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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..