White
Catfish Camp 25th. of July
Wednesday—
a fair morning Several hunters out to day, at
2 oClock
Drewyer & Peter returned from the Otteau village, and informs
that no Indians were at their towns, they saw Some
fresh Signs of a Small party But Could not find them. in
their rout
to the Towns (which is about 18 miles West) they
passed thro a open Prarie
crossed papillion or Butterfly Creek
and a Small butifull river which run
into the Plate a little
below the Town called Corne de
charf [corne de Cerf] or Elk
Horn river this river is about 100 yards wide with Clear
water
& a gravely Channel. wind from the S. E. two Deer
killed to day 1
Turkey Several Grous Seen to day.[3]