14th. June Thursday—
We Set out at 6
oClock, after a thick fog passed thro: a
narrow pass on the S. S. which
forms a large Isd. opposit the
upper point of this
Island on the L. S. is one of the worst
quick or moveing sand bars Which I
have Seen, notwithstanding
all our
precaustons to Clear the Sands and pass
between them (which was the way we
were compd. to pass, from
the immence Current &
falling banks on the S. S.) the Boat
Struck the point of one from the
active exertions of the
men, prevented her turning, if She had turned she
must have
overset. We met a Causseu [Cajaux, or
raft—Ed.] from the
Pania [Paunee] on the
River Platt, we detained 2 hours with
a view of engageing one of the hands
to go to the Pania nation
with a view to get those people to meet us on
the river, (I
went out & Shot a Deer) We passed a high land, &
clay
bluff on the S. S. Called the Snake bluff from the number of
Snakes about this place, we passed a Creek above the Bluff
about 18
yds. wide, this Creek is Called Snake Creek,[45]
a bad
Sand
bar just below, which we found Dificullty in passing &
Campd. above, our Hunters came in. George Drewyer, gives
the
following act. of a Pond, & at abt.
5 Miles below here S. S.
Passed a Small Lake in which there was many Deer
feeding.
he heard in this Pond a Snake makeing goubleing noises like
a turkey. he fired his gun & the noise was increased, he
has
heard the indians mention this Species of Snake, one
Frenchman gives a
Similar account
Course & Distance June 14th..
| S. 33°
W |
2 |
Ms. to Lowr. pt. on an Isd. S.
S. |
| S. 60° W |
1 |
Ml. thro: a chanil on S. S. |
| S. 70°
W |
2 |
Ms. to pt.
L. S. passed a bad Sand |
| S. 5
E |
3 |
Ms. to a pt. on S. S. passed a Creek S.
S. |
|
8 |
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