Clark: April 21, 1805
The expedition set out early under a gentle northwest wind, navigating the very crooked river. Clark walked overland across a point, observing landscape similar to previous days and abundant wildlife including elk, buffalo, deer, antelope, geese, ducks, and a few swan. The buffalo were nearing calving season. Clark shot a buffalo and four deer, while the rest of the party took two deer, two beaver, and four buffalo calves that yielded fine veal. He noted old Indian camps and passed three dry creeks on the left. Strong headwinds rose in the evening, forcing a late camp just above the mouth of the White Earth River, a 60-yard-wide tributary on the starboard side.
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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21st of April, Sunday, 1805. We set out early with a gentle wind from the northwest. Because the river is very crooked, I decided to walk across the point. The country on either side is very similar to that we have passed. I saw an immense number of elk and buffalo, as well as deer, antelope, geese, ducks, and a few swan. The buffalo are about to calve. I killed a buffalo and four deer on my walk today. The party killed two deer, two beaver, and four buffalo calves, which made very good veal.
I saw old Indian camps on the larboard (left) side. We passed one large and two small creeks on the larboard side, none of which discharge any water into the river. In the evening the wind became very hard ahead of us. We made camp at a late hour on the larboard side, a little above the mouth of White Earth River, which falls in on the starboard side and is 60 yards wide, several miles up.
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