May 18th. Satturday 1805
A windey morning wind from the West we proceeded
on verry well with the assistance of the Toe Coard, river
narrow but fiew Sand bars, & current jentle, but a few cotton
Trees contained in the bottoms willow is not common on
the bears [bars] as usial some little on the sides of the river
is yet to be seen, the after part of the day was cloudy & at
about 12 oClock it began to rain and continued moderately
for about 1 1/2 hours, not sufficient to wet a man thro' his
clothes, this is the first rain since we set out this spring
The hills widen and the bottoms contain more timber than
for Several days past, we passed a creek (Wisers) on the
Std. Side about 3 oClock and camped on the Lard Side opposit
the lower point of a handsom little Island near the middle
of the river. I walked on shore and killed four Deer, 2 common
& 2 mule deer, one of which had 3 fauns, 2 others had
2 each, those deer are fat, & their skins tolerable good, which
are now in demand with us for clothes Such as Legins &
Mockersons, I saw great numbers of Buffalows & Elk, some
of the party shoot & catch beaver every day & night
Course & Distance 18th. of May
|
miles |
|
| S. 66°. W. |
3/4 |
to a point of wood on the Stard. Side opposit a high
uneavin hill L.S. |
| N. 80°. W. |
1/2 |
allong the Stard. Side opposit a bluff |
| N. 45°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to a fiew trees on a point on the Lard. Side opposit a
rugged bluff |
| S. 80°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to a point of timber on the Lard. Side |
| S. 60°. W. |
1/2 |
to a point of timber on the Stard Side oppisit to a Bluff
on the L.S. |
| S. 85°. W. |
2 |
to a point on the Lard Side |
| S. 60°. W |
1/2 |
allong the Lard Shore |
| South |
1 1/4 |
to a point of wood land on the Std. Side opposit a
Bluff |
| S. 45°. W. |
1/2 |
allong the Stard point to the extremity of a sand bar,
opposit a low bluff |
| N. 20°. W. |
2 |
to a point of wood land on the Lard Side the river
makeing a deep bend to the North |
| N. 55°. W. |
1 |
to a large tree in the center of the bend on the Stard. Side |
| S. 70°. W. |
1 1/4 |
to the point of a sand bar on the Lard Side passing the
enterence of a Creek Wisers on S.S. at 1/2 m. |
| S. 20°. W |
1 1/2 |
to a point of wood land on the Stard. Side |
| S. 35°. W. |
1/2 |
allong the Stard. point opposit a bluff L.S. |
| N. 85°. W |
2 1/4 |
to a point of wood land Lard Side the river makeing a
deep bend to the N. undr a bluff |
| S. 60°. W |
1/2 |
allong the Lard point. |
| S. 5°. W. |
3 |
to a timbered point on the Stard. Side, passing a small
Island 3/4 of a mile in length, comeng. at 1 mile. |
| miles |
21 |
opposit to the lower point of this Island on the
Lard Side we camped. |
