We Sot out Early pasing over a Rich Roleing Pirarie to a Crick[159] With Some timber—taylor killed two deer—We maid 8 miles no 15 East It Rains Heavely—
thorsday 27th June 1822
Set out Early Crossing five Cricks[160] all Runing South East Some timber on all of them one twenty yds Wide the Cuntry as ushal Rich and Roleing—Robert Fowler and Ward Each killed one deer—
maid 15 miles N 25 East
Friday 28th June 1822
Set out Early Crossing a Crick at Six miles Runing South and at 12 miles Cam to grand River or the Six Bull [the Neosho,[161] running] South East Went up it about one mile Crossed over and Camped on a Crick near the mouth this Crick Puts In on the north Side Heare Is one of the Best trakes [tracts] of land for a settlement I Have Seen the land is Rich and leavel Plenty of timber on the Crick as Well as all a long the River—taylor killed one Elk—Which Was Braught to Camp We maid 12 miles no 40 East
Satterday 29th June 1822
Set out Early and at ten miles Crosed a Crick[162] 50 yds Wide part of the Racuon fork of the osage River the Corse South East—at 14 miles Crosed a Branch of the Same Crick—and at 22 miles Camped Without Wood—Had no fier—the first 10 miles N 15 E the last 12 miles N 65 E the Bottoms Has Some timber the land all Rich Rained Heavily all night With thonder and lightning—
22 miles the first 10 N 15 E then 12 N 65 E