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Satturday July 21th 1804

Set out at 4 oclock a m prossed on ouer Jouney Rain
this morning wind fair Sailed passed the mouth of the Grait
River Plate on the South Side it is much more Rappided
than the missorea it is about from one mile to 3 miles wide
the Sand Roles out and formes Large Sand Bares in the middel
of the missorea up the Plate about one mile the Hilles of
Prarie Land about 2 days and half up the Plate 2 nations

of Indians Lives vic The Souttoes the Ponney this River is
not navigable for Boats to Go up it passed a Creek Called
the [blank space in MS.] on the South Side it is about 20
yardes wide it Comes out of a Large Prarie Campt on the
South Side