Clark: April 20, 1805

20th of April Satturday 1805 wind a head from the N W. we Set out at 7
oClock proceeded on, Soon after we Set out a Bank fell in near one of the
Canoes which like to have filled her with water, the wind became hard and
waves So rought that we proceeded with our little Canoes with much risque,
our Situation was Such after Setting out that we were obliged to pass
round the 1st Point or lay exposed to the blustering winds & waves, in
passing round the Point Several canoes took in water as also our large
Perogue but without injuring our Stores & much I proceeded on to the
upper part of the 1st bend and came too at a butifull Glade on the S. S.,
about 1 mile below Capt Lewis who had walked thro the point, left his Coat
& a Deer on the bank which we took on board,-. a Short distance below
our Camp I Saw Some rafts on the S. S. near which, an Indian woman was
Scaffeled in the Indian form of Deposing their dead, & fallen down She
was or had been raised about 6 feet inclosed in Several robes tightly
laced around her, with her dog Slays, her bag of Different coloured earths
paint Small bones of animals beaver nales and Several other little
trinkets, also a blue jay, her dog was killed and lay near her. Capt.
Lewis joined me Soon after I landed & informed me he has walked
Several miles higher, & in his walk killed 2 Deer & wounded an Elk
& a Deer, our party Shot in the river four beaver & cought two,
which were verry fat and much admired by the men, after we landed they
killed 3 Elk 4 Gees & 2 Deer we had Some of our Provisions & which
got a little wet aired, the wind Continued So hard that we were Compelled
to delay all day. Saw Several buffalow lodged in the drift wood which had
been drouned in the winter in passing the river; Saw the remains of 2
which had lodged on the Side of the bank & eate by the bears.

This morning was verry cold, Some Snow about 2 oClock from flying clouds,
Some frost this morning & the mud at the edge of the water was frosed