Clark: August 24, 1806

Sunday 24th August 1806 a fair morning we Set out as usial about Sunrise
and proceeded on untill 2 P M when the wind blew So hard from the N. W.
that we could not proceed came too on the S W. Side where we continued
untill 5 P.M. when the wind lay a little and we again proceeded on. at 8 a
M. we passed La-hoo-catts Island, opposit the lower point of this Island
on the S. W. Side near the top of the Bluff I observed a Stratea of White
stone I landed and examined it found it to be a Soft White Stone
containing very fine grit, when expd. to the Sun and become Dry this Stone
will Crumble the Clay of this bluff to the above and below is remarkably
Black. at half past 9 a.m. passed Good hope Island and at 11 a. m passed
Caution Island a Short distance below this Island we came too. Sent out a
hunter he Saw Several deer they were very wild and he returned without
haveing killed any, the deer on this pt. of the Missouri is mostly the
Mule or black tail Species. we Saw only 6 buffalow to day the Sieoux have
been laterly encamped on the river and have Secured the most of the game
opp. a large trail has passed on a derection to the enterance of the
Chyenne this probably is the trail of a war party. at 5 P.M. we proceeded
on a fiew miles and Encampd. on the gouge of the lookout bend of 20 miles
around and 3/4 through, a little above an old tradeing house and 4 miles
above of our outward bound encampment of the 1st of October 1804, haveing
made 43 miles to day.