Clark: May 18, 1805
On a windy Saturday with wind from the west, the party made good progress upriver using the towline along a narrow channel with gentle current and sandy bars. Around midday a light rain fell for about an hour and a half—the first rain of the spring journey. They passed Wiser's Creek on the starboard side and camped opposite a small island. Clark walked ashore and killed four deer, including two mule deer, whose skins were valued for making leggings and moccasins. Buffalo and elk were abundant, and beaver were trapped daily.
May 18th Satturday 1805 A windey morning wind from the West we proceeded
on verry well with the assistance of the Toe Coard, river narrow but flew
Sand bars, & current jentle, but a few Cotton Trees Contained in the
bottoms willow is not common on the bears as usial Some little on the
Sides of the river is yet to be Seen, the after part of the day was Cloudy
& at about 12 oClock it began to rain and continued moderately for
about 11/2 hours, not Sufficient to wet a man thro his clothes; this is
the first rain Since we Set out this Spring The hills widen and the
bottoms Contain more timber than for Several days past, we passed a Wisers
Creek on the Std. Side about 3 oClock and Camped on the Lard Side opposit
the lower point of a handsom little Island near the middle of the river. I
walked on Shore and killed four Deer, 2 common & 2 mule deer, one of
which had 3 fauns, 2 others had 2 each, those deer are fat, & their
Skins tolerable good, which are now in demand with us for clothes Such as
Legins & Mockersons, I Saw great numbers of Buffalows & Elk; Some
of the party Shoot & Catch beaver every day & night
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May 18th Saturday 1805. A windy morning, wind from the west. We proceeded on very well with the assistance of the tow cord. The river is narrow but has few sandbars, and the current is gentle. Only a few cottonwood trees are contained in the bottoms. Willow is not common on the bars as usual; some little on the sides of the river is yet to be seen.
The latter part of the day was cloudy, and at about 12 o'clock it began to rain and continued moderately for about 1 1/2 hours, not sufficient to wet a man through his clothes. This is the first rain since we set out this spring. The hills widen and the bottoms contain more timber than for several days past.
We passed Wiser's Creek on the starboard side about 3 o'clock and camped on the larboard side opposite the lower point of a handsome little island near the middle of the river. I walked on shore and killed four deer, 2 common and 2 mule deer, one of which had 3 fawns, and 2 others had 2 each. Those deer are fat, and their skins are tolerably good, which are now in demand with us for clothes such as leggings and moccasins. I saw great numbers of buffalo and elk. Some of the party shoot and catch beaver every day and night.
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