Clark: June 6, 1805
On a cloudy, cold day with hard northeast winds, Clark and his party set out early and traveled down a small river, killing seven deer for their skins. He noted cottonwood and abundant wild tansy along the bottoms. After stopping at noon to eat venison, they climbed onto the plain in steady rain, reaching their camp on the point by 5 p.m. Captain Lewis had not yet returned. Clark's group was exhausted from marching over rough terrain. In their absence, the camp party had killed an elk and two buffalo.
June 6th Thursday 1805 a Cloudy Cold raw day wind hard from the N. E. we
Set out early & traveled down the little river which was imedeately in
our Course on this river we killed 7 Deer for their Skins the bottoms of
this little river is in everry respect except in extent like the large
bottoms of the Missouri below the forks containing a great perpotion of a
kind of Cotton wood with a leaf resembling a wild Cherry-. I also observed
wild Tanzey on this little river in great quantities, we halted at 12
oClock and eate a part of a fat Buck, after Dinner we assended the Plain
at which time it began to rain and Continued all day, at 5 oClock we
arrived at our Camp on the point, where I expected to meet Capt Lewis- he
did not return this evening.my Self and party much fatigued haveing
walked Constantly as hard as we Could march over a Dry hard plain,
dcending & assending the Steep river hills & gullies, in my
absence the party had killed an Elk & 2 buffalow, I Sent out for the
meat a part of which was brought innothing remarkable had
transpired at camp in my absence
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June 6th, Thursday, 1805. A cloudy, cold, raw day with hard wind from the northeast. We set out early and traveled down the little river, which was immediately in our course. On this river we killed 7 deer for their skins. The bottoms of this little river are in every respect, except in extent, like the large bottoms of the Missouri below the forks, containing a great proportion of a kind of cottonwood with a leaf resembling a wild cherry. I also observed wild tansy on this little river in great quantities.
We halted at 12 o'clock and ate a part of a fat buck. After dinner we ascended the plain, at which time it began to rain and continued all day. At 5 o'clock we arrived at our camp on the point, where I expected to meet Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis). He did not return this evening.
Myself and party were much fatigued, having walked constantly as hard as we could march over a dry, hard plain, descending and ascending the steep river hills and gullies. In my absence the party had killed an elk and 2 buffalo. I sent out for the meat, a part of which was brought in. Nothing remarkable had transpired at camp in my absence.
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