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from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |
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Friday 24th.. May 1805.
clear & pleasant. we Set off as usal, & and proceeded on
passed Several Creeks & Several Small Islands in the river
passed pitch pine hills & timbred bottoms on each Side. about
3 oClock P. M. we halted to dine at a Small & narrow bottom
covered with timber on N. S. Capt. Clark who walked on Shore
had killed a fat buffaloe Some of the party went for the meat,
high black bluffs on the S. S. & a large creek which came
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we Sailed Some part of the time about 4 we proceeded on.
2 canoes waited for the five men to come with the meat.
Came 24 ¾ miles to day and Camped at a bottom covered with
c. wood timber [of] which the leaves were dead. they had
been killed by the frost. the 2 canoes & 6 men Stayed behind
all night. we Saw a nomber of old Indian Camps in the
bottoms near the River.
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