Settles in
the
Mouth half a mile higher up this Channel or gut is the upper
point of the Said Island, This Island is Called Nadawa, & is
the
largest I have Seen in the river, containing 7 or 8000 acres
of Land
Seldom over flowed we Camped at the head of this
Island on the S. S.
opposit the head of our Camp is a Small
Island near the Middle of the
river, river Still falling. our
flank party did not join us this evening
Course Distance & Refrs. July 8th
| N. 28°. E 1 |
Ml on L. pt.—a Sand
bar |
| N 10. W 1 1/2 |
Ms.
to Low pt. of Little Nadawa 1sd. S.
S. |
| N. 25. w. 3 |
Ms. to
a pt. on on L. S. passd. 2 1sds. (1) |
| N. 56. W. 1
1/2 |
Ms. to L. pt. of Big
Nadawa 1sd. (2) |
| West
1/4 |
Ml. on the left of the
Island |
| S. 10°. W 1/4 |
Ml. to pt. on the S.
S. |
| N. 25. W 1/4 |
Ml.
on pt. on the Island |
| N. 40. W
1/4 |
Ml. to a bend on the on the
S.S. |
| N. 70. W 1/2 |
Ml.
to do do do S.S. |
| S. 70. W 1/4 |
Ml. to do do do Island |
| N. 82. W
1/2 |
Ml. to do do do
do |
| N. 42. W 1/2 |
Ml.
to do do do S.S. |
| S. 50. W 1/2 |
Ml. to do do do Island |
| N 60. W
1/4 |
Ml. to do do do
do |
| N 18. W 1/4 |
Ml. to
do do do S.S. |
| N 38. W 1/2 |
Ml. to do do do S.S. |
| S 20. W
1/2 |
Ml. to do do at the Mo. of Nadawa
(3) |
| S 15. W 1/4 |
Ml.
to do do do Island |
| S 80. W 1/4 |
Ml. to do on S. S. opsd. the head of Isd. |
| 12
1/4 |
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