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

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from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents

Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809)

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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.
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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.

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