Clark: June 17, 1804

June 17 1804 Rope walk Camp The Current of the River at this place is a
Stick will float 48 poles 6 feet in the rapidest part in 23 Seconds,
further out is 34, Still further 657478 & 82 are the
Trials we have made.

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June 17 Sunday 1804 Cloudy Wind, S. E. Set out early S. 65° W 1 Me. Came
too to Make ores, and a Cord for a Toe Rope all this day imployed in
getting out Ores, & makeing for the use of the Boat out of a large
Cable rope which we have, G Drewyer Came up a Bear & 2 Deer, also a
fine horse which he found in the woods, Supposed to have been left by Some
war party from the osages, The Ticks are numerous and large and have been
trousom all the way and the Musquetors are beginning to be verry
troublesome, my Cold Continues verry bad the French higherlins Complain
for the want of Provisions, Saying they are accustomed to eat 5 & 6
times a day, they are roughly rebuked for their presumption, the Country
about abounds in Bear Deer & Elk and the S. S. the lands are well
timbered and rich for 2 ms. to a butifull Prarie which risies into hills
At 8 or 9 ms. backon the L. S a Prarie coms. on the bank which is
high and contines back rich & well watered as far

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June 17th Sunday 1804 (S. 65°W. me. S. Side-) Cloudy morning wind from the
S. E. we Set out early and proceeded on one mile & came too to make
oars, & repair our Cable & toe rope &c. &c. which was
necessary for the Boat & Perogues, Sent out Sjt. Pryor and Some men to
get ash timber for ores, and Set Some men to make a Toe Rope out of the
Cords of a Cable which had been provided by Capt Lewis at Pitts burg for
the Cable of the boatGeorge Drewyer our hunter and one man came in
with 2 Deer & a Bear, also a young Horse, they had found in the
Prarie, this horse has been in the Prarie a long time and is fat, I
suppose he has been left by Some war party against the Osage, This is a
Crossing place for the war partis against that nation from the Saukees,
Aiaouez, & Souix. The party is much aflicted with Boils and Several
have the Decissentary, which I contribute to the water

The Countrey about this place is butifull on the river rich & well
timbered on the S. S. about two miles back a Prarie coms. which is rich
and interspursud with groves of timber, the County rises at 7 or 8 miles
Still further back and is roleingon the L. S. the high lands &
Prarie Corns. in the bank of the river and Continus back, well watered and
abounds in Der Elk & Bear The Ticks & Musquetors are verry
troublesom.