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Show ... ' JOURNAL. and brought with them a handsome horse, which they had found astray. They also brought a bear, ·which they had killed. J1fonday lS~h. vVe remained here all day ; and cur hunters killed five deet and a bear. On the south ~ide there is hig! .- land and a long prairie ; on the l1otth the land is level and well timbered, with ash, sugar tree, black walnut, buck-eye-,, cm:ton wood and some other ti·mber. Tuesday l9tlz. We pa5sed Tabo creek on the south side, and a small creek on the north ; and encamped on the south side opposite a s1nall lake about two maes distant. T.Yednesday 20111. At five in the morning we conti· nued our voyage, passed Tiget· creek, u large creek that flows i:1 from the north, and encamped on an ishmu. The lalld along here is good on both sides of the river. 0 n the 2.1 st '"e harl rapid water, and for about a mile had to warp up our boo.1t by a rope. A creek called Du Beau or Du Bois, falls in on the south side behind an island.. \Ve encan1ped in the evening on. the south sic;le. Friday 22nd. It rained hard from fon'r to seven h1 the morning, when we continued our voyf.lge. About 12, one of our men went out and killed a large bear. \Ve encamped at a hanrlsome prairie on the south. side opposite a larf;e creek, called the } il'e-prairie,. and which is 60 yards wide. Satu1·day 23'rd. vVe set out at five in the morning· ; at 1·2 the wind blew so strong down the rin!r that we were unable to proceed, and ·we encampe.d un an. .island and inspected the arms and ammunition.Captain Clarke went out with one of the tnen and did not r•eturn this eveniag. Sunday 24th. \ V e had a fine morning·, embarked at five and pursued our voyage : at nine Captain Chrke ca~ne tC:l us aud brought witll him two d~er JOURNAL. 19' :and a bear . \Ve passed a creek on ~.he south side called Depie. At 12 we stopped to Jlrk our n1eat, and aguin pror:eedcd at two ; passed a creek on the north side and encamped 011 the ~outh bank of the r iver.* ftfonday 25th. The morning was fo_g,gy a?d at se .. vcn o'clock we pursue<l our voyage. I he nver here is narrow with high land on the south side . We pas .. sed a ·creek on the south side calkcl L abenile, and en· camped on an island. Tuesday 26th. \ Ve ern barked and set, out at five o'clock in the mol'nlng ; passed a creek on the south sicle ' called "Blue-water. This afternoon we had so.m e difl1culty in passing a sandbat·, the tow-rope havmg broke ; but by the exer6ons ~f those on board, the boat \V0S brought to shore without in jury. VVe encamped on the south side on a point at the confluence ~f the Canzan, or Kanzas rivet· with the Missouri. It wa·s agreed to remai11 here during the 27th and 28th where ~e pitched our tents anrl built bowers in front of thc1n. Canzan or Kanzas, is 230 yards and a quarter wid€, and navigable to a great distance. Our hunters killed 4 deer, and a young lrolf, and caught another alive. In the afternoon of the 29th we a gain proceeded on om· voyage, and encamped on the north sicleofthe ri ver. Sa.tu1·day 30th. The clay was dear and we continued our voyage ; found high land on both sides of the river ; and passed a large creek on the north ~id e, €ailed Platt, fifty yards wide. We broke o~r m as.t and encam.ped on the south side, where there wct·e the most sr-gns of game I ever saw. Sunday 1st, July, 1804·. We set out at five in tl--.e morning, and hav:ng advanced 12 miles, encamped on • J il'l.( is meat cut into small pieces ancl dried in the sun er by a fi1·e. The l ntlians cure and J.?reserve theil' meat in this way without salt. |
