Clark: July 8, 1805

July 8th Monday 1805 A worm morning flying Clouds I deturmin take the
width of the river at the falls & the Medison river and to take the
greater part of the men which Can be Speared to Kill Buffalow for their
Skins as well as meat, devided the party & Sent them in different
directions to hunt & proceeded my Self to the mouth of Medison river
measured it and found it to be 137 yards wide, in the narrowest part of
the Missouri imediately above Medison river the Missouri is 300 yards
wide, below and a little above the falls 1440 yards wide with the
direction of the upper great fall 580 yards wide, at the great Spring 270
yards wide, at the handsom falls of 47 ft. 8 I. the river is 473 yards
wide, at the lower great falls the river is confined within 280 yards,
below the falls the water occupies 93 yards onlyafter takeing the
wedth of the river at those Sundery placies I returned thro the plains in
a direct line to Camp. Some rain this evening after a verry hot day.the
mountains which are in view to the South & N W. are Covered with Snow.
those nearer us and forma 3/4 Circle around us is not Covered with Snow at
this time. The hunters killed 3 buffalow, two antelopes, & a Deer to
daythe emence herds of buffalow which was near us a fiew days ago,
has proceeded on down the river, we Can See but a fiew Bulls in the plains