27th August Monday 1804.—
This morning the Star calld the morning Star
much larger
than Common, G. Drewyer came up and informed that he
could neither find Shannon nor horses, we Sent Shields &
J
Fields, back to hunt Shannon & the horses, with derections
to keep on
the Hills to the Grand Calumet above on River
Kacure (quecure)[3]
We Set
Sail under a gentle Breeze from the S. E. at 7
miles passed a White Clay Marl or Chalk Bluff under this
Bluff [which]
is extensive I discovered large Stone much like
lime incrusted with a
clear substance which I believe to be
Cobalt, also
Ore is embeded in the Dark earth, resembling
Slate [but] much Softer,
above this Bluff we had the Prarie
Set on fire to let the Soues See that we were on the
river, and
as a Signal for them to Come to it.
At 2 oClock passed
the Mouth of River Jacque [or Yeankton,][4]
one Indian
at the mouth of this river Swam to the Perogue, we landed and two others Came to
us, those Inds.
informed that a large Camp of Soues,
were on R. Jacque near
the mouth. We sent Serjt. Pryor
& a Frenchman with Mt.
Durion, the Soues
interpeter to the Camp with directions to
invite the principal Chiefs to
Council with us at a Bluff above
Called the Calumet. two of those Indians
accompanied them
and the third continued in the Boat Showing an
inclination to
Continue, this boy is a Mahar, and inform that his nation,
were gone to the Parnies [Panies] to make a peace
with that
nation.
We proceeded on about one and a half miles and
inCamped
on a bar makeing out from the S. S. the wind blew hard
from
the South. A cool and Pleasent evening, The river
has fallen verry slowly
and is now low.
Course Dist. & Refrs. August
27.
| N. 73° W. |
7 |
Miles to the
upper part of a Calx or Chalk Bluff on
the L. S. haveing passd a large Sand bar on the
L. S. and two on the S. S. also
some Small Bars in
the
R. |
| North |
3 |
Mls. to a tree in a bend to the S. S. pass 2 Sand bars
in
the river. |
| West |
2 1/2 |
Mls. to the Mouth of River Jacque on the S. S. two
large
Sand bars on the L. S. |
| S. 80°. W. |
1
1/2 |
Mls. on the Side of a large Mud bar Makeing
out above
the River Jacque or
Yeankton. |
|
14 |
|
This river about 85 or 90 yds. Wide and is navagable for
Perogues a
Great distance, it heads with the St. Peters, of the
Misissippi & the red River which runs into Lake
Winipeck
and Hudsons Bay.
