Clark: May 22, 1805
Strong winds delayed departure until about 10 a.m. on this cold morning. The party passed two small islands and a 20-yard-wide creek on the starboard side. Lewis killed a deer before dinner, and Clark hiked inland to survey the rolling, rich but sticky country, finding little vegetation beyond prickly pear, scattered pine, and some fir. Game was less abundant than downstream, and the river ran more regularly with fewer sandbars. They camped early on the starboard side to render oil from a bear killed that afternoon. Local creek water was too salty to drink.
May 22nd Wednesday 1805 The wind Continued to blow So violently hard we
did not think it prudent to Set out untill it luled a little, about 10
oClock we Set out the morning Cold, passed a Small Island in the bend to
the Lard Side, & proceeded on at 5 miles higher passed a Island in a
bend to the Stard Side, and a Creek a Short distance above on the Stard
Side 20 yds. w Capt Lewis walked out before dinner & Killed a Deer, I
walked out after dinner and assended & but a few miles to view the
Countrey, which I found roleing & of a verry rich Stickey Soil
produceing but little vegitation of any kind except the prickley-piar, but
little grass & that verry low. a great deal of Scattering Pine on the
Lard Side & Some fur on the Stard. Sd. The mineral productions as
described in the proceeding days, game not So abundant as below, the river
Continue about the Same width, fewer Sand bars & current more regular,
river falls about an inch a day We camped on the Stard. Side, earlier than
we intend on account of Saveing the oil of a bear which the party killed
late this afternoon.
Maney of the Creeks which appear to have no water near ther mouths have
Streams of running water higher up which rise & waste in the Sand or
gravel. the water of those Creeks are So much impregnated with the Salt
Substance that it cannot be Drank with pleasure.
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May 22nd, Wednesday, 1805. The wind continued to blow so violently hard that we did not think it prudent to set out until it lulled a little. About 10 o'clock we set out, the morning cold. We passed a small island in the bend to the larboard side and proceeded on. At 5 miles higher we passed an island in a bend to the starboard side, and a creek a short distance above on the starboard side, 20 yards wide. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked out before dinner and killed a deer. I walked out after dinner and ascended but a few miles to view the country, which I found rolling and of a very rich, sticky soil producing but little vegetation of any kind except the prickly pear, with little grass, and that very low. There is a great deal of scattered pine on the larboard side and some fir on the starboard side. The mineral productions are as described in the preceding days. Game is not so abundant as below. The river continues about the same width, with fewer sandbars and a more regular current. The river falls about an inch a day. We camped on the starboard side earlier than we intended, in order to save the oil of a bear that the party killed late this afternoon.
Many of the creeks which appear to have no water near their mouths have streams of running water higher up which rise and waste in the sand or gravel. The water of those creeks is so much impregnated with the salt substance that it cannot be drunk with pleasure.
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