August 15th, Wednesday, 1804.[17]
Camp three Miles N. E. of the Mahar Village
I went with ten men to a Creek Damed by the Beavers
about half way to the
Village, with Some small Willows &
Bark we made a Drag and hauled up
the Creek, and Cought
318 fish of different kind i.e. Pike, Bass, Salmon,
perch, red
horse, small cat, and a kind of perch Called Silver fish, on
the
Ohio. I cought a Srimp prosisely of Shape Size & flavour
of
those about N. Orleans & the lower part of the Mississippi
in this
Creek which is only the pass or Streight from [one—
Ed.] Beaver Pond to another, is Crouded with large Musstles
verry fat, Ducks, Plover of different kinds are on those
Ponds as
well as on the river. in my absence Capt. Lewis
Sent
Mr. Durione the Souix interpeter & three men to examine
a fire which threw up an emence Smoke from
the Praries
on the NE. Side of the River and at no great distance from
Camp. the Object of this party was to find Some Bands of
Seouex
which the intptr. thought was near the Smoke and get
them to come in. in the evening this Party returned and
informed,
that the fire arose from Some trees which had been
left burning by a small party of Seoux, who had passed
[
by
that place] Several Days. the wind Setting from
that point,
blew the Smoke from that p
t. over our
Camp. our party all
in health and Sperrits. The men Sent to the Ottoes
& in
pursute of the Deserter Reed has not yet returned or joined
our party.
