@section 2 {day} @section 3 {au} Clark @section 3 {dt} June 10, 1804 @section 3 {txc} 10th of June 1804 A hard rain last night, we Set out this morning verry early passed Some bad placies in the river Saw a number of Goslings morning pass near a Bank which was falling in at the time we passed, passed the two River of Charletons which mouth together, above Some high land which has a great quantity of Stone Calculated for whetstons the first of those rivers is about 30 yds# Wide & the other is 70 yds wd# and heads Close to the R# = Dumoin The Aieways Nation have a Village on the head of these River they run through an even Countrey and is navagable for Perogues Cap Lewis took Medn# altd# of sun U# L with Octant, back obsvn# made it 37° 12' 00" ¬ delayd 11/2 hours. = Capt# Lewis Killed a large Buck, passed a large Isd# called Shecco and Camped in a Prarie on the L# S# I walked out three miles, found the prarie composed of good Land and plenty of water roleing & interspursed with points of timberd land, Those Praries are not like those, or a number of those E# of the Mississippi Void of every thing except grass, they abound with Hasel Grapes & a wild plumb of a Superior quallity, called the Osages Plumb Grows on a bush the hight of a Hasel and hang in great quantities on the bushes I Saw great numbers of Deer in the Praries, the evening is Cloudy, our party in high Spirits. =