26th August Sunday 1804.—
(Joined the Boat at 9 oClock A.M.) after jurking the meat
Killed yesterday and prepareing the Elk Skins for a Toe
Roape, we
Set out Leaveing Drewyer & Shannon to hunt the
horses which was lost
with directions to follow us keeping on
the high lands.
proceeded
on passed a clift of White and Blue or Dark
Earth of 2 miles in extent on
the L. S. and camped on a Sand
bar opposed the old village Called Pitite Arc. a Small Creek
falls into the river 15 yds. wide below the Village on the Same
Side L. S.[2]
this Village was
built by a Indian Chief of the
Maha nation by the name of Petite Arc (or
little Bow) displeasd
with
the Great Chief of that nation (Black Bird) Seperated
with 200 men and built a village at this
place after his
death the two Villages joined, apt.
Pat. Gass a Sergt.vice
Floyd Deceased.
Great
qts. of Grapes, Plumbs of three Kinds, 2 yellow and
large one of which is long and a 3rd kind round &
red all well
flavored, perticularly the yellow sort.
Course Distance & refrs. Augt. 26th.
| S. 66°
W. |
2 |
Mls. to a Sand bar Makeing
out from the S. S. |
| N. 82
W. |
7 |
Mls. to a pt. of Willows on the S. S. passed an Island on
S. S. and
large Sand bar on both Sides of the river and
Camped opposit the mouth of
Arc Creek—the river
below
wide. |
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9 |
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