Clark: June 2, 1805
After a windy night with light rain, the party set out early under a southwest wind with occasional rain and headwinds. The terrain resembled the previous day's. Captain Lewis walked ashore, and along with the hunters took six elk, a bear, two mule deer, two buffalo, and a beaver, all in good condition. They passed nine islands on a swift but steady current and camped on the larboard side at a fork in the river, postponing examination of the two streams until later. The clear night allowed lunar observations of the moon and stars.
June 2nd Sunday 1805 we had a hard wind and a little rain last night, this
morning fair we Set out at an early hour, wind from the S W. Some little
rain to day wind hard a head, the Countrey much like that of yesterday as
discribed Capt Lewis walked on Shore, himself & the hunters killed 6
Elk & a Bear and 2 mule deer, and 2 buffalow which was all in good
order a beaver also killed to day, passed 9 Islands to day the Current
Swift but regular, we Camped on the Lard Side at the forks of the river
the Currents & Sizes of them we Could not examine this evening a fair
night we took Some Luner observations of moon & Stears
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June 2nd, Sunday, 1805. We had a hard wind and a little rain last night. This morning is fair. We set out at an early hour, with the wind from the southwest. There was a little rain today, and the wind was hard ahead. The country is much like that of yesterday, as described.
Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked on shore. He and the hunters killed 6 elk, a bear, 2 mule deer, and 2 buffalo, all of which were in good condition. A beaver was also killed today.
We passed 9 islands today. The current was swift but regular. We camped on the larboard side at the forks of the river. We could not examine the currents and sizes of them this evening. It was a fair night, and we took some lunar observations of the moon and stars.
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