Clark: September 4, 1804

4th of September Tuesday 1804. a verry Cold wind from South E. by S. we
Set out early proceeded on to the mouth of a Small Creek in the bend to
the L. S. Called white line at 11/2 miles furthr passed the mouth of a R
au platte or White paint Cr about 25 yd. on Same Side Called, I walked on
the top of the hill forming a Cliff Covd. with red Ceeder an extensive
view from this hill, at 3 Miles from the Creek the high land jut the river
forming a Bluff of Bluish Clay Continu 11/2 miles Came to at the mouth of
Qui courre (rapid) this river Comes roleing its Sands whuch (is corse)
into the Missouris from the S W by W. this river is 152 yards across the
water and not exeeding 4 feet Deep it does not rise high when it Does it
Spreds over a large Surface, and is not navagable it has a Great many
Small Islands & Sand bars I went up this river 3 miles to the Spot the
Panis once had a large Village on the upper Side in a butifull extensive
Plain riseing gradially from the river I fel into a Buffalow road joined
the boat late at night at the Pania Island.

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4th September Tuesday 1804 a verry Cold wind from the S. S. E, we Set out
early and proceeded on the mouth of a Small Creek in a bend to the L. S.
Called White lime, at 11/2 miles higher up passed a large Creek on the L.
S. Called or white paint between those two Creeks (the latter of which is
abt. 30 yds. wide) we passed under a Bluff of red Ceeder, at 4 mes. 1/2
passed the mouth of the River Que Courre (rapid R) on the L. S. and Came
to a Short distance above, this River is 152 yards wide at the mouth &
4 feet Deep Throwing out Sands like the Platt (only Corser) forming bars
in its mouth, I went up this river three miles to a butifull Plain on the
upper Side where the Panias once had a Village this river widens above its
mouth and is devided by Sand and Islands, the Current verry rapid, not
navagable for even Canoos without Great dificulty owing to its Sands; the
colour like that of the Plat is light the heads of this river is not
known, it Corns into the Missourie from the S. W. by West, and I am told
that is Genl. Course Some distance up is parrelel with the Missourie