Clark: May 12, 1805
The expedition departed early on a clear, calm morning, with Captain Lewis walking onshore. Around noon a strong east wind picked up, then shifted to the northwest by 1:30 p.m. and blew so hard the party was forced to halt for the rest of the day. The surrounding country was hilly and rugged with light brown, poor soil, scattered cedar, and pine ridges to the north. Game was abundant, and Clark shot a beaver in the water. Light rain began at sunset and continued intermittently into the night, with strong winds persisting.
May 12th Sunday 1805. Set out at an early hour, the morning Clear and
Calm, Capt. Lewis walked on Shore this morning about 12 oClock the wind
becam Strong from the E. about half past one oClock the wind Shifted round
to the N. W. and blew verry hard all the latter part of the day, which
obliged us to Lay byThe Countrey is hilley & rugged and the
earth of a lightish brown and but indifferent, Some Small Cedar is
Scattered on the Sides of the hils & in the hollars, Some pine ridges
is also to be Seen on the North Side, we observe great quantites of game
as usual. I killed a beaver in the water, Saw Several Sitting on the bank
near the waters edge about Sunset it began to rain, and rained very
moderately only a fiew drops at a time for about half the night, wind
Continued violent all night
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May 12th, Sunday, 1805. We set out at an early hour. The morning was clear and calm. Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked on shore this morning. About 12 o'clock the wind became strong from the east. About half past one o'clock the wind shifted around to the northwest and blew very hard all the latter part of the day, which obliged us to lay by.
The country is hilly and rugged, and the earth is of a lightish brown and only mediocre. Some small cedar is scattered on the sides of the hills and in the hollows. Some pine ridges are also to be seen on the north side. We observe great quantities of game as usual. I killed a beaver in the water, and saw several sitting on the bank near the water's edge.
About sunset it began to rain, and rained very moderately, only a few drops at a time, for about half the night. The wind continued violent all night.
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