@section 2 {day} @section 3 {au} Clark @section 3 {dt} June 13, 1804 @section 3 {txc} 13th June Wednesday, 1804 We Set out early passed a round bend to the S# S# and two Creeks Called the round bend Creeks between those two Creeks and behind a Small willow Island in the bend is a Prarie in which the Missouries Indians once lived and the Spot where 300 of them fell a Sacrifise to the fury of the Saukees This nation (Missouries) once the most noumerous nation in this part of the Continent now reduced to about 80 fes## and that fiew under the protection of the Otteaus on R Platt who themselves are declineing passed Som willow Isds# and bad Sand bars, Twook Medn# altitude with Octent back observation it gave for altd# on its Low L 36° 58' 0" the E Enstrement 2° 00' 00" +. the Hills or high land for Several days past or above the 2 Charletons does not exceed 100 foot passed a Batteau or Sand roleing where the Boat was nearly turning over by her Strikeing & turning on the Sand. We came too in the Mouth of Grand River on S# S# and Camped for the night, this River is from 80 to 100 yards wide at its Mouth and navagable for Perogues a great distance This river heads with the R# Dumoine below its mouth is a butifull Plain of bbttom land the hills rise at 1/2 a mile back = The lands about this place is either Plain or over flown bottom Capt Lewis and my Self walked to the hill from the top of which we had a butifull prospect of Serounding Countrey in the open Prarie we Caught a racoon, our hunters brought in a Bear & Deer we took Some Luner observation this evening. =