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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

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10th August Friday 1804—

Set out early this morning. Course

                         
N. 60°. W.  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.  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

 
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This is Coupee a Jacques, in Biddle's text.—Ed.