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1804 Journal Entry Archives  July  11 - 13, 1804

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July 11, 1804- Camped in Holt County, Missouri, opposite the mouth of the Big Nemaha River, which enters the Missouri River on the Nebraska side.
 
"Embarked early this morning. proceeded on ... sent out Dreweyer & Jo Fields to hunt, back of this Island a creek comes in on the SS side called by the Indians Little Tarkio Creek*  I went on shore above this island on the SS found the bottom subject for overflow wet and verry thickly interwoven with grape vines - about 3 ms. observed fresh sign of horse, I prosueed the track, with an expectation of finding a Camp of Indians on the river, when I got to the river, saw a horse on the beech, supposed to have been left by a hunting party last winter.  I joined the Boat on the Sand Island opposit the mouth of the Ne Ma har River**, this river coms in on the LS is about 80 yds. wide and navagable for Perogues some distance up the praries commnce above the mouth and continues on both sides of this River.  Drewyer killed 6 deer to day J. Field one. "   Clark

Little Tarkio Creek* - Probably later Little Tarkio creek in Holt County, Missouri.

Ne Ma har River** - The Big Nemaha River, whose Oto Indian name, nimaha, signifies "miry water," enters the Missouri in Richardson County, Nebraska just above the Nebraska-Kansas line.  The camp, opposite the river mouth on an island, may have been in present Holt County, Missouri. 

July 12, 1804
"Concluded to Delay* here to day with a view of takeing equal altitudes & making observations as well as refreshing our men who are much fatigued.  saw Elk & Buffalow "  Clark

Delay*  -
A court Martial for the trial of Alexander Willard, charged with "Lying down and Sleeping on his post".  Willard pleaded guilty of lying down, not guilty of sleeping.  Found guilty of both charges and sentenced to 100 lashes. 

July 13, 1804- Camped in eastern Richardson County, Nebraska

"My notes of the 13th of July by a Most unfortunate accident blew over Board in a Storm in the morning of the 14th obliges me to refur to the journals of Serjeants, and my own recollection of the accurences Courses Distance of that day  -  Passed an elegt Prairie in the 1s bend to the left.  this plain also abounds in Grapes of defferent Kinds  Some nearly ripe.  I killed two Goslings nearly Grown, Several others Killed an cought on Shore, also one old Goose, with pin fethers,  She  Could not fly - "   Clark

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