Clark: April 23, 1805
On a cold morning, the strong northwesterly winds that had become a daily obstacle picked up around 9 a.m. and blew hard until late evening. Clark walked along the south shore through wooded bottoms and open plains, killing three mule deer and a fine buffalo calf. He rejoined the pirogues, which had pulled into a bend on the larboard side to shelter from the violent wind. After the wind died down, the party pushed on and camped on the south side. Clark notes the persistent headwinds are seriously slowing progress.
23rd of April 1805 a cold morning at about 9 oClock the wind as usial rose
from the N W and continued to blow verry hard untill late in the evening I
walked on Shore after brackfast in my walk on the S side passed through
extensive bottoms of timber intersperced with glades & low open
plains, I killed 3 mule or black tail Deer, which was in tolerable order,
Saw Several others, I also killed a Buffalow Calf which was verry fine, I
Struck the river above the Perogus which had Come too in a bend to the L.
S. to Shelter from the wind which had become violently hard, I joined Capt
Lewis in the evening & after the winds falling which was late in the
evening we proceeded on & encamped on the S. S. The winds of this
Countrey which blow with Some violence almost every day, has become a
Serious obstruction in our progression onward, as we Cant move when the
wind is high without great risque, and if there was no risque the winds is
generally a head and often too violent to proceed
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23rd of April 1805. A cold morning. At about 9 o'clock the wind, as usual, rose from the N.W. and continued to blow very hard until late in the evening. I walked on shore after breakfast. In my walk on the south side, I passed through extensive bottoms of timber interspersed with glades and low open plains. I killed 3 mule or black-tail deer, which were in tolerable condition, and saw several others. I also killed a buffalo calf, which was very fine.
I struck the river above the pirogues, which had come to in a bend on the larboard side to shelter from the wind, which had become violently hard. I joined Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) in the evening, and after the winds fell, which was late in the evening, we proceeded on and camped on the south side.
The winds of this country, which blow with some violence almost every day, have become a serious obstruction to our progress onward, as we can't move when the wind is high without great risk, and if there were no risk, the winds are generally ahead and often too violent to proceed.
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