Clark: October 19, 1804
Traveling under a gentle southeasterly breeze on a fine, pleasant day, the party moved up the river through bottoms with more timber than usual and passed a large pond on the starboard side. Walking the highlands, Clark counted 52 herds of buffalo and 3 of elk, plus deer, goats, swans, and over 10 wolves. He noted brackish streams unfit to drink, several conical hills said by the Arikara chief to house calumet birds, and the ruins of a fortified Mandan village. Hunters killed 4 elk, 6 deer, and a pelican; camp was made on the larboard side.
19th of October Friday 1804. Set out early under a gentle Breeze from the
S. E. more timber than Common in the bottoms passed a large Pond on the S.
S. I walked out on the high land L. Side and observed great numbers of
Buffalows, I counted in view at one time 52 gangues of Buffalow & 3 of
Elk, besides Deer & goats &c. all the Streems falling from the
hills or high lands So brackish that the water Can’t be Drank without
effecting the person making use of it as Globesalts-, I saw in my walk
Several remarkable high Conocal hills, one 90 feet, one 60 and others
Smaller-the Indian Chief Say that the Callemet Bird live in the hollows of
those hills, which holes are made by the water passing from the top &
&. I also Saw an old Village fortified Situated on the top of a high
Point, which the Ricarra Chief tels me were Mandans, we Camped on the L.
S. I Killed a Deer & Saw Swans &c. our hunters Killed 4 Elk and 6
Deer to Day
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19th October Friday 1804 a fine morning wind from the S. E. we Set out
early under a gentle Breeze and proceeded on verry well, more timber than
Common on the banks on this part of the riverpassed a large Pond on
the S. S.I walked out on the Hills & observed Great numbers of
Buffalow feedeing on both Sides of the river I counted 52 Gangues of
Buffalow & 3 of Elk at one view, all the runs which come from the high
hills which is Generally about one or 2 miles from the water is brackish
and near the Hills (the Salts are) and the Sides of the Hills & edges
of the Streems, the mineral salts appear I saw Som remarkable round hills
forming a Cone at top one about 90 foot one 60 & Several others
Smaller, the Indian Chief Say that the Callemet bird live in the holes of
those hills, the holes form by the water washing thro Some parts in its
passage Down from the topnear one of those noles, on a point of a
hill 90 feet above the lower plane I observed the remains of an old
village, which had been fortified, the Indian Chief with us tels me, a
party of Mandins lived there, Here first saw ruins of Mandan nation we
proceeded on & Camped on the L. S. opposit the upper of those Conocal
hills our hunters killed 4 Elk 6 Deer & a pelican, I saw Swans in a
Pond & Killed a fat Deer in my walk, Saw above 10 wolves. This day is
pleasent
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19th of October, Friday 1804. Set out early under a gentle breeze from the S.E. More timber than common in the bottoms. Passed a large pond on the S.S. I walked out on the high land, L. side, and observed great numbers of buffalo. I counted in view at one time 52 herds of buffalo and 3 of elk, besides deer and goats, etc. All the streams falling from the hills or high lands are so brackish that the water can't be drunk without affecting the person making use of it like Glauber's salts. I saw in my walk several remarkable high conical hills, one 90 feet, one 60, and others smaller. The Indian chief says that the calumet bird lives in the hollows of those hills, which holes are made by the water passing from the top, etc. I also saw an old village, fortified, situated on the top of a high point, which the Ricara (Arikara) chief tells me were Mandans. We camped on the L.S. I killed a deer and saw swans, etc. Our hunters killed 4 elk and 6 deer today.
19th October, Friday 1804. A fine morning, wind from the S.E. We set out early under a gentle breeze and proceeded on very well. More timber than common on the banks on this part of the river. Passed a large pond on the S.S. I walked out on the hills and observed great numbers of buffalo feeding on both sides of the river. I counted 52 herds of buffalo and 3 of elk at one view. All the runs which come from the high hills, which are generally about one or 2 miles from the water, are brackish, and near the hills (the salts are) and on the sides of the hills and edges of the streams the mineral salts appear. I saw some remarkable round hills forming a cone at top, one about 90 feet, one 60, and several others smaller. The Indian chief says that the calumet bird lives in the holes of those hills, the holes formed by the water washing through some parts in its passage down from the top. Near one of those knolls, on a point of a hill 90 feet above the lower plain, I observed the remains of an old village which had been fortified. The Indian chief with us tells me a party of Mandans lived there. Here we first saw ruins of the Mandan nation. We proceeded on and camped on the L.S. opposite the upper of those conical hills. Our hunters killed 4 elk, 6 deer, and a pelican. I saw swans in a pond and killed a fat deer in my walk. Saw above 10 wolves. This day is pleasant.
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