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Floyd expired directly after we landed. he was layed out in the most decent manner possable? we proceded on to the first hills on the N.S.? where we halted and dug a grave on the top of a round knob & buried theDesed? with the honours of war.The funeral Serymony performed & we named this hill Sgt. Floyds Bluff we then proceeded on to a creek on the same Side which we named Sgt Floyds Creek

Tuesday 21 August 1804 we set out early this morning under a hard Breeze from the South. we passed the mouth of the Grand River Souix close unclear a high Bluff on W.S.? we came 20 odd miles & camped on S.S.

Wednesday 22nd aug 1804. we set off early the current Swift. the unclear from the South we passed a cedar Bluff on the South Side in which we found some kind of mineral Substance, the 2 men who had been with the horses joined us had killed 2 deer we past an allum? Stone cliff on the S.S. we camped at a Prarie on the W.S.? we unclear a great deal of Elk Sign unclear