Clark: June 9, 1804

9th of June Satterday Set out early, water verry Swift got fast on a log,
detained us 1/4 hour Hard rain last night. N 39° W 31/2 Ms. to a pt. on
the S. S. opposit the Commencement of the 1st Prarie, Called Prarie of the
Arrows,1 the river at this place about 300 yds. Wide passed a Small Creek,
Arrow Creek 8 yds. wide L. Sd. the Current exceedingly Strong

N 34° E 2 ms. to the Belg of a Small Island Situated on the L. Sd. Passed
the mo. of Arrow Creek N 83°W 11/2 ms. to a pt on L. S. opposit Black bird
C Small passed the head of the Isd. & a small Willow one to the L. S.
(Os merdn. altd. back obsvn. 37 00′ 00) N. 39° W 2 Ms. to a pt. of High
Land on the L. Side opst. a pt. on St. S. River about 350 yds. wide at
this pt. a Wind from the S at 4 oClock (Handson Sutn) on the High pt. a
prarie & Small Lake below N 32° E 31/2 Ms. to a pt. on L. S. passed an
Isld. in the mid Rin passing up on the S. S. opsd. the Isd. the
Sturn of the boat Struck a log which was not proceiveable the Curt. Struck
her bow and turn the boat against Some drift & Snags which below with
great force; This was a disagreeable and Dangerous Situation, particularly
as immense large trees were Drifting down and we lay imediately in their
Course,Some of our men being prepared for all Situations leaped
into the water Swam ashore with a roap, and fixed themselves in Such
Situations, that the boat was off in a fiew minits, I can Say with
Confidence that our party is not inferior to any that was ever on the
waters of the Missoppie we Crossed to the Island and Camped, our hunters
lay on the S. S. the wind from the S. W. the river continue to rise Slowly
Current excessive rapidThe Countrey on the S. S. high bottom &
Delghtfull land that on the L. S. is up land or hills of from 50 to 100
foot higher than the bottom & a thinly wooded, Countrey, Lands
tolerably Good; Comminced raining at 5 oClock and continued by intervales
the greater part of the night. We discovered that one of our French hands
had a Conpt.We Commsd Doctering, I hope the Success in this case,
usial to

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9th of June 1804 Satturday a fair morning, the River rise a little we got
fast on a Snag Soon after we Set out which detained us a Short time passed
the upper Point of the Island Several Small Chanels running out of the
River below a Bluff & Prarie (Called the Prariee of Arrows) where the
river is confined within the width of 300 yds. Passed a Creek of 8 yds.
wide Called Creek of Arrows, this Creek is Short and heads in the Praries
on the L. S. passed a Small Creek Called Blackbird Creek S. S. and One
Islands below & a Prarie above on the L. S. a Small Lake above the
Prarieopposit the Lower point of the 2d. Island on the S. S. we had
like to have Stove our boat, in going round a Snag her Stern Struck a log
under Water & She Swung round on the Snag, with her broad Side to the
Current expd. to the Drifting timber, by the active exertions of our party
we got her off in a fiew Mints. without engerey and Crossed to the Island
where we Campd. our hunters lay on the S. S. the Perogue Crossed without
Seeing them & the banks too uncertain to Send her over- Some wind from
the S accompanied with rain this eveningThe Lands on the S. S. is a
high rich bottom the L. S. appears oven and of a good quallity runing
gradually to from fifty to 100 foot.