[Clark:]
30th. of April Tuesday 1805
The wind blew hard from the N E all last night, we Set
out at Sunrise the wind blew hard the greater part of the day
and part of the time favourable, we did not lie by to day on
account of the
wind. I walked on Shore to day our interpreter
& his squar followed,
in my walk the squar found & brought
me a bush something like the
currunt, which she said bore a
delicious froot and that great quantitis
grew on the Rocky
Mountains. This shrub was in bloom has a yellow flower
with a deep cup, the froot when ripe is yellow and hangs in
bunches
like cheries, Some of those berries yet remained on
the bushes. The
bottoms above the mouth of the last river is
extencive level & fertile
and covered with indifferent timber in
the points, the upland appear to
rise gradually, I saw Great
numbers of antelopes, also scattering
Buffalow, Elk, Deer,
wolves, Gees, ducks & Crows. I Killed 2 Gees
which we
dined on to day. Capt Lewis walked on Shore
and killed an
elk this evening, and we came too & camped on the S.S.
the countrey on both sides have a butifull appearance.
Course & Distance the 30th of
April
|
|
miles |
|
| S. |
15° W. |
2 1/2 |
to a point of
timbered land on the Sd Side passed a
sand point at
3/4 of a mile L.S. |
| S |
22°
W. |
1 1/2 |
to the upper point of the high timber on the
Ld. Side
in a bend a Bluff on the Lard. |
| S |
85°
W. |
1 |
to a point of timbered land on the Std. Side opposit to
a bluff on the Lard
Side |
| S |
75°
W |
1/2 |
to a point of timber at the upper part of a
bluff in a
bend to the Lard
Side |
| N. |
40°
W. |
5 |
to a point of a Sand bar on the Lard Side passing a
Willow point at 2 miles, and a large Sand
bar on
S.S. |
| S. |
40°
W. |
3 1/2 |
to a point of wood land on Std. Side opposit to a Bluff
on the L. Side the [river]
makeing a considerable
bend
L.S |
| N. |
70°
W. |
3 |
to a point of wood land on the Lard Side passing at
the commencement of this course a large
sand
Island in the Lard bend. |
| S. |
25°.
W. |
2 1/2 |
miles to the upper part of a high timber on
the Lard
Side |
| West |
|
3
1/2 |
to a point of high timber on the Lard Side
a large
sand Island in the bend to the Std
Side. |
| N. |
80°. |
W
1/24 |
to a point of high woods on the Larboard
Side |
