Clark: September 22, 1804

22nd September Satturday 1804 a thick fog this morning untill 7 oClock
which detained us, Saw Some old tracks of the Indians on the S. S.
proceeded onone French man with a abscess on his thigh which pains
him verry much for 10 or 12 Days a butifull Plain on both Sides low high
land under which there is a number of lage Stone, we See great numbers of
Buffalow feeding

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A continuation of notes taken assending the Missourie in 1804-by W. Clark
Satturday the 22nd of September 1804- A Thick fog this morning detained us
untill 7 oClock, The plains on both Sides of the River is butifull and
assends gradually from the river; noumerous herds of Buffalow to be Seen
in every derections, (1) Took the altitude of the Sun & found the
Lattitude to be 44° 11′ 33″ N- (2) passed a Small Island on the L. S. and
one on the S. S. imediately above, & about 3 m. long, on the L. S.
opposit this Island a Creek of about 15 yds wide mouthes, Called the Creek
of the 3 Sisters (3) passed Cedar Island 11/2 M. long & 1 M. wide
Situated a little above the last and nearest the S. S.near the upper part
of this Island on its S. Side a Tradeing fort is Situated built of
Cedar-by a Mr. Louiselle of St Louis, for the purpose of Tradeing with the
Teton Bands of Soues (or “Sieux”) about this Fort I saw numbers of Indians
Temporary Lodges, & horse Stables, all of them round and to a point at
top, I observed also numbers of Cotton Trees fallen for the purpose of
feeding their horses on the Bark of the limbs of those trees which is Said
to be excellent food for the horseswe came too on the S. S. below a
Small Island called Goat island, passed a no. of large round Stones, Som
distance in the river as also in the Sides of the hills,I walked on
the Shore this evening and Killed a verry large Deerour hunters
Killed 2 Deer & a Beaver, they Complain of the Mineral quallities of
the high land distroying their mockersons-.

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22nd of September Satturday 1804 a thick fog this morning detained us
untill 7 oClock passed a butifull inclined Prarie on both Sides in which
we See great numbers of Buffalow feeding(1) took the Meridean
altitude of the Suns upper Leimb. 92° 50′ 00″ the SexSecnt the Latd.
produced from this Obsivation is 44° 11′ 33″ 3/10 North (2) passed a Small
Island on the L. S. imediately above passed a Island Situated nearest the
L. S. abt. 3 miles long, behind this Isd. on the L. S. a Creek Comes in
about 15 yards wide, this Creek and Islands are Called the 3 Sisters a
butifull Plain on both Sides of the river (3) passed a Island Situated
nearest the S. S. imedeately above the last Called Ceder Island this
Island is about 11/2 miles long & nearly as wide Covered with Ceder,
on the South Side of this Island Mr. Louiselle a trader from St. Louis
built a fort of Ceder & a good house to trate with the Seaux &
wintered last winter; about this fort I observed a number of Indian Camps
in a Conicel form,they fed their horses on Cotton limbs as appears.
here our hunters joined us havening killed 2 Deer & a Beaver, they
Complain much of the Mineral Substances in the barren hills over which
they passed distroying their mockersons.

(4) we proceeded on and Camped late on the S. Side below a Small Island in
the bend S. S. Called Goat Island. The large Stones which lay on the Sides
of the banks in Several places lay Some distance in the river, under the
water and is dangerous &.

I walked out this evening and killed a fine Deer, the musquiters is verry
troublesom in the bottoms