Near modern Jefferson City. Clark ascended a 170-foot high bluff from the top of which he could see upriver 20 miles.
monday June 4th
Set out. Clear morning. 2 miles By, ouer Stersman Let the Boat Run under a lim and Broke our mast Off. 3 miles past a Creek on the South Side, Called mast creek, a[s] Butifull a peas of Land as ever I saw. walnut, shoger tree, ash and mulber trees. Level land on both sides. this Creek is Clear watter about 30 yardes wide, one mile past a River on the N. Side Called Sidder [Cedar] River the Land is Level and good. 4 miles past Creek Called Zon Cer on the S. Sid at the Loer pint of Isld on the same. 3 miles to a pint on the N Sd Called Batue De charr, a prarie on the S Sid. high Cliftes on the South Side. ouer hunters Kild 8 Deer. Strong water. came 10 miles. encamt on the South Side under the Cliftes.
