Clark: April 27, 1805
On Saturday, April 27, 1805, after taking a solar azimuth reading and eating breakfast, the party set out against a moderate headwind. By 11 a.m. a strong northwest wind was blowing sand off the points in thick clouds that nearly engulfed them on the opposite bank, forcing a halt until 4 p.m. Captain Lewis walked ashore to scout the country and did not rejoin the boats until night. They observed many antelope, elk, swans, geese, ducks, and beaver, but no buffalo, and killed only what they needed.
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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27th of April, Saturday 1805. After taking the azimuth of the sun and breakfasting, we set out with the wind moderate and ahead. At 11 o'clock the wind rose and continued to blow very hard against us from the N.W. until 4 o'clock P.M., which blew the sand off the points in such clouds that it almost covered us on the opposite bank.
At 4, I set out from my unpleasant situation and proceeded on. Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked on shore at the point to examine and view the country and could not get back to the boats until night. We saw great numbers of goats or antelopes, elk, swans, geese, and ducks. No buffalo today. I saw several beaver and much sign; I shot one in the head, which immediately sank. Although game of different kinds is in abundance, we kill nothing but what we can use.
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