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Sunday 24th. August 1806

a fair morning we Set out as usial about sunrise and proceeded
on untill 2 P M when the wind blew so hard from the
N.W. that we could not proceed came too on the S W. side

where we continued untill 5 P.M. when the wind lay a little
and we again proceeded on. at 8 a M. we passed La-hoo-cat's
Island, opposit the lower point of this Island on the S.W. Side
near the top of the Bluff I observed a Stratea of White stone
I landed and examined it found it to be a Soft White Stone
containing very fine grit, when expd. to the Sun and become Dry
this Stone will Crumble the Clay of this bluff bothe above
and below is remarkably Black. at half past 9 a.m. passed
Good hope Island and at 11 a.m passed Caution Island a
Short distance below this Island we came too. Sent out
a hunter he Saw Several deer they were very wild and he re
turned without haveing killed any, the deer on this pt. of the
Missouri is mostly the Mule or black tail Species, we Saw
only 6 buffalow to day. the Sieoux have been laterly encamped
on the river and have Secured the most of the game opp. a
large trail has passed on a derection to the enterance of the
Chyenne this probably is the trail of a war party, at 5 P.M.
we proceeded on a fiew miles and Encampd. on the gouge of
the lookout bend of 20 miles around and 3/4 through, a little
above an old tradeing house and 4 miles above of our outward
bound encampment of the 1st. of October 1804, haveing made
43 miles to day.