Clark: June 16, 1804

16th June Satterday Set out at 7 oClock Proceed on N. 68°W. 21/2 ms.
passed a Isd. close on the S. S. at the lower point Drewer & Willard
had camped & had with them 2 bear & 2 Deer we took in the meat
& proceeded on. Some rain this morning West 2 Ms. pass an Isd on S. S.
& prarie, to a Belge of Snag Isd. L. S. a butifull extensive Prarie on
S. S. Hills to about 9 ms. distant. Mr. Mackey has Laid down the rems. of
an old fort in this Prarie, which I cannot find S 85 W. 1 me. along the
Isd. L. S.S 61° W alg L. S. 1 me. S 30° W, 3, ms. to pt. S. S.
opsd. an Isd. & head of the last S 40° W 1 me. S. S. Passed a verry
bad place where the Sand was moving constantly, I walked on Shore obsd.
fine high Bottom land on S. S. Camped late this evening.

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16th, June Satturday 1804 Set out at 7 oClock at about a mile 1/2 we Came
to the Camp of our hunters, they had two Bear & two Deer proceeded on
pass a Island on the S. S. a heavy rain came on & lasted a Short time,
we came to on the S. S. in a Prarie at the place where Mr. Mackey lay down
a old french fort, I could See no traces of a Settlement of any Kind, in
this plain I discovered a Kind of Grass resembling Timothey which appeared
well calculated for Hay, this Plain is verry extensive in the evening I
walked on the S. S. to see if any timber was Convt. to make Oars, which we
were much in want of, I found Som indifferent timber and Struck the river
above the Boat at a bad Sand bar the worst I had Seen which the boat must
pass or Drop back Several Miles & Stem a Swift Current on the opsd
Side of an Isd. the Boat however assended the middle of the Streem which
was diffucult Dangerious We Came to above this place at Dark and Camped in
a bad place, the misquitoes and Ticks are noumerous & bad.