Clark: May 4, 1805
The party's departure was delayed until 9 a.m. while they repaired the broken rudder irons on the large pirogue. Traveling against a westerly headwind, they passed through rich, timbered bottomlands along the Missouri, with an open ascending plain appearing later in the day on the starboard side. Near a small creek on the larboard side, Clark noticed remains of an old fortified Indian lodge. Wildlife was abundant, and Clark spotted a black martin. He walked ashore in the evening and returned to camp after dark. One man was sick, and the river had begun rising again.
May 4th Satturday 1805 The rudder Irons of our large Perogue broke off
last night, the replaceing of which detained us this morning untill 9
oClock at which time we Set out the wind a head from the west, The
Countrey on each Side of the Missouri is a rich high and butifull the
bottoms are extencive with a great deal of timber on them all the fore
part of this day the wood land bordered the river on both Sides, in the
after part a butifull assending plain on the Std Side we Camped on the
Std. Side a little above we passed a Small Creek on the L. Side near which
I Saw where an Indian lodge had been fortified many year past. Saw great
numbers of anamals of different kinds on the banks, I Saw the black martin
to day-in the evening I walkd. on Shore on the Std Side & Struck the
river Several miles above our Camp & did not get to Camp untill Some
time after nightwe have one man Sick, The river has been falling
for Several days passed; it now begins to rise a little; the rate of rise
& fall is from one to 3 inches in 24 hours.
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May 4th Saturday 1805. The rudder irons of our large pirogue broke off last night, and replacing them detained us this morning until 9 o'clock, at which time we set out. The wind was ahead from the west. The country on each side of the Missouri is rich, high, and beautiful; the bottoms are extensive with a great deal of timber on them. All the fore part of this day the woodland bordered the river on both sides; in the after part there was a beautiful ascending plain on the starboard side. We camped on the starboard side. A little above, we passed a small creek on the larboard side near which I saw where an Indian lodge had been fortified many years past.
Saw great numbers of animals of different kinds on the banks. I saw the black martin today. In the evening I walked on shore on the starboard side and struck the river several miles above our camp, and did not get to camp until some time after night. We have one man sick. The river has been falling for several days past; it now begins to rise a little; the rate of rise and fall is from one to 3 inches in 24 hours.
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