July 11th Wednesday 1804—
Set
out early passed a Willow Island (1) in a bend on the
S. S. back of this
Island a Creek coms in called by the
Indians Tar-ki-o I went on Shore above this Creek and
walked up
parrelel with the river at about half a mile distant,
the bottom I found
low & Subject to over flow, Still further
out, the under groth &
vines wer So thick that I could not
get thro: with ease after walking
about three or 4 miles I
observed a fresh horse track where he had been
feeding I
turned my course to the river and prosud the track and found
him on a Sand beach This horse Probably had been left by
Some party
of Otteaus hunters who wintered or hunted in this
quarter last fall or
Wintr. I joined the party on a large Sand
Island
imedeately opposit the mouth of Ne Ma how [Němǎhāw]
River, at which place
they had Camped, this Island is
Sand about half of it covered with Small
Willows of two different
kinds, one narrow
& the other a Broad Leaf. Several
hunters sent out to day on both
Sides of the river, Seven Deer
killed to day,
Drewyer killed six of them, made some Luner
observations this
evening.
Course Distance & refrs. July 11th..
| N. 30°
W 3 |
Ms. to the head of a Willow Isd. (1) in a bend to S. S. |
| West 2
3/4 |
Ms. to Lowr. pt. of a Sand Isld. on the S. S. psd. pt. S. S.
(2) |
| North 1/4 |
Ml. on
the N. Side of Isd. &
Camped. |
| 6
Miles |
|
