10th.. of April Wednesday
1805
Set out verry early. the morning cool and no wind proceeded
on passed a camp of Inds. on the L.S. this day
proved to be verry worm, the
Misquetors troublesom. I saw
Several antilope on the S.S. also gees &
swan, we over took
3 french men Trappers The countrey to day as usial
except
that the points of Timber is larger than below, the coal continue
to day, one man saw a hill on fire at no
great distance
from the river, we camped on the S.S. just above a
remarkable
bend in the river to the S W, which We call the little bason.
Course
Distance & refferences the 10th
| S.
45°. W. |
3 |
miles to a pt. of
timbered land on the
S.S. |
| West |
3 |
miles to a pt. of timbered land on the L.S. |
| S
72°. W. |
2 |
miles to a tree in an elevated plain in
the bend to the S.S. |
| S. 32°.
W. |
4 |
miles to a pt. of wood on the
S.S. |
| West |
1/2 |
a mile on the
S. point. |
| N. 40°
W. |
1/2 |
a mile on the S.
point. |
| N. 50° E |
2 |
miles
to a pt. on the L.S. opsd. a low
bluff. |
| S 52° W |
3
1/2 |
miles to a pt. on the S.S. opsd. a bluff above which a
small creek falls
in |
|
18
1/2 |
|
