Journal entry · April 27, 1805
Clark: April 27, 1805
William Clark · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, 1 mi west of ND-MT border, MT
27th of April Satturday 1805 after take the azmuth of the Sun &
brackfasting we Set out wind moderate & a head, at 11 oClock the wind
rose and continued to blow verry hard a head from the N. W. untill 4
oClock P M, which blew the Sand off the Points in Such clouds as almost
Covered us on the opposit bank, at 4 I Set out from my unpleasent
Situation and proceeded on, Capt. Lewis walked on Shore in the Point to
examine & view the Countrey and could not get to the boats untill
night, Saw great numbers of Goats or antilopes, Elk, Swan Gees &
Ducks, no buffalow to day I Saw Several beaver and much Sign, I Shot one
in the head which imediately Sunk, altho the game of different kinds are
in abundance we Kill nothing but what we can make
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 1 mi west of ND-MT border, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 10.2 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.7 mi
- Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.3 mi
- Yellowstone River Confluence (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.9 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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