September 18th.
Tuesday 1804—
Wind from the N W. we Set out early the
boat much
lightened, the wind a head proceed on verry Slowly (1)
Passed an Island about the middle of the river at 1 Mile this
Island
is about a Mile long, and has a great perpotion of red
Ceder on it,[31]
a Small Creek
comes in on the S. S. opposit the
head of the Island, proceeded on passed
many Sand bars and
Camped on the L. S. before night the wind being verry
hard
& a head all Day. the hunters Killed 10 Deer to day and a
Prarie wolf, had it all jurked & Skins Stretchd.
after Camping.
I walked on Shore Saw Goats, Elk, Buffalow, Black tail
Deer, & the Common Deer, I Killed a Prarie Wollf, about
the Size
of a gray fox bushey tail head & ears like a Wolf,
Some fur Burrows in
the ground and barks like a Small Dog.
What has been taken heretofore for
the Fox was those
Wolves, and no Foxes has been Seen; The large Wolves
are verry numourous, they are of a light colr. large
& has long
hair with Coarse fur.[32]
Some Goats
of a Different Kind wer Seen yesterday great
many Porcupin rabits &
Barking Squirils in this quarter.
Plumbs & grapes.
Course Distance
& refferences Sept. 19th.
| N. 50°
W. |
3 |
Miles to a pt. of wood on the
S. S. opposit is a Bluff
on L. S.
(1) |
| North |
4 |
Miles to the
Lower pt. of prospect Island opsd. the 3
rivers on the S. S. (2) |
| N. 30°
W. |
2 1/2 |
Miles to the Upper pt. of
the Island psd. the 3
rivers.
(2) |
| N. 43°. W. |
2 |
Miles
on the L. S. passd. a Creek (3) |
| N.
54°. W. |
3 |
Mls. to a pt. on the S. S. |
| N. 70°.
W. |
5 |
Mls to a Bluff on the L. S.
passed a Creek (4) |
| West - |
3
1/2 |
Mls. to a timber on the L. S. passed a
Creek (5) |
| N. 50°. W. |
3
1/4 |
Mls. to the Upper pt.
of an Island at the Commencemt of
the Big bend.
(6) |
|
26
1/4 |
|
