[Clark:]
May 6th Monday 1805
a fine morning wind from the N.E. we set out early and
proceeded on verry well under sail the greater part of the day,
passed two creeks & a River to day on the Lard Side, neither
of them discharged any water into the Missouri, they were
wide and continued their width for Some distance, the little
water of those creeks & the little river must wash the low
country, I believe those Streams to be the conveyance of the
water of the heavy rains & melting Snows in the countrey
back &
c. &
c. I walked on shore and Killed two Elk neither of
which was fat, we saved the best of the meat, one beaver shot
to day. the countrey on both sides butifull no appearances
of either coal or pumice stone & burnt hills, The Salts of
Tarter or white ap
rs. of Salts are yet to be seen.
Course & Distance 6th of May
|
miles |
|
| S. 30°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to the Std Side, at a point opsd a low bluff just above
which on Lard. Little dry creek falls in 25. |
| N. 45°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to a point of high timber in a bend to the Std. Side, at
the mo: of a Creek 25 yd. |
| N. 40°. W. |
3. |
to a point of high timber on the Std. Side |
| S. 55°. W. |
3. |
to a point of woodland on the Lad4. Side |
| S. 70°. W |
2 1/2 |
to a point of woodLand on the Std. Side passing a
large creek on L.S. at 1/2 a mile containing but
little water |
| S. 55°. W. |
2. |
to a point of wood land on the Lard. Side the river
makeing a Deep bend to the N W. |
| S. 50°. W. |
1 1/4 |
to a point of wood land on the Std. Side opposit a
bluff on the Lard Side |
| S. 60°. W. |
3/4 |
to the mouth of a river 200 yds. wide in a bend to the
Lard. Side, no water running in it at present |
| North |
2 1/2 |
to an object in the center of a Stard. bend, a large
Sand Island on Ld pt. |
| S. 40°. W. |
4. |
to a willow point on the Std. Side opposit to a bluff on
the Lard Side |
| S. 80°. W. |
3. |
to a clump of high trees on the Stard. Side, passing a
point on the Lard Side at 2 miles on which we
encamped |
| miles |
25 |
|
