Journal entry · April 21, 1805
Clark: April 21, 1805
William Clark · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore, 2 mi S of Williston, ND
21st of April Sunday 1805 Set out early the wind gentle & from the N.
W. the river being verry Crooked, I concluded to walk through the point,
the Countrey on either Side is verry Similar to that we have passed, Saw
an emence number of Elk & Buffalow, also Deer Antelopes Geese Ducks
& a fiew Swan, the Buffalow is about Calveing I killed a Buffalow
& 4 Deer in my walk to day, the party killed 2 deer 2 beaver & 4
Buffalow Calves, which was verry good veele. I Saw old Camps of Indians on
the L. Side, we passed 1 large & 2 Small Creeks on the L. Side neither
of them discharge any water into the river, in the evening the wind became
verry hard a head, we made Camp at a late hour which was on the L. Side a
little above the mouth of White Earth River which falls in on the Stad
Side and is 60 yds. wide, several Mes. up
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 2 mi S of Williston, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 15.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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