Clark: April 16, 1805

16th of April Tuesday 1805 Wind hard from the S. E I walked on Shore and
Killed an antilope which was verry meagre, Saw great numbers of Elk &
some buffalow & Deer, a verry large Beaver Cought this morning. Some
verry handsom high planes & extensive bottoms, the mineral appearances
of Coal & Salt together with Some appearance of Burnt hils continue. a
number of old hornets nests Seen in every bottom more perticularly in the
one opposit to the place we camped this nightthe wooded bottoms are
more extensive to day than Common. passed three Small Creeks on the S. S.
to day which take their rise in the hills at no great distance, Great
numbers of Gees in the river & in the Plains feeding on the Grass.