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23rd August 〈Satturday〉 Thursday 1804 Set out this morning verry early, the two men R. Fields & Shannon did not Come up last night, I went out and Killed a fine Buck, J. Fields Killed a Buffalow, 2 Elk Swam by the boat whilst I was out and was not Killed, many guns fired at it R. Fields Came up with the horses & brought two Deer, Collins Killed a Small doe, Several Prarie wolves Seen Course West 4 Mls. to the mouth of a Small run between two Bluffs of yellow Clay North 3¼ miles to the upper Pt. of Some timber in the bend to S. S. near where R. fields Killed the Buffalow [1] passed the pt. of High Land on S. S at ¼ of a mile, Capt. Lewis went out with 8 men & brought the buffalow to the river at this bend, C. Lewis Killed a Goose, wind blew hard 〈I am obliged to make the next Corses Short on ackount〉 of the flying Sands which rasies like a Cloud of Smoke from the Bars when the wind 〈rise〉 Blows, the Sand being fine and containing a breat [great] perpotion of earth and when it lights it Sticks to every thing it touches at this time the grass is white S 48° 3 miles to a point of willows on the S. S. haveing passed the Sand Island L. S Camped on the L S above the Island [2] Saw an elk Standing on a Sand bar. Shields Shot it thro' the neck 10¼ [Ed: the day's mileage accumulation]
Set out this morning verry early the two men with the horses did not Come up last night I walked on Shore & Killed a fat Buck— J: Fields Sent out to hunt Came to the Boat and informed that he had Killed a Buffalow in the plain a head Cap Lewis took 12 men and had the buffalow brought to the boat in the next bend to the S S. 2 Elk Swam the river, and was fired at from the boat R. Fields came up with the Horses and brought two Deer one Deer Killed from the Boat. Several Prarie Wolves Seen to day Saw Elk Standing on the Sand bar
The Wind blew hard West and raised the Sands off the bar in Such Clouds that we Could Scercely See this Sand being fine and verry light Stuck to every thing it touched, and in the Plain for a half a mile the distance I was out every Spire of Grass was covered with the Sand or Dust We Camped on the L. S. above a Sand Island one Beaver Cought
| West | 4 | mes: to a Small run between two Blufts of yellow & Blue earth |
| North | 3 ¼ | mes. to Some timber in a bend to the S. S. passed a willow Island, a Sand Isd. opsd. psd. a pt. of High Land S S. at ¼ of Me. |
| S. 48° W. | 3 | mes. to a pt. of willows on the S. S. haveing passd. the Sand bar on the L. point. |
| 10 ¼ |
Thursday 23rd we Set off eairly. 2 men went out hunting, the wind favourable from the South. G. Drewyer and Jo. Fields went out hunting on N. S. passt. on round a bend Capt. Clark walked on Shore a Short time & killed a fine Buck, we halted to Breakfast, 2 Elk Swam the River close by the Boat both of them we wounded. at the same time Jo. Fields came to the Boat informed us that he had killed a Bull Buffelow, Capt. Lewis & myself & 10 more of the party went out Bucherd & Brought it to the Boat, Collins killed a faun Deer. the 2 hunters on the South Side came to the Boat with 2 Deer which they had killed, we then proceeded on past a Butiful bottom prarie N. S. which is verry large & wide I walked about 1 mile & ½ in it when I went for the abo. ment. Buffelow, I Saw the beds & Signs of a great many more Buffelow But this was the first I ever Saw & as great a curiousity to me. we halted in a bend opposite a Sand Isd. 〈in Sd prarie〉 the wind blew So hard that it detained us the most of the afternoon, So we pickled down our Buffelow meat, & jerked the venison, the Sand blew So thick from the Sand Island that we could not see across the River for a long time, towards evening the wind abated & we proceeded on to the head of sd. Sand Isd. & camped on S. S. [3] one of the party wounded an Elk after we landed.—
Thursday 23rd. We proceeded early this morning with a fair wind. The river here becomes more straight than we had found it for a great distance below. Captain Clarke and one of the men killed a deer and a buffaloe, and some of the men were sent to dress and bring the buffaloe to the boat. [4] We stopped at a prairie on the north side, the largest and handsomest, which I had seen. Captain Clarke called it Buffaloe prairie. The men having returned, we again went on; but the wind changed and we were obliged to halt for the present. While we were detained here we salted two barrels of buffaloe meat. At five in the evening we proceeded some distance and encamped on the south side.
Thursday 23rd we Set off eairly 2 men went on Shore hunting. passed round a bend Capt. Clark walked on Shore a Short time and killed a fat Buck. we halted to take Breakfast. 2 Elk Swam across the River close abv. the Boat we wounded boath of them Jo. Fields came to the Boat had killed a Bull Buffelow. Capt. Lewis & 10 men of the party went out & Brought it to the Boat. John Collins killed a faun. the 2 men on the S. S. who had been with the horses came to the Boat with 2 Deer— we halted in a bend to dine the wind verry hard so we jurked our meat &c. the wind fell towards evening we proceeded on till dark & camped on the S. S.—
Thursday August 23rd We set off very early this morning, having previous to our departure sent 2 Men out a hunting; and Captain Clark walked along the Banks of the River, we proceeded on rowing, and passed round a bend of the River, a short time after passing this bend Captain Clark shot a buck Deer which was very fat, we halted with the boat & took Captain Clark on board, likewise the Buck; we proceeded on a small distance, and landed to take breakfast, whilst we were breakfasting 2 Elk swam across the River close above the Boat, 〈one〉 Some of our hands shot at them, & wounded them both, & we got them, One of hands that we had sent out this morning returned, he having shot a Buffalo Bull.
Captain Clark and Ten Men went out in order to bring the Buffalo to the boat, which they did, One of our Men killed a fawn, which he brought likewise to us, The Men who were on the South side of the River with the horses came to us, having 2 deer which they had shot, We proceeded on and halted in a bend of the River to dine, The wind blowing hard we Jerked our Meat & overhauled several articles on board the boat. towards evening the wind died away, We Proceeded on 'till dark, when we encamped on the South side of the River,—
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