Clark: May 15, 1805
The expedition spent a cloudy, rainy day attempting to dry out their medicines, instruments, merchandise, clothing, and provisions, nearly all of which had gotten wet. Because of the wet weather, the items dried very little. Hunters killed several deer and spotted three bears, wounding one. The party continued to observe many buffalo carcasses along and in the river—some dead on the banks, others floating downstream, and still others mired—apparently drowned while swimming the river or after breaking through the ice.
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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May 15th, Wednesday 1805. Our medicines, instruments, merchandise, clothes, provisions, etc., etc., which were nearly all wet, we had put out to air and dry. The day being cloudy and rainy, those articles dried but little today. Our hunters killed several deer, etc., and saw three bears, one of which they wounded, etc.
We see buffalo on the banks dead, others floating down dead, and others mired every day. Those buffalo either drown while swimming the river or break through the ice.
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