[Clark:]
May 19th. Sunday 1805
a verry cold night, the murckery stood at 38 at 8 oClock
this morning, a heavy dew which is the 2d. I have seen this
spring. The fog (which was the first) was so thick this morning
that we could not Set out untill the Sun was about 2
hours up, at which time a small breeze sprung up from the
E which cleared off the fog & we proceeded on by means of
the Cord The hills are high & rugged the countrey as yesterday.
I walked on Shore with two men we killed a white or
grey bear; not withstanding that it was Shot through the
heart it ran at it's usial pace near a quarter of a mile before it
fell. Capt Lewis's dog was badly bitten by a wounded beaver
and was near bleading to death, after killing the Bear I continued
my walk alone, & killed 3 Deer & a Beaver finding
that the Perogues were below I assended the highest hill I
could see, from the top of which I saw the mouth of M.
Shell R & the meanderings of the Missouri for a long distance.
I also saw a high mountain in a westerley direction, bearing
S.S.W. about 40 or 50 miles distant, in the evening the river
was verry crooked and much more rapid & containing more
sawyers than any which we have passed above the River Platte
Capt Lewis walked on Shore this after noon & killed an Elk,
Buck & a Beaver, I kiled three Deer at dinner, the hunters
killed three other Deer to day several beaver also killed. We
camped on the Stard Side in a bottom of small cotton wood
Course & Distance May 19th.
|
miles |
|
| S. 35°. W. |
1 1/4 |
to a point of wood land on the Lard Side opposit
to a Bluff. S.S. |
| South |
1 1/2 |
to a point of timber on the Stard. Side opposit High
hills on the Lard Side. |
| S. 75°. W. |
1 |
to a point of wood land on the Lard. Side opposit to a
Bluff |
| S. 20°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to a willow point on the Std. Side the river makeing a
deep bend to the E. |
| S. 30°. W. |
1 |
allong the Stard. Side opsd. a Bluff |
| S. 60°. W |
2 1/2 |
to a point of wood land Stard. Side opposit to a Bluff |
| West |
3/4 |
allong the Lard Shore opsd. to a bluff |
| S. 60°. W |
1/2 |
allong the Lard Point opposit to a bluff |
| S. 15°. W. |
3 |
to a point of wood land on the Stard Side opsd. a bluff
a Deep bend to the South |
| S. 20°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to a point on the Lard Side |
| S. 45°. W. |
3/4 |
to a point of high timber on the Ld. Side opposit to a
bluff |
| South |
1 3/4 |
to a point of willows on the Stard. Side |
| West |
1 1/2 |
to a point of low willows on the Lard. Side opsd. the
lower point of a willow Island S.S. |
| S. 45°. W. |
1/2 |
allong the Lard point, opsd. the upper point of the
Island, a Bluff on the Std Side |
| S 10°. E. |
1/4 |
allong the Lard. point opsd. to a Bluff, under which is a
shoal S.S. rapid water |
| N. 45°. E. |
1/2 |
to the point of a sand bar on the Stard. Side passing
swift water |
| S. 45°. |
1/2 |
to the timber on the Stard point opposit to a Bluff on
Lard. here we camped for the night. |
| miles |
20 1/4 |
|
