Journal Entry

Clark: May 15, 1805

May 15, 1805
William Clark Missouri River Breaks area

May 15th Wednesday 1805 Our medisons, Instruments, merchandize, Clothes,
provisions &c. &c. which was nearly all wet we had put out to air
and dry. the day being Cloudy & rainey those articles dried but little
to dayour hunters killed Several deer &c. and Saw three Bear
one of which they wounded &c.

We see Buffalow on the banks dead, others floating down dead, and others
mired every day, those buffalow either drown in Swiming the river or brake
thro the ice

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