Clark: August 1, 1806

Sunday 1st of August 1806. We Set out early as usial the wind was high and
ahead which caused the water to be a little rough and delayed us very much
aded to this we had Showers of rain repeetedly all day at the intermition
of only a fiew minits between them. My Situation a very disagreeable one.
in an open Canoe wet and without a possibility of keeping my Self dry. the
Country through which we passed is in every respect like that through
which I passed yesterday. The brooks have all Some water in them from the
rains which has fallen. this water is excessively muddy. Several of those
brooks have Some trees on their borders as far as I can See up them. I
observe Some low pine an cedar on the Sides of the rugid hills on the
Stard. Side, and Some ash timber in the high bottoms. the river has more
Sand bars today than usial, and more Soft mud. the current less rapid. at
2 P.M. I was obliged to land to let the Buffalow Cross over. not
withstanding an island of half a mile in width over which this gangue of
Buffalow had to pass and the Chanel of the river on each Side nearly 1/4
of a mile in width, this gangue of Buffalow was entirely across and as
thick as they could Swim. the Chanel on the Side of the island the went
into the river was crouded with those animals for 1/2 an hour. the other
Side of the island for more than 3/4 of an hour. I took 4 of the men and
killed 4 fat Cows for their fat and what portion of their flesh the Small
Canoes Could Carry that which we had killed a few days ago being nearly
Spoiled from the wet weather. encamped on an Island Close to the Lard
Shore two gangues of Buffalow Crossed a little below us, as noumerous as
the first.