May 25th. Friday 1804—
rain last night, river fall several inches, Set out
early psd.
Several Islands passed Wood River on the
Lbd. Side at 2
Miles passed [again] the Creek on the St. Side called
La
quevr [quiver] at 5 miles passed a [small] Creek (called R la
poceau) at 8 miles, opsc. an Isd. on the Lbd. Side, Camped at
the
mouth of a Creek called River a Chouritte, [La
Charrette],
above a Small french
Village of 7 houses and as many families,
[22]
settled at
this place to be conv
t. to hunt, & trade with the Indians,
here we met with M. Louisell, imedeately
down from
the Seeder [
Cedar] Isl
d. Situated in the Country of the Sciox
[
Sioux] 400 Leagues up he gave us a good Deel of information
[and] Some letters he informed us
that he Saw no
Indians on the river below the
Poncrars [
Poncaras].
[23]
Some
hard
rain this evening.
Course & Distance
25th
May
| West |
3 |
M s.
Stbd. Side passed Creek |
| N. 57°
W. |
5 |
Ms. Lbd. Side psd. Creek |
| N. 20°
W |
2 |
M s.to Mo: Chouritte
Creek |
|
10 |
& Village on the St.
Side. |
The people at this Village is pore, houses
Small, they sent
us milk & eggs to eat.
