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July 19th Thursday 1804—

Set out early passed between two small Islands, one in the
Middle of the river, the other close on the L. S. opposit a
prarie S. S. called (1) by the french Four le tourtre. The Bakers
oven Islands, passed (2) Some high clift 4 1/2 Miles above
the Islands on the L. S. of yellow earth passed Several Sand
bars, that [were] wide and at one place verry Shallow (two
Small butifull runs falls into the river near each other at this
Clift, a Deer Lick 200 yards up the Lowest of those runs
head at no great distance in the plains and pass thro: Scirts
[skirts] of timber to the river. In my walk on Shore I found
Some ore in the bank above those runs which I take to be
Iron ore. (3) at this place the Side of the hills has sliped
about half way into [the river for 3/4 of a Mile forming a Clift
from the top of the hill above. In the first bend to the right
passed a Small Island a Sand bar opposit, worthey of remark
as We approach this great River Platt the Sand bars much
more numerous and the quick or moveing Sands much worst
than they were below at the places where Praries approach the
river, it is verry wide those places being much easier to wash
& under mine than the Wood Land's'. (4) passed a Willow

Isd. situated near the middle of the river, and a large Sand
makeing out from the S. S. a Deep bend to the L. S. we
camped at the head of this Island on the Starboard Side of it,[73]
Hunters Killed Two Deer. Saw great numbers of young
Gees, River falling a little.

Course Distance & refrs. July 19th

               

North	1/4	of a Ml to Lowr. pt. of a Isd. L. S. (I)
N 10° W	1 1/4	Ms. to pt. on L. S. sand bar psd. Isd. (1)
N. 45° W	1	Ml. on the L. S. a sand bar on S. S.
N 85° W.	2	Ms. to pt. on S. S. opsd. High land (2)
N 82° W.	3/4	Ml. to the Mo: of a run in bend L. S. (3)
N 13° W.	2 1/2	Ms to pt. L. S. psd. sliped bank (3) (a Island on S. S. a run L S.
N 54° W.	3	Ms. to a pt. on S. S. opsd. Some Clifts passd. a Wil° Isd. in a Deep bend on the L. S. a Sand bar S. S. (4)
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