Clark: May 7, 1805
On a fine Tuesday morning, the river had risen an inch and a half overnight and driftwood was beginning to flow. Strong winds picked up, and around 11 a.m. a poorly steered canoe filled with water, delaying the party about three hours. A noon observation placed their latitude at 47°36'11". The north bank featured beautiful gradual plains, while the south side showed high, uneven hills with salt deposits but no coal. The party camped on the larboard side after killing eight beaver, three buffalo, and an elk.
May 7th Tuesday, 1805 A fine morning river rose 11/2 Inches last night,
the drift wood beginning to run the water Something Clearer than usial,
the wind became verry hard, and at 11 oClock one Canoe by bad Stearing
filled with water, which detained us about 3 hours, had a Meridian
altitude, the Laid. from which is 47°36′ 11″ 6/10 The Countrey on the
North Side of the Missouri is one of the handsomest plains we have yet
Seen on the river the plain rises from the river bottom gradually. The
Hills on the South Side is high & uneavin. no appearance of Coal or
burnt hills, that of Salts Still appear; vegitation appears to be Slow, I
walked on the bank to day and Shot 2 beaver, in the evening Killed two
Buffalow in tolerable order which we Saved and Camped on the Lard Side. 8
beaver, 3 buffalow & an Elk killed to day
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May 7th, Tuesday, 1805. A fine morning. The river rose 1½ inches last night. The driftwood is beginning to run, and the water is somewhat clearer than usual. The wind became very hard, and at 11 o'clock one canoe, by bad steering, filled with water, which detained us about 3 hours. We had a meridian altitude, from which the latitude is 47°36' 11" 6/10.
The country on the north side of the Missouri is one of the handsomest plains we have yet seen on the river; the plain rises from the river bottom gradually. The hills on the south side are high and uneven. There is no appearance of coal or burnt hills; that of salts still appears. Vegetation appears to be slow.
I walked on the bank today and shot 2 beaver. In the evening I killed two buffalo in tolerable order, which we saved, and we camped on the larboard side. 8 beaver, 3 buffalo, and an elk killed today.
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