Clark: July 29, 1804

July 29th Sunday 1804 Sent a french man la Liberty with the Indian to
Otteaze Camp to invite the Indians to meet us on the river abovea
Dark rainey morning wind from the W. N. W.rained all the last nightSet
out at 5 oClock opposit the (1) Island, the bend to the right or S. S. is
within 20 feet of Indian Knob Creek, the water of this Creek is 5 feet
higher than that of the River. passed the Isld. we Stoped to Dine under
Some high Trees near the high land on the L. S. in a fiew minits Cought
three verry large Catfish (3) one nearly white, Those fish are in great
plenty on the Sides of the river and verry fat, a quart of Oile Came out
of the Surpolous fat of one of these fish (4) above this high land &
on the S. S. passed much falling timber apparently the ravages of a
Dreadfull harican which had passed obliquely across the river from N. W.
to S E about twelve months Since, many trees were broken off near the
ground the trunks of which were Sound and four feet in Diameter, (2) about
3/4 of a Me. above the Island on the S. S. a Creek corns in Called Boyers
R. this Creek is 25 yards wide, one man in attempting to Cross this Creek
on a log let his gun fall in, R. Fields Dived & brought it up
proceeded on to a Point on the S. S. and Camped.