Clark: May 22, 1804

Tuesday May 22nd delayed a Short time for the three french men who
returned and we Set out at 6 oClock a Cloudy morning rained Violently hard
last night Saw Several people on the bank to day & passed Several
Small farms. Capt. Lewis walk on Shore a little & passed a Camp of
Kickapoo Indians, & incamped in the mouth of a Small Creek in a large
Bend on the Stbd Side.

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May 22nd Tuesday 1804 a Cloudy morning Delay one hour for 4 french men who
got liberty to return to arrange Some business they had forgotten in Town,
at 6 oClock we proceeded on, passed Several Small farms on the bank, and a
large creek on the Lbd. Side Called Bonom a Camp of Kickapoos on the St.
Side Those Indians told me Several days ago that they would Come on &
hunt and by the time I got to their Camp they would have Some Provisions
for us, we Camped in a Bend at the Mo. of a Small creek, Soon after we
came too the Indians arrived with 4 Deer as a Present, for which we gave
them two qts. of whiskey-

This Day we passed Several Islands, and Some high lands on the Starboard
Side, Verry hard water.