[Clark:]
28th. of April
Sunday 1805
a fine day river falling, wind favourable from the S.E. and
moderate, I walked on shore to view the countrey, from
the top of the high hills, I beheld a broken & open countrey
on both Sides, near the river some verry handsom low plains,
I killd a Deer & a goose, saw three black bear great numbers
of Elk antelopes & 2 Gangues of Buffalow. The hills &
Bluffs
show the stratums of coal, and burnt appearances in
maney places, in and
about them I could find no appearance
of Pumice Stone, the wood land have
a green appearance,
the Plains do not look so green as below. The bottoms
are
not so wide this afternoon as below. Saw four bear this evening,
one of the men Shot at one of them. The
antilopes are
nearly red, on that part which is Subject to change i. e.
the
sides & 2/3 of the back from the head, the other part as white
as Snow, 2 small runs fall in on the S. Side and one this
evening on
the Lard Side those runs head at a fiew miles in
the
hills and discharge but little water, the Bluffs in this part
as also below Shew different stratums of coal or
carbonated
wood, and coloured earths, such as dark brown, yellow a
lightish brown, & a dark red &
c.
Course &
distance the 28th of
April
| N. |
|
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2
1/4 |
miles to a point of timber on the Lad
Side |
| N. |
40°. |
W. |
1 |
to the upper part of the point on the L. Side opposit
is a high rugid Bluff on the
S.S. |
| S. |
56°. |
W. |
2 3/4 |
To a high bluff on the Ld Side
opposit to a point of
woods & just above a
wood |
| S. |
85°. |
W. |
1. |
To the center of a bend on the Lad
Side |
| N. |
25°. |
W. |
3. |
To a point of timbered land on the Ld.
Side passing a
point on the St. Side at 1 1/4
miles |
| N. |
18°. |
W. |
2. |
To the lower point of a timber in a bend to the Starboard
Side. |
| S. |
4°. |
W. |
4. |
To a point of wood Land on the Sd.
Side |
| S. |
10°. |
W. |
2. |
To a high bluff point on the L. Side the river makeing
a considerable bend
S.E. |
| N. |
80°. |
W. |
2. |
to a point of wood land on the Lard.
Side |
| N. |
45°. |
W. |
1 |
to a high Bluff pt. on the Std
Side |
| S. |
80°. |
W. |
3 |
To a point of wood land on the Std
Side |
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24 |
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