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[Clark:]

June 1st Satterday 1805

A cloudy morning we set out at an early hour and proseeded
on as usial with the tow rope. The countrey appears
to be lower and the clifts not so high or common, a mountain
or a part of the north Mountain about 8 or 10 miles N. of
this place. I walked on shore to day found the Plains much
lower than we have seen them and on the top we behold an
extencive plain on both sides, in this plain I observe maney
knoles of fine sand which appeared to have blown from the
river bluffs and collected at these points Those plains are
firtile near the river a great n°. of small stone, I observed at
some distance to the S W. a high mountain which appears to
bear westerly. The cole appears as usial, more cotton trees
scattered on the shores & Islands than yesterday. no timber
on the high land, the river from 2 to 400 yards wide & current

more jentle than yesterday but fiew bad rapid points to
day. the wild animals not so plenty as below we only killed
a ram & mule Deer to day, we saw Buffalow at a distance
in the plains, particularly near a Lake on the Lard Side about
8 miles distant from the river. We passed Six Islands and
encamped on the 7th. all those Islands are small but contain
some timber on them The river riseing a little. Wind to
day from the S.W. som fiew drops of rain in the morning
and also in the evening, flying clouds all day

Course and Distance June the 1st. 1805

                                     

	miles
N. 58°. W.	2 1/2	to a point on the Stard Side
N. 45°. W.	1 1/4	to a point on the Lard. Side
N. 60°. W.	1 1/4	to a point on the Stard. Side
N. 50°. W.	1 1/2	to a tree on the Lard. Side
N. 25°. W.	1 1/4	to a point on the Stard. Side
N. 30°. W.	3/4	allong the Stard Shore to a point of woodland
N. 20°. W.	1	to a point of timber on the Lard Side opsd. to a bluff on the Stard. Side
N. 48°. W.	3/4	to a point of timbered land Stard. Side
N. 55°. W.	1 1/2	to a point of timbered land on the Lard. Sd.
N. 60°. W.	1 3/4	to the point of a bluff in a bend on Stard. opposite. to a small Island
S. 58°. W.	1 1/2	to a point on the Stard. Side
S. 60°. W.	1	to the upper point of a small Island, on the Stard Side passd. Lard. pt. at 3/4 of a m.
S. 40°. W.	3/4	to a bluff point in a bend to the Lard. Side
West	1	to the center of a Stard. bend
South	2 1/2	to a Stard point opposit a high bluff
S. 20°. W.	3/4	to a Bluff on the Stard Side opsd. an Isd.
N 65°. W.	2	to a Small Island near a high bluff on the Stard., passing two other Islands first on the Lard. & the 2nd. near the extremity of the course, and Encamped on the 3rd. Island
miles	23

Saw several Indian camps made of sticks & bark set up on
end and do not appear to be long evacuated. The roses are
in full bloom, I observe yellow berries, red berry bushes
Great numbers of Wild or choke Cheries, prickley pares
are in blossom & in great numbers.