Clark: June 24, 1804

24th, June Sunday Set out at half after Six. I joined the boat this morng
at 8 oClock (I will only remark that dureing the time I lay on the band
waiting for the boat, a large Snake Swam to the bank imediately under the
Deer which was hanging over the water, and no great distance from it, I
threw chunks and drove this Snake off Several times. I found that he was
So determined on getting to the meet I was Compelld to Kill him, the part
of the Deer which attracted this Snake I think was the milk from the bag
of the Doe.) I observed great quts. of Bear Signs, where they had passed
in all Directions thro the bottoms in Serch of Mulberries, which were in
great numbers in all the bottoms thro which our party passed.)

Passed the mouth of a Creek 20 yds. wide name Hay Cabbin Creek from camps
of Straw built on it came to about 1/2 me. above this Creek & jurked,
the meet killed yesterday and this morning Lattitude of this place 38° 37′
5″ N. Capt. Lewis walked on Shore & Killed a Deer, pass a bad part of
the river, on the S. S. the rocks projected into the river Some distance,
a Creek above Called Sharston Carta, in the evening we Passed thro betwen
two Sand bars at the head we had to raise the Boat 8 Inches together over,
Camped near the lower point of an Island on the L. Side, party in high
Spirrits. The Countrey on each Side of the river is fine interspersed with
Praries, in which imence herds of Deer is Seen, on the banks of the river
we observe numbers of Deer watering and feeding on the young willow,
Several Killed to day