Clark: April 28, 1805
On a fine Sunday with a falling river and a favorable southeast wind, Clark walked ashore to survey the country, finding broken, open land with handsome low plains. He killed a deer and a goose and observed three black bears, abundant elk and antelope, and two herds of buffalo. One of the men shot at a bear later that evening. Clark noted seams of coal and burnt earth in the bluffs, but no pumice stone, and described the antelope's coloring and several small streams entering the river.
28th of April Sunday 1805 a fine day river falling, wind favourable from
the S. E. and moderate, I walked on Shore to view the Countrey, from the
top of the high hills, I beheld a broken & open Countrey on both
Sides, near the river Some verry handsom low plains, I killd. a Deer &
a goose, Saw three black bear great numbers of Elk antelopes & 2
Gangues of Buffalow, the hills & Bluffs Shew the Straturs of Coal, and
burnt appearances in maney places, in and about them I could find no
appearance of Pumice Stone, the wood land have a green appearance, the
Plains do not look So green as below, The bottoms are not So wide this
afternoon as below Saw four bear this evening, one of the men Shot at one
of them. The Antilopes are nearly red, on that part which is Subject to
change i e the Sides & 2/3 of the back from the head, the other part
as white as Snow, 2 Small runs fall in on the S. Side and one this evening
on the Lard Side those runs head at a fiew miles in the hills and
discharge but little water, the Bluffs in this part as also below Shew
different Straturs of Coal or carbonated wood, and Coloured earth, such as
dark brown, yellow a lightish brown, & a dark red &c.
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28th of April, Sunday, 1805. A fine day. The river is falling, and the wind is favorable from the S.E. and moderate. I walked on shore to view the country. From the top of the high hills, I beheld a broken and open country on both sides. Near the river are some very handsome low plains. I killed a deer and a goose, saw three black bears, great numbers of elk and antelopes, and two herds of buffalo. The hills and bluffs show the strata of coal, and burnt appearances in many places in and about them. I could find no appearance of pumice stone. The woodlands have a green appearance, but the plains do not look as green as below. The bottoms are not as wide this afternoon as below.
Saw four bears this evening; one of the men shot at one of them. The antelopes are nearly red on that part which is subject to change, i.e., the sides and two-thirds of the back from the head; the other part is as white as snow. Two small streams fall in on the S. side, and one this evening on the larboard side. These streams have their headwaters a few miles back in the hills and discharge only a little water. The bluffs in this part, as also below, show different strata of coal or carbonized wood, and colored earth, such as dark brown, yellow, a lightish brown, and a dark red, etc.
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