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C. CLARK'S SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RIVERS, CREEKS,
AND MOST REMARKABLE PLACES.

CLARK made three tabulations of this character:
(1) That found in Codex C, pp. 242–253, having
been drawn up at Fort Mandan; (2) another in
Codex I, pp. 2–12 (also, substantially the same, in Clark-Voorhis
note-book No. 4), made at Fort Clatsop, and giving
the route out; and (3) a final draft, both in Codex N, pp.
128–142, and in Clark-Voorhis note-book No. 4, prepared apparently
after the return home. The third tabulation seeks to
give the best route from the mouth of the Missouri to the
Pacific Ocean, and includes Lewis's short-cut path homeward,
between Travellers' Rest Creek and the Falls of the Missouri
—given, however, in the reverse order. We have, for convenience
of consultation, herein amalgamated these several
statements.——Ed.]

A Summary Statement of the Rivers Creeks and most remarkable
places, their distances from each other &c. their distances
from the Mississippi assending the Missouri, across the Rocky
mountains and down the Columbia to the Pacific Ocian as was
explored in the year 1804, 5, and 6, by Capts. Lewis & Clark &c

                       

Names of remarkable places.	The width of rivers and creeks in yds.	Side on which they are Situated	Distance from one place to another	Distances up the Missouri from the Mississippi	Latitude North of important Places
River Dubois Latitude 38° 55′ 19.6″ Longtd 89° 57′ 45″	yards		Ms	Ms
To the Village of St Charles		N.E.	21	21	38° 54′ 39″
" Bon-homme Creek	—	S.W	12	33
" the Osage Womans River	30	N.E.	20	41
" a Cave Called the Tavern	—	S.W	5	47
" " Chauretts Village & Creek	20	N.E.	27	68
" " Shepherds Creek		S.W.	15	83
" " Gasconnade River	157	S.W.	17	100	38° 44′ 35.3″
" " Muddy River	50	N.E.	15	115
" Grand Osage River	397	S.W.	18	133	38° 31′ 16.9″
" the Murrow Creek	20	S.W.	5	138

                                                                         

Names of remarkable places.	The width of rivers and creeks in yds.	Side on which they are Situated	Distance from one place to another	Distances up the Missouri from the Mississippi	Latitude North of important Places
	yards		Ms	Ms
To the Cedar Island & Creek	20	N.E.	7	145
" " Lead Mine Hill		S.W.	9	154
" " Manitou Creek	20	S.W.	8	162
" " Split rock Creek	20	N.E.	8	170
" " Saline or Salt River	30	S.W.	3	173
" " Manitou River	30	N.E.	9	182
" " Good Womans River	35	N.E.	9	191
" " Mine River	70	S.W.	9	200
" " Arrow Prarie		S.W.	6	206
'Two Charliton Rivers	{30 70	N.E.	14.	220
" " antient village of the Missouri Nation near which place Fort Orleans stood		N.E.	16	236
" Grand River	90	N.E.	4	240	38° 47′ 34″
" " Snake Creek	18	N.E.	6	246
" " antient village of the little Osarge		S.W.	10	256
" 'Tiger's Island and Creek	25	N.E.	20	276
" Eueberts[15] Island Creek		S.W.	12	388
" 'Fire prarie Creek		S.W.	12	300
" " Fort point		S.W.	6	306
" " Hay Cabin Creek	20	S.W.	6	312
" " Coal Bank		S.W.	9	321
" " Blue water River	30	S.W.	10	331
" Kanza River	230	S.W.	9	340	39° 5′ 25.7″
" the Lite River Platt	60	N.E.	9	349
" [point] 1/2 Ms. above Dimond Island		S.W.	—	—	39° 9′ 38.6″
" the Waarba, Warconda Island oppoe the 1st. Old Kanzas Villag	—	S.W.	26	377
" 3 Ms. bel, the 2d. old village of the Kance	—	S.W.	—	—	39° 25′ 47.5″
" " Indepeance Creek a mile below the old Kanzas Village		S.W.	28	405
" " St Michis prarie		N.E.	25	430
" " Nadawaver	70	N.E.	20	450	39° 39′ 22.4″
" " Wolf or up River	60	S.W.	14	464
" Big Ne-me-hRiver	80	S.W.	16	480	39° 55′ 56″
" the Tar-ki-o eek	23	N.E.	3	483
opposit the center of Good Island	—	S.W.	—	—	40° 20′ 12″
" " Neesh-nah-b-to-no River	50	N.E.	25	508
" " Little Ne-Mahar River	48	S.W.	8	516	40° 8′ 31.8″[16]

                                                                 

Names of remarkable places.	The width of rivers and creeks in yds.	Side on which they are Situated	Distance from one place to another	Distances up the Missouri from the Mississippi	Latitude North of important Places
	yards		Ms	Ms
To the Bald Pated Prarie the Neesh-} Nahbatona within 150 Yards of the Missouri	—	N.E.	23	539	40° 27′ 6.4″
Pt opposit to a Island being the extremity of the 4th. course of July 19th. on L. S.	—	S.W	—	—	40° 29′ 38″'
" " Weeping Water Creek	25	S.W.	29	568
" " River Platt (or Shoal river	600	S.W.	32	600	40° 54′ 35″
" " Butterfly or papelion Creek	18	S.W.	3
" " Musquetor Creek	22	N.E.	7	610
" " Camp Pt. of observn. 10 ms. N. 15° W of Platt R White Catfish Camp	—	S.W.	—	—	41° 3′ 104″
" " antiant Village of the Ottoes		S.W.	11
" " antient Ayauways Village below a Bluff on the N. E. Side		N.E.	6
" " Bowyers river	25	N.E.	11
" Councill Bluffs (establishmt.)		S.W.	12	650	41° 17' 0″
opposit pond Inlet August 4th.	—	S.W.	—	—	41° 2′ 3″
on the Side of a Sand Island August 5th.	—	—	—	—	41° 0' 6″
" Soldiers River	40	N.E.	39	689
" Ea-neah, Wau-de-pon or Stone River Little Sieux R.	80	N.E.	44	733	41 42′ 34.3″
" the hill where the Late King of the Mahars was buried on a high hill		S.W.			4° 1′ 3.8″
" the Wau-can-de or bad sperit Creek		S.W.	55	788
around a bend of the river to the N. E. the Gorge of which is only 974 Yds			21	809
To an Island 3 miles N E of the Mahar vilg Camp Fish augt. 14th.		27		836	42° 13′ 41″
" Floyds Bluff and River	35	N.E.	14	85
" the Big Sieoux River	110	N.E.	3	853	42° 23′ 49″
" " commencement of the Copperas cobalt, pirites and alum bluffs		S.W.	27	80
To the Hot or burning Bluffs		S.W.	30	10
" " White Stone River	30	N.E.	8	918
" " Petite Arc an old Mahar Village. at the mouth of little bow Creek	15	S.W.	20	938
" River Jacque or James River	90	N.E.	12	950	42° 53′ 13″
" the calumet Bluffs (of mineral)		S.W.	10	960
" Antient fortification Good mans 1sd.		S.W.	16	976
" Plumb Creek	12	N.E.	10	986
" White paint Creek	28	S.W.		994
" Quicurre or rapid river	152	S.W.	6	1000

                                                         

Names of remarkable places.	The width of rivers and creeks in yds.	Side on which they are Situated	Distance from one place to another	Distances up the Missouri from the Mississippi	Latitude North of important Places
	yards		Ms	Ms
To the Poncar River & Village	30	S.W.	10	1010
" " Dome and village of Burrowing or barking Squirels		S.W.	20	1030
" " Island of Cedar			45	1075
" White River (handsom Spot)	300	S.W.	55	1130
" the three Rivers of the Seioux pass opposit an Island	35 &c.	N.E.	22	1152
" an Island in the comencmt. of the big bend		N.E.	20	1172
" upper part of the big bend, or "Grand de Tourte" the Gorge of which is 1 1/4 Ms.		S.W.	30	1202
" Tylors River	35	S.W.	6	1208
" Louisells [Loisel's] Fort on Cedar Island			18	1226	44° 11′ 33″
" Teton River	70	S.W.	37	1263
" the upper of five old Ricara Villages reduced by the Sieoux & abandoned		S.W.	42	1305
" Chyenne River (place for an Estmt.)	400	S.W.	5	1310	44° 19′ 36″
" an old ricara village on La-hoo-catts Island			47	1357
" Otter Creek	22	S.W.	35	—
" Sar-war-kar-na River	90	S.W.	40	1397	45° 35′ 5″
" We-tar-hoo River	120	S.W.	25	1422
" Maropa River	25	S.W.	2	—
To 1st. Ricaras Village on an Island		S.W.	4
" 2d. Ricaras 3 Villages		S.W.	4	1430
" the Stone Idol Creek	18	N.E.	18
" " War-re-con-ne River	35	N.E.	40	1488
" Cannon Ball River	140	S.W.	12	1500	46° 29′ 0″
" Shy-wish or Fish Crek	28	N.E.	5
" Chesschetar River near 6 old Mandan Vgs	38	S.W.	40	1540
" Hunting Creek	25	S.W	14
" the Old Ricara & Mandan Villages		S.W.	40	1580
" Fort Mandan (wintering post of 1804		N.E.	20	1600	47° 21′ 47″

[Here, in the journal written at Fort Mandan (Codex C),
Clark inserted the following table based upon Indian information.
—Ed.]

The Missouri and it's Subsidiary Streams higher up; are taken altogether
from information collected dureing the Winter 1804, 5 of
Indians &c.

                         

	near yds		about miles	miles
To the Mouth of the little Missouri or E-mâh-tark, Ah-Zhah	100	S.W.	100	1730
To Ok-hah, Âh-zhah, or the White Earth River	100	N.W.	117	1847
To the Mouth of Mee, Ah-zhah or Yellow Stone River	400	S.W.	3	1850
To the mouth of Ah-mâh-tâh, ru-shush-sher, or the River which Scolds at all others	abt. 100	North	150	2000
To the Mouth of the Mah-tush; ah-zhah or the Muscle Shell River	140	South	120	2120
" the Great Falls	—	—	120	2240
" Mah-pat-puh, Ah-zhah or Medison River	150	N.W.	15	2255
To the 1st. Chain of Rockey mountains about	—	—	60	2315
To the 2nd. Chain of Rockey mountains about	—	—	75	2390
To the three forks of the Missouri above the 3rd. Chain of mountains	—	—	75	2465
To the foot of the next mountain nearly West	—	N.W.	50	2515
To a large River on the West of the mountain	—	—	15	2530

The Yellow Stone River and it's Subsidiary Streams &c.

                 

	yards		miles	miles
To the mouth of Oke-tar-pas-ah-ha	abt. 30	S.E.	75	1705
" War-rah-sash or Powder R	" 40	S.E.	75	1780
" Le-ze-ka or Tongu [e] River	" 100	S.E.	50	1830
" Mar-shas-kap River	" 40	S.E.	100	1930
" Little Wolf mountain Creek	" 20	N.W.	55	1985
" Ark tar-ha River	" 30	S.E.	70	2055
" Ar-sar-ta or Bighorn R	" 150	S.E.	75	2130
" To the Rockey or Shineing Mountains	—	N.W.	200	2330

                                                                                 

From Fort Mandan]	Width in Yards.	Side on which they are situated	Distance from one place to another	Distances up the Missouri from the Mississippi	Latitudes & remarks. &c.
To Mandan Villages 1 on each Side			4	1604
" Knife river on which the two Minetarre and the Mahar has villages are Situated near the mouth	80	S.W.	2	1606
" the Island			11	1617	small
" Menatarras Wintering Village Std.		—	13 1/2	—	abandoned
" " Miry River on Stard side	10	N.E.	15	1633	bold stream
" an Island in the little bason			28		small
" Little Missouri River	134	S.W.	29	1690	47°. 31′. 26″.2. N.
" the Wild onion Creek	16	N.E.	12	1702	a little water
" " Goose egg Lake	300	N.E.	9	1711	Small
" " Shabonos Creek	20	S.W.	16	1727	47°. 47′ 16″ 3/10 N.
" " Goat pen Creek	20	N.E.	16	1743	at this place Mouse river approaches near the Missouri
" " Halls Strand Lake & Creek		N.E.	47	1790	extream N. point
" " White earth River	60	N.E.	50	1840	Still & deep
Rochejhone or Yellow Stone River	858	S.W.	40	1880	48°. -00′-00″ N.
to Marthys River	50	N.E.	60	1940	High Coloured
" Porcupine River	112	N.E.	50	1990	Some timber on it
To 2000 Mile Creek	30	S.W.		1993	no water at pest.
To Indian Fort Creek dry	—	S.W.	10	2003	a fort of logs
" the little Dry Creek	25	S.W.	27	2030	no water in it
" Lack water Creek	25	N.E.	1 1/2	2031 1/2	d°. d°. d°. d°.
" the Big Dry Creek	100	S.W.	7 1/2	2039	d°. d°. d°. d°.
" " Little Dry River	200	S.W.	6	2045	d°. d°. d°. d°.
" " Gulf in a Stard. Bend			32	2077	47° 36′ 11″
to Milk River	150	N.E.	13	2090	Color of tea
" Big Dry River	400	S.W.	25	2115	no water runing
" Werners Run	10	N.E.	9	2124	47°. 25′–33″ 1/10.
" Pine Creek	20	N.E.	36	2160	Saw 1st pine
" Gibsons River	35	N.E.	17	2177	a little running watr.
" Brown Bear defeated Creek	40	S.W.	12	2189	d° d° d°
" Brattens River	100	N.E.	24	2213	47°. 13′ 51″ N.
" Burnt Lodge Creek	50	S.W.	6	2219	no water running
" Wisers Creek	40	N.E.	14	2233	a little running W.
" Blowingfly Creek	25	S.W.	32	2265	d° d° d°
" Muscle Shell River	110	S.W.	5	2270	47° 0′ 24.6″
" Grouse Creek	20	N.E.	30	2300	no running water
" Teapot Creek	15	N.E.	8	2308	d° d°. d°.
" North Mountain Creek	30	N.E.	28	2336	running water
" South Mountain Creek	30	S.W.	18	2354	d°. d°.
" Ibex Island			15	2369	Killed the 1st big horn
" Goodriches Island			9	2378

                             

From Fort Mandan]	Width in Yards.	Side on which they are situated	Distance from one place to another	Distances up the Missouri from the Mississippi	Latitudes & remarks, &c.
To Windsers Creek	30	N.E.	7	2385	some water runs
" Softshell turtle Creek	25	N.E.	6	2391	d° d° d°
" Elk rapid (Swift water)			9	2400	{Doe Elk & fawn swam over
" Thompsons Creek	28	N.E.	27 1/2	2427 1/2	{vally above Mts. bold stream
" Bull Creek	25	S.W.	8 1/2	2436	{a Buffalow crossed a canoe & then charged through camp
" Judieths River Big horn	100	S.W.	3	2439	killed 3 big horns
" Vally Creek	20	N.E	1	2440	thro a vally N.
" Ash rapid (swift water)			3	2443	Some Ash trees.
" Slaughter River	40	S.W.	11	2454	{a great n° of buffalow drove down a clift and dashed to pieces on Std. I speared a wolf.
" the Stone Wall Creek above those emence nateral walls	30	N.E.	26	2480	curious appearance of walls below
" Maria's River	186	N.E.	41	2521	47° 25′ 17.2 N.
" Snow River	50	S.W.	19	2540	Mts. Covd. with Snow head of this river
" Shields River	35	S.W.	28	2568	bold Stream
" the foot of the enterance of portage River 5 Miles below the Great falls	45	S.W.	7	2575	47° 8′ 4″ 9/10 N.

[From this point the final draft follows the land route—
Lewis and Clark's pass to the Kooskooskee. The table here
inserted follows the actual route going out and is taken from
both Codex I and Clark-Voorhis note-book No. 4.—Ed.]

             

Names of remarkable places.	[Distance] from one place to another	Distance to the mouth of Missouri	Latitudes & remarks, &c.
to Portage River Lard. Side 55	1	2576	rapid & Sholey
to the first great fall of 87 feet pitch	6	2582	Continual Spray
to the Second fall of 19 feet pitch	3 1/2	—	or 1718 poles
to the Grand Cascade of 47 feet 8 In. pitch	1/2	—	= 102 poles
to the upper fall of 26.5 pitch total fall above portg. about 362 feet	2 3/4	2590 1/2	= 881 poles
to Medicine River Std. 137	3 3/4	2594 1/4	1196 poles

                                                           

Names of remarkable places.	[Distance] from one place to another	Distance to the mouth of Missouri	Latitudes & remarks, &c.
to the head of the Portage on the Ld. at the White Bear Islands, the land portage 18 miles thro. a plain	3	2597 1/4	{972 poles 47°. 3′ 33″ N.
to Smith's River Lard. 80	30 3/4	2628	bold current & Vally.
to the Rockey Mountains at Pine Island} rapid	40 1/4	2668 1/4	46°. 42′ 14″ 7/10
to Dearbourne's River Std. 80	8 3/4	2676	bold current & in Mtn.
to Gun brook Ld. 10	2	2678	found a fusee
to Ordways Creek Std 25	10	2688	bold Current V[al]ly
to the Great gate of the rocky Mounts. river confined in a narrow Chanel between clifts 10 or 1200 feet high	24	2712	{W. Clark crossed Sd. Mt.
to Potts' s Vally Creek Std. bold	6	2718	Wide Vally N.
to Pryors Vally River Std. 28	20	2738	Latd. 46°. 10′ 32″ 9/10 N bold Current and wide extensive Vally saw a smoke NW
to White Earth Creek Std. 15	30	2768	bold
to WhiteHouse Creek Lard. bold	11	2779	Some timber on it
to Yorks 8 Islands	23	2802	{W. C. on land York tired
to Gass's Vally Creek Std. 25	14	2816	bold & 3 forks
to the Little Gate of the Mountain	5	2821	we saw a horse
to Howards Creek Lard. bold	6	2827	{Mistook to opening of the creek for the[17]
			{W. C. return to the party very sick.
to the Three Forks of Missouri at Jefferson, Maddison & Gallitins rivers. Gallitins on Ld. and 70 Yds. wide Maddeson 90 yds. wide & Jeffersons 90 yds. wide and is the Std. fork	21	2848	45°. 22′ 34″. N
Up Jeffersons River
to Philosophy River on Ld. side 30	15	2863	bold rapid full of beaver
to the Narrows of the 3d. Mountn.	17	2880	M. L. go a head
to Frasures Creek & rapid Ld. bold	8	2888	bad rapid
to R. Field's Vally Creek Sd. 28	4	2892	R. F. killed 4 deer
to Wisdom River Std. 40	55	2947	45°. 2′ 21″ 6/10 N
to Philanthrophy River Ld. 30	12	2959	river crooked
to Beaver head Clift Stad.	34	2993	d° d°
to Mc.Neals Creek Ld. 17	37	3030	bold stream
to the 4th. Gap of the Mountain	28	3058	{Saw Several rattle snakes
to Willards Creek Std. bold	6	3064	{Willard discovered this the day before we got to it.
to a rapid at the Narrows of 5th. Mtn.	21	3085	{a bad rapid for half a mile

                                                   

Names of remarkable places.	[Distance] from one place to another	Distance to the mouth of Missouri	Latitudes & remarks, &c.
to the East Fork of Jeffersons river at which} place left the canoes and commen[c]ed a portage	11	3096	44°. 35' 28″ 1/10
to the 3 forks in Snake Indian cove	15	3111	{W. C. Camp with Inds.
to the head Spring of Jeffersons river in} a Dividing ridge of the rock[y] M.	13	3124	meet an Ind. on a Mule
to East fork of Lewis's river the S.E.} branch of the Columbia at the So so nee or Snake indian incampment in Lodges made of bushes at which place the river is 36 yds	10	3134	44°. 23′ 22″ 7/10
to the main fork of Lewis'es River Ld. 90	18	3152	from the South East
to Salmon Creek Std. Side bold	9	3161	Shields killed a salmon
to Tower run Std. small	14	3175	leave Lewis's river
Up tower run to the forks of the road	4	3179	{road leaves the river to the right
Across the hills. To fish Creek six miles} north of it's mouth 25	20	3199	hilly road
Up Fish creek to the forks of the road &} Creek	7 1/2	3206 1/2	{leave the road to the right
to the Top of a Snow Mountain at the} head of the west fork of fish creek	21 1/2	3228	pilot lost his way
to Clark's River at a Village of 33 tents} of Flathead	12	3240	River from right
Down Clark's River
to flour Camp Creek Ld. bold	7	3247	over a mountn.
to Horse Vally Creek from the right	26	3273	bold stream
to Scattered Creek from the right passing} through Hors[e] Vally	22	3295	46°. 41′–38″.9
to Travellers rest Creek Ld. 30	21	3316	46°. 48' 28″. 8/10
passing up Travellers rest Creek to the} forks of the road and Creek Sd.	11	3327	{Here we fall into the Portage from the Falls of the Missouri across the Mountains road to our right
to the Hot Springs on the right	14	3341	nearly boiling
to the Glades on the Divinding Mt.	10	3351
to the forks of Glade Creek	6	3357	{a fork from the North we crossed to S.E. Side
to Koos-koos-ke river at the enterance of} Glade Creek	9	3366	Killed and eate a Coalt
to the foot of the Great Mountains	6	3372	{open Hilly pine country
Across the Great Rocky Mountains
to the top of a Mountain Covered with} Snow the 15th. of Sepr. a road comes in from the right on the mountain	8	3380	Snow high ruged

                 

Names of remarkable places.	[Distance] from one place to another	Distance to the mouth of Missouri	Latitudes & remarks, &c.
to a branch running to the right on M	13	3393	{Snowed all day Eate a coalt
to a branch running to the left	10	3403	Eat a Coalt
to Hungary Creek from the right	32		Hills covered with snow
to the forks of Collins's Creek from the right	26		Killed a Horse
to the foot of the Rocky Mountains on} the West side	8	3469	open pine country
to the Cho-pun-nish Village	6		seatd. in a small prarie
to Koos-koos-ke River at the Mouth of} Village Creek from the right	17		about 120 yds. wide
to Rock dam Creek Stard. 20 yds	3	[3495]	damed by rocks

[At this point the navigation by water was again resumed,
and our table hereafter follows the final draft. The two tables
of distances from the Mississippi differ according to the varying
length of the routes—direct and actual.—Ed.]

                             

Remarkable places decending the Columbia &c. &c.	width of the rivers and Creeks	the Side on which they are Situated	Distance from one place to another	Distance Decending the Columbia	Distance from the Mississippi [direct route]	Distance from the Mississippi [actual route]	Latitude Remarks &c.
	yds		MS.	MS.	Miles
To the enterance of Rock} dam Creek	20	N.	8	8	2923	3495
" " Chopunnish River	120	N.	5	13	2928	3500	46° 34′ 56.2″
" Canister run	—	—	19	—	—	—	Passed 16 rapids
" " Colters Creek	35	N.	18	50	2978	3537	passed 14 rapids
" Lewis' s River at the} enterance of the Kooskooske river	200	S.	23	73	2988	3560	46° 29' 21.7″
" the Swet house Village} & run		S.	7	80		3567	Passed 1 rapid
" " Pilots Village		N.	11	91	3006	3578	Passed 4 rapids
" a Village of Mat Lodges		N.	13	—	—	3591	" 3 "
" " Ki-moo-e-nimm Creek	20	S.	35	139		3626	" 8 "
" Drewyers river below} the Narrows of Lewis's R 2 1/2 miles & 30 yds wide	30	N.	5	144	3059	3631	" 1 "
" the Cave rapid (Canoe} Sunk)			28	172		3659	passed 5 rapids
" the Bason rapid. (bad)			34	206	3121	3693	" 8 "
" " Discharge Rapid} (bad)			14	220	3135	3707	" 4 "

                                 

Remarkable places decending the Columbia &c. &c.	Width of the rivers and Creeks	the Side on which they are Situated	Distance from one place to another	Distance Decending the Columbia	Distance from the Mississippi [direct route]	Distance from the Mississippi [actual route]	Latitude Remarks &c.
	yds		MS.	MS.	Miles
To Columbia at the mouth} of Lewis' s river from the East		S.E.	7	227	3142	3714	46° 15′ 13.9″
" Wallarwallars River} passd. 11 large mat Lodges of that nation	40	S.E	16	243	3158	3730	{passed 2 rapids one bad. hills about 200 feet.
" Muscleshell Rapid (bad) passed 33 mat lodges of the Wallar-wallars			25	268	3183	3755	{passed 2 rapids Low Cty C[om]. m[ences on]Ld.
" Pillacon Rapid.} passed 48 lodges of the Pishquitpahs nation		N.	22	290	3205	3777	{low country on both sides of R
" 21 lodges of the wah-} howpum nation residing on three Islands at the commencement of the high country		N.	18	308	3223	3795	{passed 2 rapids (horse secrfised to the dead)
" 8 Lodges of the wah-} howpums at short rapid		N.	27	335	3250	3820	passed 2 rapids
" the Short Rapid	—	—	6	—	—	3826	" 1 "
" Rocky Rapid. 9} lodges of the Same nation		N.	7	348	3263	3833	" 1 "
" River La Page, bad rapid	40	S.	9	357	3272	3842	" 2 "
" 27 lodges of the Enes-} her nation at fish tack rapid		N.	10.	367	3282	3852	{Campd. passed 1 rapid
" Towannahiooks River	180	S.	8	375	3290	3860	{we all viewed it above its mouth
" The Great Falls or} the Columbia river of 37 ft. 8 Ins. near which there are 40 Mat lodges of the Enesher Nation		N.	4	379	3294	3864	45° 42′ 57.3″
The Short narrows 45} yds. wide			2	381	3296		passed 1 rapid
" Skillute Village of 21} large wood houses at the long narrows from 50 to 100 yds. wide		N.	4	385	3300	3870	40° 1′ ″[18]
" Chilluckitequaw Vil-} lage of 8 large wood nouses		N.	14	399	3314	3884	bought Dogs

                       

Remarkable places decending the Columbia &c. &c.	width of the rivers and Creeks	the Side on which they are situated	Distance from one place to another	Distance Decending the columbia	Distance from the mississippi [direct route]	Distance from the mississippi [actual route]	Latitude Remarks &c.
	yds		MS.	MS.	Miles
To Cataract river a few} miles below a Village of 7 houses and immediately above one of 11 Houses of the Chilluckittequaw nation	60	N.	10	409	3324	3894	{10 nations live up this river. no fish
"Sepulchre Rock, op-} posite to a Village of Hs. of Chilluckitteqs		N.	4	413	3328
"River Labeich oppo-} site to 26 houses of the Smackshop Nation, Houses scattered on the N. Side each side	46	S.	9	422	3337	3907	{the first houses we have seen on the south side
"Little Lake Canoe} Creek 3 houses of the Smackshop nation	28	N.	10	432	3347	3917	{saw Several Canoes encamped
"Cruzatts River	60	N.	12	444	3359	3929	{stumps out from shore some dists.
"The Grand Rapid just} below the village of the Yehuh tribe of the Shahala Nation of 14 wood houses		[*]N	6	450	3365	3935	45° 44′ 3.8″
"Clahclellah Village of} the Shahala nation, near the foot of the rapids. 7 Houses		N.	6	456	3371
"Wahclellar Village of} the Shahala Nation 23 houses just below the entrance of the beacon rock Creek[19]		N.	6	462	3377		{This Beaten rock rises from a leavel bottom near the R
Tide Water.
"Phoca Rock in the} river 60 feet above water 100 foot high			11	473	3388	3958	{This rock is near the middle of the river Saw Seal's

                                           

Remarkable places decending the Columbia &c. &c.	width of the rivers and Creeks	the side on which they are Situated	Distance from on place to another	Distance Decending the Columbia	Distance from the Mississippi [direct route]	Distance from the Mississippi [actual route]	Latitude Remarks &c.
	yds		Ms.	Ms.	Miles
To the Commencement of} the Columbian Vally, wide & beautiful	—	—	6	—	—	3964	rich & extensive
" Quicksand River	120	S.	3	482	3397	3967	shallow & Spreads over a wide bar
" Seal River opsd. upper pt. of white brant Isld.	80	N.	3	485		3970	{emence No. of brant
" Nechacokee village} opposite to the dimond Island		S.	4	489		3974	{2 large Ponds on this Island.
" White goose Isld. opsd.} Lowr. pt.	—	—	6	—	—	3980	{I sho[t] white gees
" Shahala Village of 25 temperary houses		S.	6	501	3416	3986	grass houses &c.
" the head of image Canoe Isld.	—	—	4	—	—	3990	{met 2 canoes on which was images
" Multnomah River	500	S.	10	515	3430	4000	Ind. stold. Tomhk
" Multnomah Village} [*]at narrow part of the Columbia		S.	6	521	—	4006	{Campd. ops. a No. of noisey fowls
" Quathlahpohtle Vil-} lage at the lower Point of an Island near the Stard. Shore		N.	8	529		4014	{Inds. Vist. us in 7 canoes
" Cahwahnakiooks River	200	N.	1	530	3445	4015
" the lower Point of} Wappato Island		S.	1	—	—	4016	a Chant. $1/4 Mt. wide
" Cathlahaws Creek and} Village	18	N.	3	540	3455	4025	{I thought was a 1d.
" Lower extremity of Elallah or deer Island		S.	6	546	—	4031	{Indian name. I Seen 16 snakes
" the Narrows of} the Mountain and lower part of the Columbian vally			7			4038	{camped rained. Killed a Pheasant.
" Coweliske River} about the entrance and up this river the Skillute nation reside	150	N.	6	559	3474	4044	Ind. s. acct.
" Fannys Island & bottom		S.	16	575	3490	4060	{bottom on the Ld. is wide
" the Sea Otter Island			12	587	3502	4072	toggy
" " Upper Village of} the Warkiacums Nation		N.	6	593	3502	4078	{Petticoat women at this village
" the lower Village of the Warkiacum Nation of 7 houses Under a high hill.		N	9			4087	{landed a few M[inutes] bought a dog.

From the Waukiacum Upper Village decending the Columbia on the South Side

         

Remarkable places decending the Columbia &c. &c.	the Side on which they are Situated	Distance from one place to another	Distance Decending the Columbia	Distance from the Mississippi [direct route]	Distance from the Mississippi [actual route]	Latitude Remarks &c.
		Ms.	Ms.	Miles
To Point Samuel on Stard Side			6		4094	high land
To the Cath.lah-mâh Town of} 9 houses South of the Seal Islands		8			4102	on high land
To Point William opposit the Shallow Bay		10			4111	point in this form

       

To Point Meriwether above} Meriwethers Bay	S.	10	626	3541	4121	3 rivers mouth
" Fort Clatsop on the West} Side of and 3 miles up the Netul river from Meriwether bay and Seven miles East from nearest part of the Sea coast. at this fort Capt. M Lewis and Capt. Wm. Clark wintered in the winter 1805–6	S	7	—	—	4128
" Clat-Sop Village on the low} point of Meriwethers Bay and 7 miles N W of Fort Clatsop	S.	10	634	3529	4138	large wood houses
" Point Adams at the enter-} ance of Columbia into the Pacific ocean or Great South Sea in Latitude 46° 15′ North and Longtd. 124° 57′ West from Greenwitch	S.	6	640	3555	4144	low land[20]

           

Remarkable Places decending the Columbia &c. &c.	the Side on which they are situated	Distance from one place to another	Distance Decending the Columbia	Distance from the Mississippi (direct route)	Distance from the Mississippi (actual route)	Latitude Remarks &c.
[The Northern Shore of the River]		Ms.	Ms.	Miles
To the Shallow bay or nitch on} the Stard. side 5m. Deep		16			41031	{this bay is about 5m. deep and contains great numbers of fow[l]s.
To Point Distress	N	16	—	—	4119	lay 6 days
to Station Camp near an old Chin-} nook Village of 36 houses	N.	2	—	—	4121	delayed 10 days
to Cape Disapointment at the En-} terance of the Columbia river into the Great Pacific Ocean in Latd. 46° 19[21] . 11″ 1/10 N. and Longitude 124 57′. 0–W.	N	11	—	—	4132	46° 19′ 11.1″

On the Sea Coast to the N N W of Cape Disapointment

                   

To the Comencement of a Sandy} Coast & low land	5	W. C. Saw the coast much futher
Point Lewis High land N. of the} Chinnook Villages is about	15
to the Chiltz Nation. about	6	Indian information
to the Cla-moi-to-micks Tribe along} the N W Coast		{Indian account taken at different times
to Potoashi Tribe reside to the N} West along the Coast
to the Quinielts reside from the} Potoash N W along the same coast about Cape Sh[o]alwater noumerous	15
to Qui eet to reside from the Quinielts} N W along the coast
to Chil-late-ho-kle reside from Quieet-} so N W along same coast about	19
to Quinechart verry noumerous reside} from the Chillatehokle N W along the same coast and on the slashes and creeks	60	Note. 50 mile of the above from the information of Indians.
Pailsh reside betwen the Potoash and} Quinelt on the same coast.

On the sea coaste to the S. S. E.

                             

From point Adams		Distances	Latitude, Remarks &c.
to Ne-er-ca-war-re-ca Creek &} old Clatsop village	8	4152	3 houses remain
to the enterance of Clât.sop river} 85 yards wide at 3 houses remains of an old Vilg.	9	4161	3 old towns
to the Salt works at the foot of} a mountain near 4 houses	2	4163	2 old towns & Canoe vaults
to the most projected part of the} Mountain of Clark' s point of view near 1000 feet above the leavel of the Sea imediately under it	7	4170	one rock out steep assent
to an old Kil-â-mox Village	3	4173	abandoned No. of rocks out
to the Mouth of E-co-la or whale} Creek 35 yds. wide, and 4 huts of Kil-a-mox boiling whale blubber	6	4179	High rugid rocks out
to 6 huts of Kil-â-mox boiling} blubber	2	4181	{this was the extent of Capt. Clarks rout on this coast
to the Great Kil-â-mox Town at} the enterance of Ni-ê-lee Creek	20	4201	Inds. ac. a sand bar out
to Kil-har-hurst's Town of Kil-} â-mox at the Enterance Kilamox Bay	about 5 miles		a rock in entrs.
to Kil-Aar-nar's town of Kil-a-} mox on the Bay at the mouth of a Creek	2		on the bay
to Chish-ucks town of Kil-â-mox at the Enterance of Kilamox river, which is about 100 yds 2 houses up this R.	2		heads near Columbia
to Tow-er-quot-tons Creek &} Town	2
to Chuck-tins Town and Creek at} the bottom of the Bay (which I call Kilamox Bay)	2
Miles	70

Note ☞30 miles of this course is from the information of Indians,
collected from different persons. They further inform me that
the Kil â mox have two Small villages on the Kil á mox river, it is very
rapid without any purpindicular falls, that nation pass across from the
head of this little river to the Columbian Vally, which is at no great
Distance from its head at Wappato Island, and pass down the Chock-âh'
lil'.com or Columbia river with the Wappato they purchase

                 

Notes, from the Mouth of Columbia.
To the Wappato Island, center is	S.	20°. E	108	miles
To quick Sand river is	S.	32°. E	121	"
To the grand rapids is	S.	47°. E	128	"
to the Great falls is	S.	65°. E.	172	"
to the Mouth of Lewis's river	East		240	"
From the Mouth of Lewis'es river to the Mouth of Kooskooske is	N.	52°. E	96	Miles
to the Mouth of Cho-pun-nich R} at the Canoe Camp is	East		144	Miles
to the longshute or Narrows above	N.	28°. E.	55	Mile

[Lewis and Clark's Pass][22]

Leaveing the Missouri below the Falls and passing by Land to the
Navagable Waters of the Columbia River

                     

Names of remarkable places	Width of the rivers & Creeks	Distance from one place to another	Distance from the falls of Missouri	Distance from the Mississippi
	yd.	Ms.	Ms.	Miles
To the enterance of Medicine River passed} 1st. pitch of 87 feet, 2d. of 19 feet, 3d. of 47 feet 8 inches, and 4th. of 26 feet 5 inches added to the rapids makes a fall of 362 feet	137	18	18	2593
To fort Mountain passing through the plains} between Medicine river and the Missouri near the Missouri up the N. Side of the Missouri to the 1st. bend above the entrance of Smiths river		15	33	2608
To the Rocky Mountains at a Gap on the} ridge which divites the waters of the Missouri from those of the Columbia passing the N. pt. of a Mtn. and then crossing Dearborns river		35	68	2643
To a fork of Cohohlarishkit river from the} N. passed 4 Creeks from N	45	40	108	2683
To Seamons Creek from the N	20	7	115
To Werners Creek N	35	10	125	2700
" the East fork of Clarks river at the en-} terance of Cohohlarishkit R	120	30	155	2730
" Clarks River at the forks	150	12	167	2742
" Travellers rest Creek on the west Side} of Clarks river above the forks	25	5	172	2747

                             

Names of remarkable places	Width of the rivers & Creeks	Distance from one place to another	Distance from the falls of Missouri	Distance from the Mississippi
	yd.	Ms.	Ms.	Miles
To the Forks of Travellers rest Creek at a} right hand road	10	18	190
" the Hot Springs, on the N. side of the} Creek	3	13	203	2778
" "Quawmash glades passing the head} of the creek to a branch of Kooskooske River		7	210
To the North branch of Kooskooske river,} a left hand road leads off at 5 Ms.		7	217
To the junction of the roads on the top of} a Snowey Mountain crossed a fork of Flathead R. at 2 Ms the left hand road passing by a fishery		10	227	2802
From the forks of the road on the Top of the Snow Mountains (from the left)
To Hungary Creek from the right passing} on a Dividing Mounteing between the Flathead and Chopunish passing on deep Snow except on two places which are open with a South exposure at 8 & 36 Miles		54	281	2856
[23] To a Glade up Hungary Creek		6	287
To a Glade on a Small branch of d°		8	295
To a Glade on Fish Creek	10	9	304
" Collins's Creek	25	13	317
" Quawmash flatts		11	328	2903
" Kooskooske or Flathead River in a pine} Country	120	12	340	2915.

Note in passing from the falls of Missouri across the Rocky Mountains
to the forks of Kooskooske, the nearest navagable waters of the
Columbia you have 200 miles of Good road to Hot Springs on Clarks
river; 140 miles of high Steep ruged mountain 60 miles of which is
covered from 2 to 8 feet deep with Snow the last of June, 1806 Latd. of
the falls of Missouri 47°. 8′ 4″ North. Clarks river forks Latd. 46°. 48′ 0″
North. Kooskooskia forks Latd. 46° 34′ 0′ North.

[24] The rout by which we went out by the way of the Missouri to it's

head 3096 miles thence by land, by way of Lewis'es River over to
Clarks river and down that to the enterance of travellers rest Creek
where all the roads from different routs come together thence across
the ruged part of the rocky Mountains to the Navagable branches of
the Columbia 398 Miles. thence down that river 640 miles to the
Pacific Ocean makeing a Total distance of 4134 miles. On our return
in 1806 from Travellers rest Creek directly to the falls of the Missouri
River Shortens the distance about 579 miles, and a much better rout,
reduceing the distance from Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean to 3555
miles. 25 75 miles of this distance is up the Missouri to the Falls
of that river from thence passing through the plains and across the
Rocky Mountains to the navagable part of Kooskooske river a branch
of the Columbia 340 miles, 200 miles of which is a good road, 140
miles over a tremendious Mountain Steep and broken, 60 miles of which
is covered Several feet deep with Snow on which we passed the last of
June; from the navagable part of the Kooskooske we decended that
rapid river 73 miles to its enterance into Lewis's river and down that
river 154 miles to the Columbia and down that river 413 Miles to [its]
enterance into the Pacific Ocian, about 180 miles of this distance is
tide water. passed several bad rapids and narrows and one considerable
fall 268 miles above the enterance of this river of 37 feet 8 inches the
Total distance decending the Columbian waters 640 miles makeing a
total of 3555 miles on the most direct rout from the Mississippi at the
mouth of the Missouri to the pacific Ocean.

The fur trade may be carried on from the heads of the Missouri to
the mouth of Columbia much cheaper than by any rout by which it can
be conveyed to the East indias. form an establishment on the River
Rochejhone for the reception of the furs of that river & South and one
at Marias river below the great falls of Missouri. the Shoshones within
the rocky mountains the Tushepaws on Clarks river and maney nations
west of the Rocky mountains would visit those establishments from
whome horses might be got on the most reasonable terms for the purpose
of packing the furs across those mountains which may be passed
from the 20th. of June untill the last of September.

You may leave those establishments on the Missouri 15 or 20 of
June and arive on the Kooskooske river between the 1st. & 5th. of July.
from that time you have untill the middle of September to decend the
River and return to the mountains in time to pass them before the Snow
becomes too Deep to cross them.

[The Yellowstone River.]

A Sumary Statement of the Rivers, Creeks, and the most remarkable
places assending the River Rochejhone, their distances from each other
and from the Missouri as estimated by me in 1806 also the Total distances
from the Mississippi.

                                                                           

Names of Places &c.	the Side on which they are Situated	Width of the rivers and Creeks in yards	Distances from one place to another in miles	Distances from the Missouri assending	Computed Distances from the Mississippi assending
	Side	yds.	Ms.	Ms.	Total Ms.
from Missouri up the River Rochejhone					1888
To the enterance of Jos. Fields River	S. E.	35	8	8	1896
" " yallow rock (river narrow)	S E		6	14
" " Buffalow Crossings a low plain east side			33	47
" " Ibex River	S. E.	30	31	78	1966
" " Samuels Creek	N. W.	30	12	90
" " Buffalow Creek	N W	30	18	108
" " Pine Brook	S. E.	20	29	137
" " Cat fish Creek	S. E.	20	10	147
" " Gibson River	S. E.	60	8	155	2043
" " Oak-tar-pon-er stone Coal River	S E	40	18	173	2061
" " Shabonos River	N. W.	100	7	188	2068
" " Wolf rapid (not bad)			12	192	2080
" " Wah-har-sop, redstone River	S. E.	100	3	195	2083
" " Yorks dry river	N. W.	88	7	202	2090
" " Yellow Bear rapids (not bad)			1	203	2091
" " Buffalow Shoals (not bad)			20	223	2111
" " Dry River	N. W.	100	9	232
" " Lezeka or Tongue River	S. E.	150	11	243	2131
" " Turtle Creek	S. E.	40	20	263
" " Mar-Shas-kap River	S. E.	25	22	185	2173
" " Wood Brook	S. E.	30	16	301
" " upper Stone Coal Bluffs	S. E.		6	307	2195
" " Little Horn River	S. E.	100	11	318	2206
" " Table River	N. W.	70	2	320
" " Little Wolf River	N. W.	80	30	350
" " Chimney Bluffs	N. W.		28	368
" " White Creek	N. W.	30	17	385
" " Laabeechs River	S. E.	60	7	392	2281
" " Windsers River	N. W.	50	26	418	2307
" " Elk river	N. W.	40	4	422
" " Big horn River	S. E.	220	15	437	2326
" " Island Brook	N. W.		16	453
" " White Clifts(below the pine hills)	N. W.		27	480
" " Halls River	N. W.	40	9	489	2378
" " Shannons river from which place party decended in Buffalow Skin Canoes	S. E.	22	10	499	2388

                                                   

Names of Places &c.	the Side on which they are Situated	Width of the rivers and Creeks in yards	Distances from one place to another in miles	Distances from the Missouri assending	Computed Distances from the Mississippi assending
	Side	yds.	Ms.	Ms.	Total Ms.
To the Pompeys Tower 200 feet high & 400 yds. around in an open bottom	S. E.		9	508	2397
" " Tumbling Bluff	N. W.		12	520
" " Big Dry brook	N. W.	60	16	536
" " Pryors Creek in the big bend	S. E.	25	10	546	2435
" " Rock Creek	N. W.	18	5	551
" " Pryors River	S. E.	35	6	557	2446
" " Yellow Clifts	S. E.		9	566
" " Horse Creek	S. E.	20	10	576
" Clarks fork (the lodge where all dance)	S. E.	150	23	599	2487
" " Black bluffs opposit to the place ☞Capt. C. built 2 Canoes to ded.	S. E.		27	626	2514
" " Bluffs above the extencive open bottoms on the N W Side	N. W.		26	652
" " Rose Bud river	S. E.	40	6	658	2546
" " Dry Creek	N. W.	20	19	677
" " Muddy Creek	N. W.	15	16	693
" " Weasel Creek	S. E.	10	16	709
" " Brattens River	S. E.	25	10	719	2607
" " Otter River	N. W.	30	12	731	2638
" " Beaver river	S. E.	30	1/4	731 1/4
" " Thy Snaged Creek	S. E.	20	5 3/4	737
" " Rivers a Cross	both	28	10	747	2635
" " a small rapid not bad			24	771
" " Stinking Cabin Creek	S. E.	20	14	735
" " Shields River boald	N. W.	35	16	805
" " the foot of the Rocky Mountains covered with Snow 1 5 of July in Latd. 45°. 22′ 34″ North			16	817	2905

Note the distance by land from Clarks fork to the Mountain is only
120 miles. all the Streams falling in above Clarks fork are boald.

Portage from the River Rochejhone to the Head of the Missouri at the
three forks.

   

	Miles	Miles across from the Rochejhone
From the Rochejhone 2 miles below the Rocky Mountain on a Course nearly S 75° W. to the top of the dividing ridge which divides the wate[r]s of the rochejhone from those of the Missouri, passing up on the N. Side of portage run to the forks of the road the Country open, assent gentle	9

                 

	Miles	Miles across from the Rochejhone
To the Middle branch of the East fork of Galletins River takeing} the left hand road, this Stream running to the left	1/2	9 1/2
To a Gap in the Mountain passing up a Small branch on it's N.} Side with a gradual ascent Country open and the course nearly west	2 1/2	12
To the middle branch of the east fork of Galletins River passing} down on the N. Side of a branch crouded with beaver dams	3	15
To the three forks of the East fork of Galletins river passing on the S. Side	3	18
To the main fork of Galletins river passing through a leavel plain} N 78°. W	12	30
To the arm of the river which forms beaver Island, passing} through the island a leavel open plain on a course N. 70°. W. an emencity of Beaver dams &c. on each side	6	36
To Galletins River below the forks passing through an open} leavel plain on a course N. 78° W. on the S. Side of the R.	6	42
To the Missouri imediately below the three forks, Jeffersons} Madisons and Galletins Rivers on a Course N. 35°. W. through an open plain passing over 2 Small hills after crossing the river on its N. Side	6	48

Rout from the head of Jefferson River at the place we left the Canoes
to the mouth of Travellers rest on Clarks river on my rout in July 1806.

                       

From the forks where our Canoes were left in 1805 up the west} branch on an old Shoshone road about nine miles	9
To a Gap in the mountain which divides Willards Creek waters} from those of wisdom river on a course N. 30°. West	15
To the boiling Hot Spring in a vally near the 3 forks of Wisdom} river, crossed 2 forks of Wisdom river from the right hand	9
To Glade Creek passing Wisdom river and 6 large creeks from} a Snow toped Mountain to the west, passing a Spur of the mountain after crossing the last creek on a course N. 56° W		22
To the head of Glade Creek keeping on an old roade which} passes up on the N. Side	11
To Oatlashoot vally leaveing Glade Creek an[d] heading to our} right and passing over a dividing mountain which Seperates the waters of the Missouri from those of Clarks river	5
To the Middle fork of Clarks river from the left hand in Oat-} lashshoots Vally	8	79
To flour Camp Creek from the S. E.	10
To the West fork of Clarks river from the W.	10
To Scattered Creek from the East	38
To Travellers rest Creek from the west where the different roads} meet before the mountain is assended	23	81
		160

Note this rout is Generally leavel and firm and every par[t] of it will
afford a very good waggon road by removeing a fiew logs and cutting a
little on the hill Side.

Note The Indians inform us that there is an excellent road from
the 3 forks of the Missouri through a low gap in the mountains to the
East fork of Clarks river which passes down that fork to its junction
and up on the west Side of the main fork to Travellers rest Creek
which they travel with their families in 6 days the distance must be
about 150 miles, that added to 48 which is the portage from the River
Rochejhone is 198 miles which is 26 miles further than the rout by the
way of the falls of the Missouri.

One other rout from the river Rochejhone which is also a good one
but something further is from the head of the east fork of Galletins
River on a direct course to the mouth of Wisdom River and up that
river and Glade Creek and across to Clarks river in the Oatlashshoot
vally and from thence down that river to the Travellers rest Creek, at
which point all the roads in this quarter of the [world] appear to center
at the foot of those tremendious mountains the best and most direct
rout is by way of the falls of the Missouri and Travellers rest. Several
roads pass from the Missouri above the falls to Travellers rest Creek.

[The following, taken from the fragment designated by Coues
as Codex T, is in Clark's handwriting; we insert it here, as related
to the preceding fragment from Codex N. It should be
noted that this leaf called Codex T has been inserted in its
manila cover by the wrong edge; it begins to read at top of
p. 2 as thus inserted, and continues without break to the end
of p. 1.—Ed.]

[Blank space in MS.] Miles to the foot of the mountain where the
party were obliged to delay from the 9th of May to the 24 of June
for the snows of the mountains to subside sufficient to cross, and then
passed over snow for 60 Ms Generally from 3 to 6 or 8 feet deep quit[e]
Consolidated or Sufficiently so to bear a horse at the Enterance of the
Travellers rest on Clarks river Capt. Lewis & Clark seperated. Lewis
passed imediately to the falls of the Missouri on an old indian parth of
good road left a party at that place to prepare geer & wheels and proceeded
with 3 men to Explore a large N. fork of the Missouri called
Maria River and met with a party of Indians & was compelled to kill
2 of them. Clark with [blank space in MS.] men passed up Clarks

river and across the heads of several branches of the Missouri to the
place the canoes had been left on his outward bound journey at the
head of Jeffersons river, descended Jeffersons rivers to the 3 forks,
and sent on the canoes down the Missouri under the direction of a
Sergt. and proceded himself up Galitines River and passed over to the
river Rochejhon or Yellow rock river from the South in Latd. 45.22 N.
and made canoes of wood & Buffalow canoes & Decended that river
818 miles, to its junction with the Missouri 1880 miles from St. Louis.