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July 16th.. Monday 1804—

Set out this morning verry early and proceeded on under
a gentle breeze from the S passed the upper point of the
Island, an extensive Prarie on the L. S. passed a large (1)

Island Called Fair Sun Isd. a Small Willow Isld. at the lower
point on the L. S., the boat passd. on the L. S. of those
Islands Several Small Sand Islands in the Channel, the Boat
run on the point of a Snag, (2) passed a place above the
Island, L. S. where about 20 acres of the hill has latterly
Sliped into the river, above a clift of Sand Stone for about two
miles, the resort of burds of Different kinds to reare their
young. (5) Passed a Willow Island in a Deep bend to the
S. S. opposit the river is about two miles wide, and not verry
Deep as the Snags may be Seen across, scattering, passed
the Lower point of an Island called by F, Chauvin [Chauve
Island][71] Situated off the L. Point opposit an extensive Prarie
on the S. S. This Prarie I call Ball [Bald—Ed.] pated
Prarie, from a range of Ball Hills parrelel to the river & at
from 3 to 6 miles distant from it, and extends as far up &
Down as I can See. We Camped in a point of Woods on
the S. S. above the Lower point of the Island, river falling.

Course Distance & refr. July 16th..

                                 

N. 70°. W.	1/2	a Ml. to a pt. on the left of the Isd. opposd.
N. 35°. W.	1 1/2	Ms. to a bend L. S. in Prarie opsd. hd. of Isd.
N. 30°. E.	1	Ml. to to the Lowr. pt. of Wil: Isd. off L. pt. (1)
N. 40°. W	1/4	Ml. to pt. on sad. Island
N. 30°. W.	2	Ms. to a pt. S. of a Sm. Isd. on S. S. psd. pt. L. S.
N. 15°. E.	1 1/2	Ml. to pt. of Good Sun Isd. psd. W Isd. (2)
N. 35°. W.	1/2	Ml. to L. S. Sm: W: Isd. psd. a Sm. W: Isd. (3)
N. 15°. W	3/4	Ml. on L. S. High Land Ner. Shore
N. 38°. W	3/4	Ml. to pt. Left of Isd. psd. Sm. W: Isd. L. S.
N. 54°. W	3/4	Ml. to pt. Sm. W. Isd. on the Sd. of the Isd.
N. 38°. W	3/4	Ml. to pt. L. S. took Mdn. altd. Lat. 40°: 20′- 12".
N. 52°. W	1/2	Ml. to pt. of the Isd. opsd. High Land.
N. 50°. W.	1 1/4	Ms. to pt. on L. S. above hd. of Isd. (4)
N. 58°. W.	2	Ms. to pt. on S. S. psd. Sand Stone Clifts
North.	1/4	Ml. on the S. point
N. 40° E.	6	Ms. to the upr. pt. of a wood in the bend to the S. S. above the Lowr. Point of a Isld. L. S. a prarie. above & Som ball Hills at abt. 4 Ms. (I calld. Ball Hill Prarie)
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