Clark: August 23, 1806

Saturday 23rd August 1806 We Set out very early, the wind rose &
became very hard, we passed the Sar-war-kar-na-har river at 10 A. M and at
half past eleven the wind became So high and the water So rough that we
were obliged to put to Shore and Continue untill 3 p. M. when we had a
Small Shower of rain after which the wind lay, and we proceeded on. Soon
after we landed I Sent Shields & Jo. & Reubin Fields down to the
next bottom of timber to hunt untill our arival. we proceeded on Slowly
and landed in the bottom. the hunters had killed three Elk and 3 Deer the
deer were pore and Elk not fat had them fleece & brought in. the
Musqueters large and very troublesom. at 4 P. M a Cloud from the N W with
a violent rain for about half an hour after the rain we again proceeded
on. I observe great quantities of Grapes and Choke Cheries, also a Speces
of Currunt which I had never before observed the leas is larger than those
above, the Currt. black and very inferior to either the yellow, red, or
perpleat dark we landed on a Small Sand bar under a Bluff on the S
W. Side and encamped, this Situation was one which I had Chosen to avoid
the Musquetors, they were not very troublesom after we landed. we Came
only 40 Miles to daye

My Frend Capt Lewis is recoverig fast the hole in his thy where the Ball
passed out is Closed and appears to be nearly well. the one where the ball
entered discharges very well-.