[Clark:]
May 24th Friday 1805
a cold night the water in the small vestles frosed 1/8 of an
inch thick, and the Thermometer stood this morning at the
freesing point. We set out at an early hour and proceeded
on, at 9 oClock we had a Breeze from the S E which continued
all day. this Breeze afforded us good sailing, the river rising
fast current verry rapid passed several small Islands, two
large & two small creeks. the 1st. of those creeks or small
rivers 1 1/2 m. above our camp is 30 yards wide and contains
water and appears to take its rise in the North Mountains
which is Situated in a northeley derection about 20 miles distant.
2 1/2 m. higher a creek falls in on the Lard. Side, opposit
a large village of Barking Squirels. 3 miles still higher a small
creek falls in on the Stard. 13 miles higher up a small river
falls in on the Lard Side which is 40 yards wide and has
running water. this stream appears to take its rise in the
South Mountains which is Situated in a Southerly derection
30 or 40 miles distant. I walked on the high countrey on the
Stard Side found it broken & Dry some pine, spruce &
Dwarf cedar on the hill sides, I sent one man 10 miles out
he reports a similarity of countrey back I killed a fat buffalow
a short distance below the place we dined 2 canoes & 6 men
we left to get the meat did not join us this evening. We
camped on the Lard point. the cotton wood in this point is
beginning to put out a second bud, the first being killed by
the frost
Course & Distance May 24th.
|
miles |
|
| S. 60°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to the mouth of N M. [North Mountain] River in a
bend Stard Side |
| S. 20°. W. |
1 |
to a point of wood Stard. Side opsd. a bluff. L.S. |
| S. 75°. W. |
1/4 |
allong the Stard point opsd. a bluff L.S. |
| N 65°. W. |
1 1/4 |
allong the Stard. Side opsd. an Island near the Lard Side
under a bluff in a bend. a creek falls in Lard. opsd.
a village of barking Squirels S.S. |
| N. 45°. W. |
1/4 |
to a point on the Lard Side, passed bad water |
| N. 70°. W. |
2 3/4 |
to a grove of trees at the mouth of a creek in a bend
to the Stard. passed Sd pt. at 1 1/2 m. |
| S. 48°. W. |
1 |
to a point of wood land Lard Side |
| S. 50°. W. |
1 1/2 |
to a point of wood land Stard. Side opsd. to a low Bluff
& high pine hill |
| West |
2 1/2 |
to the lower point of the timber in a bend on Lard.
passing a Stard point at 1 1/2 m. opsd. the lower point
of a Small Isld. |
| N. 60°. W. |
2 1/4 |
to the lower point of the timber in a Stard. bend,
passing the Isld. at 1/4 of a m. a small creek falls
in on the Stard Side |
| S. 50°. W. |
1 1/4 |
to a bluff in a Lard. bend passing an Island |
| S. 80°. W. |
1 1/4 |
to a point of wood Stard passd. a bluff Ld. |
| West |
3 |
to the point of a high bluff in a bend on Lard. a large
stream falls in just below on Lard Sd. |
| N. 70°. W. |
1/2 |
to a Stard point of wood |
| N. 50°. W. |
1 |
to a point of wood land Stard Side |
| West |
2 |
to some high timber on the Std. Side opsd. a bluff |
| N. 70°. W. |
2 |
to a point of wood, trees have no leaves on the Lard
Side. where we camped |
| miles |
24 1/4 |
|
