Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |
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Chapter II Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||
10th August Friday 1804—
N. 60°. W. | 2 | miles about to a Sand makeing out from the
Larboard point. |
S. 80 W. | 1/2 | ml. to a Drift log on the
Sand this place is called Coupee ar Jacke1 the river laterly Cut through, Saveing Sev1. mls. |
S. 18° E. | 2 1/2 | Ms. to the S. S. |
S. 20 W. | 2 1/2 | Ms. to a burnt Stump in a bend to the L. S. this place I was at yesterday. |
West | 3 1/2 | Ms. to 2 Cottonwood trees at the mouth of a
run on the L. S. near the high land & below a Bluff. |
N 40° W. | 1 1/2 | to
a clift of yellow Sand stone the first high land touching the river above the Council Bluff. |
N. 52°. W. | 1 1/2 | Ms. to the pt. of a
Sand bar from the Starboard pt. passed the Clift L. S. |
N. 79° E. | 3 | Ms. to a pt. of Willows on the L. S. |
N. 29. E. | 1/2 | M[12] on the L. Pt |
North | 1 1/2 | Ms. to a sand bar from the L. pt. |
N. 68. W. | 3/4 | Mls. on the sand bar from L. pt. |
N. 85. W. | 2 1/2 | Ms to the lower pt. of a willow island near the S. point. |
22 1/4 |
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from this Island the high hill which the Late King
of the
Mahars was buried on is high and bears West 4 miles. we
camped on this Island.
Musquitors verry troublesom. much Elk & Beaver Sign
Chapter II Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||