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[Clark:]

May 23rd. Thursday 1805

a severe frost last night, the Thrmott. stood at the freesing
point this morning i.e. 32 a 0. wind S W. the water freeses
on the oars Ice on the edge of the river. We set out at an
early hour and passed the mouth [of] a creek at 1 mile on the
Stard Side which heads in a mountain N W of its mouth 30
miles, the Countrey on each side is as passed yesterday,
passed 2 small creeks on the Stard & 2 on the Lard. Side to
day. a mountain which appears to be 60 or 70 miles long
bearing E. & W is about 25 miles distant from this river on
the Stard Side Notherley of Pot Island I walked on shore
and killed 4 deer & an Elk, & a beaver in the evening we
killed a large fat Bear, which we unfortunately lost in the river,

after being shot took the water & was carried under a drift
passed in course of this day three Islands, two of them covered
with tall timber & a 3rd. with willows

The after part of this day was worm & the Musquetors
troublesome. Saw but five Buffalow a number of Elk & Deer
& 5 bear & 2 antilopes to day. the river beginning to rise,
and current more rapid than yesterday, in maney places I
saw Spruce on the hills sides Stard. this evening

Course & Distance May 23rd.

                                         

	mile
N. 55°. W.	1	to the enterence of a creek in a bend to the Stard Side called Teapot C. 15 yds. wide
S. 70°. W.	1 1/4	to a point of wood land on Lard. opsd. a bluff
S. 50°. W.	1 1/4	to a point of wood land on Stard. Side
S. 55°. W.	1 1/2	allong the Stard Side a hill opposit on which there is pine
West	2	to a tree in a bend to the Stard. above a bluff
S. 45°. W	2	to the upper point of an Island in a bend to the Lard. Side opposit the center of the Island a small creek falls in on the Stard. Side
S. 75°. W.	1/2	to the main Std. point opposit to a bluff Lard. just above which a small creek falls in
S. 85°. W.	3	to the lower point of a timbered bottom allong a bluff in a bend on the Stard Side
S. 10°. W.	1 1/2	to the upper point of a timber in a bend on the Lard. opposit to a bluff
N. 88°. W.	2	to a point of wood land Stard. Side opsd. a bluff above which a creek falls in Lard.
N. 15°. W.	1 1/4	to a point of wood land Lard. opsd. a bluff
West	1/4	allong the Lard. point.
S 60°. W.	1	to a point of timbered land on the Stard Side
N. 65°. W.	2	to a pt. of timber Lard. passing a Small Island in a deep bend to the N. a bluff on Stard.
S. 65°. W.	2	to a pt. of wood land Stard. opsd. a bluff
N. 75°. W.	1/4	to the upper point of a bluff in a bind to the Larboard Side
N. 30°. E	1 1/2	to the upper point of a Small Island in a deep bend to the N.E.
N. 40°. W.	1 1/2	allong the Lard. Shore to the point L.S.
N. 45°. W.	1 1/4	to a point of wood in a bend on Lard. under a hill. opposit to which we encamped on the S.S.
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