Lewis: May 13, 1805
Strong winds delayed departure on the morning of May 13, 1805, so hunters were sent out while the party waited. By 1 P.M. the wind eased and they set out, even though not all hunters had returned. The current ran stronger and the water grew clearer, suggesting a change in country ahead, though the landscape remained similar with sparse timber and some pine and cedar on the starboard hills. Captain Clark killed a mule deer and a common deer, and the party took several deer and elk, saving elk hides for the planned leather boat at the falls. Gibson wounded a large brown bear but could not pursue it before nightfall.
Monday May 13th 1805. The wind continued to blow so violently this morning
that we did not think it prudent to set out. sent out some hunters. At 1
P.M. the wind abated, and altho the hunters had not all returned we set
out; the courant reather stronger than usual and the water continues to
become reather clearer, from both which I anticipate a change of Country
shortly. the country much the same as yesterday; but little timber in the
bottoms and a scant proportion of pine an cedar crown the Stard. hills.
Capt C. who was on shore the greater part of the day killed a mule and a
Common deer, the party killed several deer and some Elk principally for
the benefit of their skins which are necessary to them for cloathing, the
Elk skins I now begin to reserve for making the leather boat at the falls.
the hunters joined us this evening; Gibson had wounded a very large brown
bear but it was too late in the evening to pursue him.
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Monday, May 13th, 1805. The wind continued to blow so violently this morning that we did not think it prudent to set out. We sent out some hunters. At 1 P.M. the wind died down, and although the hunters had not all returned, we set out. The current was rather stronger than usual, and the water continues to become rather clearer, from both of which I anticipate a change of country shortly. The country is much the same as yesterday; there is little timber in the bottoms, and a scant proportion of pine and cedar crowns the starboard hills.
Capt C. (Capt. Clark), who was on shore the greater part of the day, killed a mule deer and a common deer. The party killed several deer and some elk, principally for the benefit of their skins, which are necessary to them for clothing. The elk skins I now begin to reserve for making the leather boat at the falls. The hunters joined us this evening; Gibson had wounded a very large brown bear, but it was too late in the evening to pursue him.
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