[Clark:]
17th of April Wednesday
1805
a fine morning wind from the S E. Genly.
to day handsom
high extencive rich Plains on each side, the mineral appearances
continue with greater appearances of
coal, much greater
appearance of the hills haveing been burnt, more Pumice
Stone & Lava washed down to the bottoms and some Pumice
Stone floating in the river, I walked on the
S.S. saw great
numbers of Buffalow feeding in the Plains at a distance
Cap
t.
Lewis killed 2 Buffalow buls which was near the
water at the
time of dineing, they were so pore as to be unfit for use. I
saw Several Small parties of antelopes large herds of Elk,
Some
white wolves, and in a pond (formed on the S.S. by the
Missouries
changeing its bead) I seen Swan, Gees, & different
kinds of Ducks in
great numbers also a Beaver house. Passed
a small creek on the S.S. &
several runs of water on each side,
Saw the remains of Indian camps in
every point of timbered
land on the S.S. in the evining a thunder gust
passed from
the S W. without rain, about sunset saw some fresh Indians
track and four rafts on the shore S.S. Those I prosume were
Ossinniboins who had been on a war party against the Rockey
Mountain
Indians. Saw a curlow, some verry large beaver
taken this morning. those
animals are made use of as food
and preferred by the party to any other at
this season
Course distance &c 17th of April 1805
| S.
70°. W. |
3 |
miles to a point of willows on the
S.Sd. |
| S 75°.
W. |
1/2 |
miles on the Sd. Side
opposid a Bluff |
| N. 75°.
W. |
3 |
miles to a wood in a bend to the Sd. Side |
| N. 50°. W |
3
1/2 |
miles to a point of wood Land Sd.
Side |
| S 60°. W |
3/4 |
of a
mile to a pt. of wood land on the S. Sd.
opposit to
a Bluff on the Ld. Side just above which a
creek
falls in on the Labd. about 10 yds. wide. |
| N. 80° W. |
3
1/4 |
miles to a willow point on the L. Sd. a
Lake & creek
Std. Halls Strand
lake |
| S. 85° W. |
3
3/4 |
miles to a L. pt. of wood land opposit to a
bluff on
the Starboard
Side. |
| West |
1 |
mile along the
L. pt of wood land, a high bluff on the
S.S. above
which a run falls in burnt hills |
| S. 40°
W. |
1 |
mile along the same point of wood land Lard. S. |
| S. 30°
W. |
1/4 |
of a mile on the Lad. Side
of a willow point. |
| S. 14°
W. |
4 |
miles to the upper part of a high timber on the
Starboard
Side. |
| S.
28° W. |
2 |
miles to a point of wood land on the L.
Side where we
camped for the night. |
| mls. |
26 |
|
Note The distance we are obliged to go round sand bars
&c. is much
greater than those called for in the
courses from point to point &c.
