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  Clark
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  June 8, 1804
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  June 8th Friday Set out at Daylight proceeded on the Course of last night 
  S 87° W 3 ms passed a Willow Island, from the Point of last Course S 81° 
  W# 3 ms# to a pt# on S# S# passd a  ¿¿  Isd# in the middle of the river, 
  passd a run on the Ld S# above a pt# of rocks 3 ms# on which thir is a 
  number of Deer Licks, N 88° W# 3 Ms# to a pt L S# N# 83° W 2 ms# to the Mo 
  of Mine River, psd an Isd# ¬ This river is 90 yards wide & 
  navagable for Perogues about 90 Ms# I went out on the L S# about 4 ms# 
  below this R# and found the Countrey for one mile back good Land and well 
  watered the hills not high with a gentle assent from the river, well 
  timbered with oake, walnit Hickory ash, &c# the land Still further 
  back becoms thin and open, with Black & rasp Berries, and Still 
  further back the Plains Commence, The french inform that Lead ore is found 
  on this river in Several places, it heads up between the Osagees & 
  Kansas River the right hand folk passes in a Short distance of the 
  Missourie at the antient Little Ozages Villages our hunter Killed, 2 Deer, 
  after Staying one hour at the mouth of this River, Cap Lewis went out 
  & proceeded on one Mile & came in, he fount the land in the point 
  high and fine Course N# 64° W 1 Ms# to a pt# on S# S# N# 80° W to the 
  Lower pot a Id# on L# S# passed a Small Isd# in the m# R# at (3 Ms#) met 3 
  men on a Caussee from R Dis Soux, above The Mahar Nation loaded with fur. 
  Camped on the Lower point of an Id# L# S# called the Mills, here I found 
  Kegs an Pummey stone, and a place that fur or Skins had been burred by the 
  hunters our Hunters Killed 5 Deer, Some rain, the Countrey on the S# S# is 
  Verry fine 
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