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21st.. June Thursday—

The river rose 3 Inches last night after the Bows man
Peter Crousat viewed the water on each Side of the Island
which presented a most unfavourable prospect of Swift water

over rolling Sands which rored like an immense falls, we concluded
to assend on the right Side, and with much dificuelty,
with the assistance of a long Cord or Tow rope, & the anchors,
we got the Boat up without any further dang. than Braking
a Cabbin window & loseing Some oars which were Swong
under the windows, passed four Isds.. to day two large & two
Small, behind the first large Island two Creeks mouth, called
Eue-bert [Hubert][50] Creek & River & Isd. the upper of those
Creeks head against the Mine River & is large, passed a
verry remarkable bend in the River to the S. forming an
accute angle, the high lands come to the river on the S. S.
opposit the upper large Island, this Isd. is formed by a narrow
chanel thro. the Pt. of the remarkable bend just mentiond. below
this Isd. on the L. S. is a Counter Current of about a
mile. passed between several Small Islands Situated near the
L. Side and camped above on the Same Side. Two men Sent
out to hunt this evening brought in a Buck & a pore Turkey.

at Sunset the atmespier presented every appearance of wind,
Blue & White Streeks centiring at the Sun as She disappeared
and the Clouds Situated to the S. W. Guilded in the most
butifull manner.

The Countrey and Lands on each Side of the river is
various as useal, and may be classed as follows, viz: the low
or overflown points or bottom land, of the groth of Cotton
& Willow, the 2nd.. or high bottom of rich furtile Soile of the
groth of Cotton, Walnut, Som ash, Hackberry, Mulberry,
Lynn [Linden] & Sycamore. the third or high Lands rises
gradually from the 2nd.. bottom (except whin it Coms to the
river then from the river) about 80 or 100 foot roleing back
Supplied with water (the small rivers of which loses themselves
in the bottom land) and are covered with a variety of timber
Such as Oake of different Kinds Blue ash, Walnut &c. &c. as
far as the Praries, which I am informed lie back from the river,
at Some places near & others a great Distance

Course & Distance June 21st.. 1804

               

S. 77° W.	2 1/2	Ms. along S. S. psd. the hd. of a lg Isd. L. S.
N. 30° E,	1 1/2	Ms. pt. L. S. psd. a cl. Low pt. Isd. on L. S. (1)
North,	1	Ml. along the Larboard Side
N 18° W	1/2	Ml. do do do
N 84° W	1/2	Ml. do do do
S. 80° W,	3/4	Ml. do do  psd. Sevl. Sm. Isds. L. S.
S. 35 W	3/4	Ml. do do psd. do do do
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