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Clark: September 20, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0000

Saturday 20th Septr. 1806 as three of the party was unabled to row from
the State of their eyes we found it necessary to leave one of our Crafts
and divide the men into the other Canoes, we left the two Canoes lashed
together which I had made high up the River Rochejhone, those Canoes we
Set a drift and a little after day light we Set out and proceeded on very
well. The Osage river very low and discharges but a Small quantity of
water at this time for so large a river. at meridian we passed the
enterance of the Gasconnade river below which we met a perogue with 5
french men bound to the Osarge Gd. village. the party being extreemly
anxious to get down ply their ores very well, we Saw Some cows on the bank
which was a joyfull Sight to the party and Caused a Shout to be raised for
joy at ____ P M we Came in Sight of the little french Village called
Charriton the men raised a Shout and Sprung upon their ores and we soon
landed opposit to the Village. our party requested to be permited to fire
off their Guns which was alowed & they discharged 3 rounds with a
harty Cheer, which was returned from five tradeing boats which lay opposit
the village. we landed and were very politely received by two young Scotch
men from Canada one in the employ of Mr. Aird a Mr. ____ and the other Mr.
Reed, two other boats the property of Mr. Lacomb & Mr. ____ all of
those boats were bound to the Osage and Ottoes. those two young Scotch
gentlemen furnished us with Beef flower and Some pork for our men, and
gave us a very agreeable supper. as it was like to rain we accepted of a
bed in one of their tents. we purchased of a Citizen two gallons of
Whiskey for our party for which we were obliged to give Eight dollars in
Cash, an imposition on the part of the Citizen. every person, both French
and americans Seem to express great pleasure at our return, and
acknowledged them selves much astonished in Seeing us return. they
informed us that we were Supposed to have been lost long Since, and were
entirely given out by every person &c.

Those boats are from Canada in the batteaux form and wide in perpotion to
their length. their length about 30 feet and the width 8 feet &
pointed bow & Stern, flat bottom and rowing Six ores only the
Skeneckeity form. those Bottoms are prepared for the navigation of this
river, I beleive them to be the best Calculated for the navigation of this
river of any which I have Seen. they are wide and flat not Subject to the
dangers of the roleing Sands, which larger boats are on this river. the
American inhabitants express great disgust for the govermt of this
Teritory. from what I can lern it arises from a disapmt. of getting all
the Spanish Grants Confirmed-. Came 68 ms. to day.

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Clark: September 21, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0000

Sunday 21st Septr. 1806 rose early this morning Colected our men Several
of them had axcepted of the invitation of the Citizens and visited their
families. at half after 7 A. M we Set out. passed 12 canoes of Kickapoos
assending on a hunting expedition. Saw Several persons also Stock of
different kind on the bank which reviv’d the party very much. at 3 P M we
met two large boats assending. at 4 P M we arived in Sight of St. Charles,
the party rejoiced at the Sight of this hospital village plyed thear ores
with great dexterity and we Soon arived opposit the Town, this day being
Sunday we observed a number of Gentlemen and ladies walking on the bank,
we Saluted the Village by three rounds from our blunderbuts and the Small
arms of the party, and landed near the lower part of the town. we were met
by great numbers of the inhabitants, we found them excessively polite. we
received invitations from Several of those Gentlemen a Mr. Proulx, Taboe,
Decett, Tice Dejonah & Quarie and several who were pressing on us to
go to their houses, we could only visit Mr. Proulx and Mr. Deucett in the
course of the evening. Mr. Querie under took to Supply our party with
provisions &c. the inhabitants of this village appear much delighted
at our return and seem to vie with each other in their politeness to us
all. we Came only 48 miles today. the banks of the river thinly Settled
&c.

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Clark: September 22, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0000

Monday 22nd of Sept. 1806 This morning being very wet and the rain Still
Continueing hard, and our party being all Sheltered in the houses of those
hospitable people, we did not think proper to proceed on untill after the
rain was over, and continued at the house of Mr. Proulx. I took this
oppertunity of writeing to my friends in Kentucky &c. at 10 A M. it
seased raining and we Colected our party and Set out and proceeded on down
to the Contonemt. at Coldwater Creek about 3 miles up the Missouri on it’s
Southern banks, at this place we found Colo. Hunt & a Lieut Peters
& one Company of Artillerists we were kindly received by the Gentlemen
of this place. Mrs. Wilkinson the Lady of the Govr. & Genl. we wer
Sorry to find in delicate health.

we were honored with a Salute of ____ Guns and a harty welcom at this
place there is a publick Store kept in which I am informed the U. S have
60000$ worth of indian Goods

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Clark: September 24, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0000

Wednesday 24th of September 1806 I sleped but little last night however we
rose early and Commencd wrighting our letters Capt. Lewis wrote one to the
presidend and I wrote Govr. Harrison & my friends in Kentucky and Sent
of George Drewyer with those letters to Kohoka & delivered them to Mr.
Hays &. we dined with Mr. Chotoux to day, and after dinner went to a
Store and purchased Some Clothes, which we gave to a Tayler and derected
to be made. Capt Lewis in opening his trunk found all his papers wet, and
Some Seeds spoiled

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Clark: September 25, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0000

Thursday 25th of Septr. 1806 had all of our Skins &c. Suned and Stored
away in a Storeroom of Mr. Caddy Choteau. payed Some visits of form, to
the gentlemen of St. Louis. in the evening a dinner & Ball

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Clark: September 26, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:38:00 +0000

Friday 26th of September 1806 a fine morning we commenced wrighting &c.

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Clark: September 14, 1806

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Sunday 14th Sept. 1806 Set out early and proceeded on very well. this
being the part of the Missouri the Kanzas nation resort to at this Season
of the year for the purpose of robbing the perogues passing up to other
nations above, we have every reason to expect to meet with them, and
agreeably to their Common Custom of examining every thing in the perogues
and takeing what they want out of them, it is probable they may wish to
take those liberties with us, which we are deturmined not to allow of and
for the Smallest insult we Shall fire on them. at 2 P.M. a little below
the lower of the old Kanzas Village we met three large boats bound to the
Yanktons and Mahars the property of Mr. Lacroy, Mr. Aiten & Mr. Coutau
all from St. Louis, those young men received us with great friendship and
pressed on us Some whisky for our men, Bisquet, Pork and Onions, &
part of their Stores, we continued near 2 hours with those boats, makeing
every enquirey into the state of our friends and Country &c. those men
were much affraid of meeting with the Kanzas. we Saw 37 Deer on the banks
and in the river to Day 5 of which we killed those deer were Meager. we
proceeded on to an Island near the middle of the river below our
encampment of the 1st of July 1804 and encamped haveing decended only 53
miles to day. our party received a dram and Sung Songs untill 11 oClock at
night in the greatest harmoney.

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Clark: September 15, 1806

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Monday 15th of September 1806 we set out early with a Stiff Breeze a head
saw Several deer Swiming the river soon after we Set out. at 11 A.M.
passed the enterance of the Kanzas river which was very low, about a mile
below we landed and Capt Lewis and my Self assended a hill which appeared
to have a Commanding Situation for a fort, the Shore is bold and rocky
imediately at the foot of the hill, from the top of the hill you have a
perfect Command of the river, this hill fronts the Kanzas and has a view
of the Missouri a Short distance above that river. we landed one time only
to let the men geather Pappaws or the Custard apple of which this Country
abounds, and the men are very fond of. we discovered a Buck Elk on a Small
Island, and sent the 2 fields and Shannon in pursute of it they Soon Came
up with and killed the Elk, he was large and in fine order we had his
flesh Secured and divided. as the winds were unfabourable the greater part
of the day we only decended 49 Miles and encamped a Short distance Above
Hay Cabin Creek we are not tormented by the Musquetors in this lower
portion of the river, as we were above the river plat and as high up as
the Rochejhone and for a fiew miles up that river, and above its enterance
into the Missouri. we passd Some of the most Charming bottom lands to day
and the uplands by no means bad, all well timberd. the weather
disagreeably worm and if it was not for the constant winds which blow from
the S. and S E. we Should be almost Suficated Comeing out of a northern
Country open and Cool between the Latd. Of 46° and 49° North in which we
had been for nearly two years, rapidly decending into a woody Country in a
wormer Climate between the Latds. 38°& 39° North is probably the Cause
of our experiencing the heat much more Senceable than those who have
Continued within the parralel of Latitude.

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Clark: September 16, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:59 +0000

Tuesday 16th September 1806 we Set out early this morning and proceded on
tolerably well the Day proved excessively worm and disagreeable, So much
So that the men rowed but little, at 10 A M we met a large tradeing
perogue bound for the Panias we continued but a Short time with them. at
11 A. M we met young Mr. Bobidoux with a large boat of six ores and 2
Canoes, the licenes of this young man was to trade with the Panias Mahars
and ottoes reather an extroadanary a license for young a man and without
the Seal of the teritory anexed, as Genl. Wilkensons Signeture was not to
this instrement we were Somewhat doubtfull of it. Mr. Browns Signeture we
were not acquainted with without the Teritorial Seal. we made Some
enquireys of this young man and Cautioned him against prosueing the Steps
of his brother in attempting to degrade the American Charector in the eyes
of the Indians. we proceeded on to an Island a little above our encampment
of the 16th & 17th of June 1804 haveing Came 52 miles only to day.

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Clark: September 17, 1806

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:37:59 +0000

Wednesday 17th September 1806 We Set out as usial early pass the Island of
the little Osage Village which is considered by the navigater of this
river to be the worst place in it. at this place water of the Missouri is
confined between an Island and the S E main Shore and passes through a
narrow chanel for more than 2 miles which is crouded with Snags in maney
places quite across obligeing the navigater to pica, his passage between
those Snags as he can, in maney places the current passing with great
velocity against the banks which cause them to fall &c. at 11 A.M. we
met a Captain McClellin late a Capt. of Artily of the U States Army
assending in a large boat. this gentleman an acquaintance of my friend
Capt. Lewis was Somewhat astonished to See us return and appeared rejoiced
to meet us. we found him a man of information and from whome we received a
partial account of the political State of our Country, we were makeing
enquires and exchangeing answers &c. untill near mid night. this
Gentleman informed us that we had been long Since given out by the people
of the U S Generaly and almost forgotton, the President of the U. States
had yet hopes of us; we received some civilities of Capt. McClellin, he
gave us Some Buisquit, Chocolate Sugar & whiskey, for which our party
were in want and for which we made a return of a barrel of corn & much
obliges to him. Capt. McClellin informed us that he was on reather a
speculative expedition to the confines of New Spain, with the view to
entroduce a trade with those people. his plan is to proceede up this river
to the Entcrance of the river platt there to form an establishment from
which to trade partially with the Panas & Ottoes, to form an
acquaintance with the Panias and provail Some of their principal Chiefs to
accompany him to Santa Fee where he will appear in a stile calculated to
atract the Spanish government in that quarter and through the influence of
a handsome present he expects to be promited to exchange his merchindize
for Silver & gold of which those people abound. he has a kind of
introductory Speach from Govr. Wilkinson to the Panias and Ottoes and a
quantity of presents of his own which he purposes distributing to the
Panias and ELeatans with a view to gain their protection in the execution
of his plans, if the Spanish Governmt. favour his plans, he purposes
takeing his merchendize on mules & horses which Can easily be procured
of the panias, to Some point convenient to the Spanish Settlements within
the Louisiana Teritory to which place the inhabitants of New mexico may
meet him for the purpose of trade &c. Capt McClellins plan I think a
very good one if strictly prosued &c.

we Sent 5 hunters a head with directions to halt below Grand river and
hunt untill we arived which would be in the morning. This day proved
worme. we decended only 30 miles to day and encamped 4 miles above Grand
river on S E. Side.

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