[Clark:]
August 2d. nd. Friday 1805
a fine day set out early the river has much the Same kind
of banks Chanel Current &c. as it had in the last Vallie, I
walked out this morning on Shore & Saw Several rattle Snakes
in the plain, the wind from the NW we proceeded on with
great dificuelty from the rapidity of the current & rapids, abt.
15 miles and Encamped on the Lard Side, saw a large Gangue
of Elk at Sunset to the SW. passed a Small Creek on the
Stard Side called birth Creek and maney large and Small Islands.
Saw a number of young Ducks as we have also Seen everry
Day, Some geese. I saw Black woodpeckers. I have either
got my foot bitten by Some poisonous insect or a tumer is
riseing on the inner bone of my ankle which is painfull
