May 16th. Thursday 1805
a fair morning our articles all out to Dry at 4 oClock we
had every thing that was saved dry and on bord, our loss is
some medison, Powder, Seeds, & Several articles which sunk,
and maney Spoiled had a medn. altitude which gave for
Latd ° ′ ″ ″ N.[13]
two of our men fired at a panther a little
below our camp, this animale they say was large, had caught
a Deer & eate it half & buried the ballance. a fine antilope
Swam the river near our camp two of them were cought by
the party in the river. at half past 4 oClock we set out and
proceeded on verry well [blank space in MS.] miles and
incamped on the Std. Side the countrey as before hilley &
broken verry small proportion of timber in the points, some
little pine & Ceader in the hills
Course and distance May 16th.
| S. 80°. W |
2 1/2 |
miles to a point of wood land on the Lard Side passing
a low bluff on the Std Side |
| S. 70°. W |
4 1/2 |
miles to a wood point on the Stard Side |
|
7 |
|
Buffalow & Deer is yet plenty on the river in the small
timbered bottoms Capt Lewis walked out on the Std Side and
killed a cow & calf the calf was verry fine
