Thursday April 18th 1805.
A fine morning, set out at an
early hour. one Beaver
caught this morning by two traps, having a foot in
each; the
traps belonged to different individuals, between whom, a contest
ensued, which would have terminated, most
probably, in a
serious rencounter had not our timely arrival at the place
prevented
it. after breakfast this morning,
Capt. Clark walked
on Stad. shore. while the party
were assending by means of
their toe lines, I walked with them on the
bank; found a
species of pea hearing a yellow flower, and now in blume; it
seldom rises more than 6 inches high, the leaf & stalk resembles
that of the common gardin pea, the root
is perenial. (see
specimen of vegitables No. 3.) I
also saw several parsels of
buffaloe's hair hanging on the rose bushes,
which had been
bleached by exposure to the weather and became perfectly
white, it [had] every appearance of the wool of the sheep,
tho' much
finer and more silkey and soft. I am confident
that an excellent cloth may
be made of the wool of the
Buffaloe. the Buffaloe I killed yesterday had
cast his long
hare, and the poil which remained was very thick, fine, and
about 2 inches in length. I think this anamal would have
furnished
about five pounds of wool.[27]
we were detained
to-day from one to five P. M. in
consequence of the wind
which blew so violently from N. that it was with
difficulty we
could keep the canoes from filling with water altho' they
were
along shore; I had them secured by placing the perogues on
the
out side of them in such manner as to break the waves off
them. at 5 we
proceed, and shortly after met with Capt.
Clark, who had killed an Elk and
a deer and was wating our
arrival. we took the meat on board and continued
our march
until nearly dark when we came too on the Stard. side under a
boald well-timbered bank which sheltered
us from the wind
which had abated
but not yet ceased. here we encamped, it
being the extremity of the last
course of this day.
Courses and
distances of the 18th.
April.
| South |
to a sand point on the Stard. side |
3. |
| N. 75.
W. |
to a point of Woodland on Lard.
side |
2.1/2 |
| N. 85. W. |
along
the Lard.
point |
1/2 |
| S. 25. E. |
to a
sand point Stard.
side |
2. |
| S. 60. W. |
to a
willow point Stard.
side |
1. |
| S. 65. W. |
along the
Stard. shore to a point of timbered land,
opposite to
a bluff on Lard. |
1/2 |
| N. 25.
W. |
to a copse of wood on stard side, in a
bend |
2. |
| S. 50. W. |
to a point
of timbered land on Stard side where we
encamped for
the night |
1 1/2 |
|
|
Miles
13 |
Point of Observation No. 5.
On the Stard. shore at the extremity of the
fifth course of this day
Observed
Meridian Altd. of ☉'s. L. L. with
Octant by
the back Observation |
79° 12′.
00″ |
| Latitude deduced from this observats. |
|
