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[Clark:]

June 13th Thursday 1805

a fair morning, some dew this morning the Indian woman
verry sick I gave her a doste of salts. we set out early, at a
mile & 1/2 passed a small rapid stream on the Lard Side which
heads in a mountain to the S. E 12 or 15 miles, which at this time
is covered with Snow, we call this stream Snow river,[11] as it is
the conveyance of the melted snow from that mountain at
present. numbers of Gees & Goslings, the gees cannot fly at
this season. goose berries are ripe and in great abundance, the
yellow current is also common, not yet ripe killed a buffalow
& camped on the Lard Side near an old Indian fortified camp
one man sick & 3 with swellings, the Indian woman verry
sick. Killed a goat & fraser 2 Buffalow

Course and distance June 13th. 1805

                             
miles 
S. 45°. W  1 1/2  to the mouth of Snow river on the Lard. Side opsd. an
Island passed 2 Islands 
S. 60°. W.  1 1/2  to the lower point of an Timber on the Stard. Side
passed the Island 
South  1/4  on the Stard. Side to the point opposit a black slate bluff. 
S 45°. W.  3/4  to the upper part of a wood Stard Side 
S. 20°. W  1 1/4  to a black bluff on the Lard Side 
S. 30°. W  to the lower point of an Island 
West  1 3/4  to a Bush on the Side of a bluff in the Stard. bend
passed 2 Islds. & a Lard point 
S. 60°. E  3/4  to a hollow in the bluff in Lard bend passed 2 small
Islands 
South  1/4  to a Lodge on a small Island 
S. 80°. W.  to the lower point of an Island 
S. 40°. W.  1/4  to a stoney bluff Stard. Side, at the head of the Island
a rapid across R 
South  1 1/4  to a tree on a small Island in the Lard. bend under a
high hill passed 2 Islands 
S. 70°. W.  1 1/2  to the Lower point of an Island passed 2 small Islands.
Camped on the Lard Shore 
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The river verry rapid maney sholes great nos of large stones,
passed some bluffs or low cliffts of slate to day

 
[11]

Now Shonkin River, falling into the Missouri just below Fort Benton.—Ed.