Sept. 12th. Wednesday
1804—
A Dark Cloudy Day the wind hard from the N. W. We
Passed (1) a Island in the middle of the river at the head of
which
we found great dificuelty in passing between the Sand
bars the Water Swift
and Shallow, it took 3/4 of the day to
make one mile, we Camped on the L.
S. opsd. a Village of
Barking Prarie Squirels
I
walked out in the morn:g and Saw Several Villages of
those little animals,
also a great number of Grous & 3 Foxes,
and observed Slate & Coal
Mixed, Some verry high hills on
each Side of the river. rain a little all
day.
Course Distance and refferences Septr. 13th.
| N. 45°. E. |
1
1/2 |
Mls. on the L. S. a Sand bar Makeing
out. |
| N. 30°. E. |
1 |
Ml. on the L. Side. |
| N. 60°.
W. |
1 |
Ml. on the L. S. to a
Clift. |
| N. 64°. W. |
2
3/4 |
Mls. on the L. S. to the Commencement of a
wood
passing under a Bluff of Slate & Coal, & a Sand
bar
opposit. |
| North |
1 3/4 |
Mls. to a pt. of high Land on the S. S.
passd. Sand bars
on both Sides,
Shallow |
| N. 10°.
W. |
4 |
Mls. to the lower pt. of a timber passing under a Bluff,
a Sand & Willow
Island on the L.
S. |
|
12 |
|
