Clark: April 30, 1805
Strong northeast winds blew through the night and most of the day, but the party set out at sunrise and pressed on without stopping. Clark walked ashore with the interpreter Charbonneau and Sacagawea, who showed him a yellow-flowering shrub bearing a delicious cherry-like fruit said to grow abundantly in the Rocky Mountains. Clark observed extensive fertile bottomlands and noted antelope, buffalo, elk, deer, wolves, geese, and ducks. He shot two geese for dinner, Lewis killed an elk in the evening, and the group camped on the south side.
30th of April Tuesday 1805 The wind blew hard from the N E all last night,
we Set out at Sunrise the wind blew hard the greater part of the day and
part of the time favourable, we did not lie by to day on account of the
wind I walked on Shore to day our interpreter & his Squar followed, in
my walk the Squar found & brought me a bush Something like the
Current, which She Said bore a delicious froot and that great quantites
grew on the Rocky Mountains, this Srub was in bloom has a yellow flower
with a deep Cup, the froot when ripe is yellow and hangs in bunches like
Cheries, Some of those berries yet remained on the bushes. The bottoms
above the mouth of the last river is extensive level & fertile and
covered with indifferent timber in the points, the up land appear to rise
gradually, I saw Great numbers of Antelopes, also Scattering Buffalow,
Elk, Deer, wolves, Gees, ducks & GrowsI Killed 2 Gees which we
dined on to day Capt Lewis walked on Shore and killed an elk this evening,
and we Came too & camped on the S. S the Countrey on both Sides have a
butifull appearance.
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30th of April, Tuesday, 1805. The wind blew hard from the N.E. all last night. We set out at sunrise. The wind blew hard the greater part of the day and part of the time was favorable. We did not lie by today on account of the wind. I walked on shore today; our interpreter and his Squaw followed. In my walk the Squaw found and brought me a bush something like the currant, which she said bore a delicious fruit and that great quantities grew on the Rocky Mountains. This shrub was in bloom, has a yellow flower with a deep cup; the fruit when ripe is yellow and hangs in bunches like cherries. Some of those berries yet remained on the bushes.
The bottoms above the mouth of the last river are extensive, level, and fertile, and covered with indifferent timber in the points. The uplands appear to rise gradually. I saw great numbers of antelopes, also scattered buffalo, elk, deer, wolves, geese, ducks, and crows. I killed 2 geese which we dined on today. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked on shore and killed an elk this evening, and we came to and camped on the S.S. The country on both sides has a beautiful appearance.
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