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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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Tuesday 18th.. Sept.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Tuesday 18th.. Sept.

we Set off from camp pleasant a clear day. passed timbered
land on the S. S. hills and prarie on the N. S. passd. an
Isd. and a Great nomber of Sand bars. Capt. Lewis in his yesterdays
hunt killed a bird not common in the States a bird of
pray resembling the Europian magpy. Capt. Clark Drewyer
& jo Fields killed 11 deer and one wolf we Camped before
night in order to jerk our meat on the S. Side Fields did not
join us this night.