September 5th. Wednesday 1804—
Set out early the
wind blew hard from the South, Goats,
turkeys Seen today, passed a large
Island (1) opsd. this
Island near the head the
Poncarars River Coms into the Missourie
from
the West this river is about 30 yards wide. dispatched
two men to the Poncaries Village
Situated in a
handsom Plain on the lower Side of this Creek about two
miles from the Missourie the Poncarars Nations is Small[18]
and at this
time out in the praries hunting the Buffalow, one
of the men Sent to the
Village Killed a Buffalow in the town,
the other, a large Buck near it,
Some Sign of the two men
who is a head, above the Island on the S. S. we
passed under
a Bluff[19]
of Blue earth, under which Several Mineral Springs
broke out the water of which had a taste like Salts, We
Came too on the upper point of a large Island
(which I call
No preserves Island) here we made a
Ceeder Mast, our
hunters brought in three bucks, and two elks this evening
which we had jurked.
One of the hunters Shields, informed that he
Saw Several
black tailed Deer, near the Poncarer Village
Course Distance
and refferrencies.—6th. Sept.
1804.
| West |
1 1/2 |
Mls. to a pt. of Wood on the S. S. opposit a
Bluff. |
| N. 85° W. |
7 |
Mls. passed a pt. on the S. S. at 1 1/2 Mls. above which
is a large Sand bar on L. S. a high Clift
of Blue
& redish soft rock, Colter joined
us. |
| miles |
8
1/2 |
|
