July 29th. Sunday 1804—
Sent a french man la Liberty with the Indian to Otteauze
Camp to envite
the Indians to meet us on the river above.
a Dark rainey morning wind from
the W. N. W. rained all
the last night. Set out at 5 oClock opposit the
(I) Island,
the bend to the right or S. S. within 20 feet of Indian knob
Creek, the water of this Creek is 5 feet higher than that of
the
River. passed the Isld. we stoped to Dine under Some
high Trees near the
high land on the L. S. in a fiew minits
Cought three verry large Cat fish (3) one nearly white, those
fish are in great
plenty on the Sides of the river and verry
fat, a quart of Oile Came out
of the surpolous fat of one of
those fish (4) above this high land &
on the S. S. passed
much falling timber apparently the ravages of a
Dreddfull
harican which had passed oblequely across the river from N.
W. to S. E. about twelve months Since, many trees were
broken off
near the ground the trunks of which were sound
and four feet in Diameter,
(2) about 3/4 of a M1. above the
Island on the S. S. a
Creek coms in Called Boyers R. this
Creek is 25 yards wide, one man in
attempting to cross
this Creek on a log let his gun fall in, R. Fields
Dived &
brought it up proceeded on to a Point on the S. S. and
Camped.
Course Distance & Refrs. July 29th
| North |
3/4 |
of a
Mile on the L. S. an Island on the right of the
Course
(I) |
| N. 80° W. |
1/2 |
Ml. to a pt. on the L. Side passed Bowyers
Creek S. S. (2) |
| N. 85°
W. |
2 |
Ms. to a Wood in a bend on
the L. S. below a
Hill |
| North |
3/4 |
Ml. on the S. S. (3) |
| N. 11°
E. |
3 1/2 |
Ms. to a tree in the bend
S. S. pased a Harican (4) |
| N. 70 W. |
2
1/2 |
to a point of wood on the S. S. Camped S.
S. |
|
10 |
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