Clark: July 15, 1804

July 15th Sunday 1804. a heavy fog this morning which Detained us untill 7
oClock, put Drewyer Sgt. Floyd on Shore, at 9 I took two Men and went on
Shore, with a view to Kill Some elk, passed thro open plains, and barroney
lands Crossed three butifull Small Streams of water, Saw great quantity of
Cherres Plums, Grapes & Berries of Difft. Kinds, the lands Generally
of a good quallity, on the Streams the wood escapes the fire, at about 7
miles I Struck the river at the mouth Ne ma har Creek about 40 yds wide,
near this Creek on a high part of the Prarie I had a extensive View of the
river & Countrey on both Sides. on S. a contnuation of the plain as
far as I could See, on the N. a bottom Prarie of about 5 ms. wide & 18
or 20 long, hills back of this Plain. I Swam across the Creek and waited
for the Boat about three miles above, we camped opsd. an Island.

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July 15th, Sunday a heavy Fog this morning prevented our Setting out
before 7 oClock, at nine I took two men and walked on the L. S. I crossed
three butifull Streems of runnig water heading in the Praries on those
Streem the lands verry fine covered with pea Vine & rich weed the high
Praries are also good land Covered with Grass entirely void of timber
except what grows on the water, I proceeded on thro those praries Several
miles to the mouth of a large Creek on the L. S. called (2) Ne ma har this
is a Small river, about 100 yds. above the mouth it is 40 yards wide, at
the mouth (as all other Creeks & rivers falling into the Missourie
are) much narrower than a little distance up. after continueing at the
mouth of this Creek about an hour, I Swam across and proceeded on about 3
miles and halted to wate for the boat, which was Some distance belowIn
all this days march thro woods & Praries, I only Saw three Deer &
3 fawnsI had at one part of the Prarie a verry extensive view of
all the Countrey around up and down the river a Considerable distance, on
the Larbd. Sd. one Continul Plain, on the S. S. Some timber on the bank of
the river, for a Short distance back of this timber is a bottom Plain of
four or five miles back to the hills and under the hills between them
& the river this plain appeared to extend 20 or 30 miles, those Hills
have but little timber, and the Plain appears to Continu back of themI
Saw Great quantities of Grapes, Plums, or 2 Kinds wild Cherries of 2
Kinds, Hazelnuts, and Goosberries.

we Camped in a point of woods on the Larboard S. opsd. a large Island.