Clark: August 28, 1804

28th August Tuesday, 1804 The wind blew hard last night one Indian Stayed
with us all night, Set out under a Stiff Breeze from S and proceedd on
passe a Willow Island at two miles Several Sand bars the river here is
wide & Shallow full of Sand barsThe High land appear to be
getting nearer to each other passed a Bluff containing Some white earth on
the L. S. below this Bluff for Some mile the Plain rises gradually to the
hight of the Bluff which is 70 or 80 foot, here the Indian boy left us for
his CampCapt Lewis & my Self much indisposed- I think from the
Homney we Substitute in place of bread, (or Plumbs) we proceeded on about
3 Miles higher and Camped below the Calumet Bluff in a Plain on the L. S.
to waite the return of Sergt Pryor & Mr. Durioun, who we Sent to the
Soues Camp from the mouth of R. Jacque, before we landed the French rund a
Snag thro their Perogue, and like to have Sunk, we had her on loaded, from
an examonation found that this Perogue was unfit for Service, &
Deturmined to Send her back by the Party intended to Send back and take
their Perogue, accordingly Changed the loads, Some of the loading was wet
wind blows hard from the South. J Shields & J. Fields joined they did
not overtake Shannon with the horses who is a head of us.

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28th August Tuesday 1804. Set out under a Stiff Breeze from the South and
proceeded on passd. a willow Island at 2 miles Several Sand bars, the
river wide & Shallow at 4 Miles passed a Short White Bluff of about 70
or 80 feet high, below this Bluff the Prarie rises gradually from the
water back to the Hight of the Bluff which is on the Larboard Side here
the Indian who was in the boat returned to the Sisouex Camp on the R
Jacque, Capt. Lewis & my Self much indisposed owing to Some Cause for
which we cannot account one of the Perogues run a Snag thro her and was
near Sinking in the opinions of the Crewwe came too below the
Calumet Bluff and formed a camp in a Butifull Plain near the foot of the
high land which rises with a gradual assent near this Bluff I observe more
timber in the valey & on the points than usialThe Perogue which
was injurd I had unloaded and the Loading put into the other Perogue which
we intended to Send back, the Perogue & changed the Crew after
examoning her & finding that She was unfit for Service deturmined to
Send her back by the party Some load which was in the Perogue much inju’d

The wind blew hard this after noon from the SouthJ. Shields &
J. Fields who was Sent back to look for Shannon & the Horses joined us
& informed that Shannon had the horses a head and that they Could not
over take him This man not being a first rate Hunter, we deturmined to
Send one man in pursute of him with Some Provisions.-