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4th September Tuesday 1804.—

a verry Cold Wind from the S. S. E. we Set out early and
proceeded on [to] the Mouth of a Small Creek in a bend to
the L. S. Called White lime, at 1 1/2 Miles higher up passed a
large Creek on the L. S. Called R. au Platte or White Paint[17]
between those two Creeks (the latter of which is abt. 30 yds.
Wide) we passed under a Bluff of red Ceeder, at 4 Mls.. 1/2
passed the mouth of the River Que Courre (rapid R) on the
L. S. and Came to a Short distance above, this River is 152

yards Wide at the Mouth & 4 feet Deep Throwing out Sands
like the Platt, (only Corser) forming bars in its mouth. I
went up this river three Miles to a butifull Plain on the upper
Side where the Panias once had a Village this River widens
above its mouth and is divided by sands and Islands, the
Current verry rapid, not navagable for evin Canoes without
Great dificuelty owing to its Sands; the colour like that of
the Plat is light, the heads of this river is not known [in the
Black Mountns & waters a hilly country of indifferent soil] it
coms into the Missourie from the S. W. by West, and I am
told that i[t]s Gen1. Course Some distance up is parrelel with
the Missourie.

Course Dists & refrs. the 4th of Septr.

           

S. 5°. W.	1 1/2	Ml. to the Mo. of a Creek on the L. S. below a Ceeder Clift.
S. 35°.	1 1/2	Mls. to the Mo. of White Paint River on the L. S. Passing under a Ceeder Clift.
West	3	Mls. to the Upper pt. of Wood on the L. S. opsd. a Bluff of bluish Clay, a Sd. bar L. S.
N. 72° W.	1 1/4	Mls. to a Mound on the L. S. a Bluff on the S. S. several Sand bars in the river
West	3/4	Ml. to the Mouth of the river Que Courre on the L. S. the hills leave the river on the S. S. river Crouded with Sand bars, & wind hard.
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[At the end of Codex B, written on the inside of the cover,
is the following memorandum:]

U S. Due 4° Sept. 1804

       

	$
John Potts as p[er Duebill	20.5
Thos. P. Howard	8.10
Alexander Willard	13.55

☞after this I will put the Course Destance & refferences of
each day first and remks. after.

Course Dists. & Refrs.—Septr. 5th.

           

N. 85°. W.	2	Mls. to a Willow pt. on the S. S. a Bluff opsd.
N. 35°. W.	3	Mls. to a high part of a Bluff on the S. S. a large Isld. Called Pania Isd. in Middle of the river.
N. 58° W.	3 1/2	to a Creek on the S. S. psd. the Isd at 1 Ml. a Sand bar makeing from it. Poncarar [Ponca] River opposit on the L. S. 30 yds.
West	3 1/2	Mls. to the Lower point of a large Island near the L. Side (1)
N. 70°. W.	1 3/4	Mls. to the right Side of the Sd. Island to the head passed a Willow Isd. & a Sand bar
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