Clark: August 27, 1806

Wednesday 27th Augt. 1806 Set out before Sunrise a Stiff breeze a head
from the East proceeded to the enterance of Tylors river on the S W Side
and landed on a Sand bar and Sent out the hunters to kill Some meat, our
Stock of meat being now exousted and this the most favourable place to
precure a fresh Supply, the hunters returned in 3 hours without haveing
killed any thing. they informed me that the bottoms were entirely beaten
up and the grass laid flat by the emence number of Buffalow which had been
here a Short time past. the deer had left the bottom. they Saw several
Buffalow Bulls which they did not think proper to kill as they were unfit
for use. here we discover the first Signs of the wild turkey. at 1 P M we
halted in the big bend and killed a fat buck elk near the river, which was
very timely as our meat was entirely exhosted. at 2 P. M we again
proceeded on down saw Several Buffalow Bulls on each Side of the river
also Some deer of the Common kind at 6 P.M. we herd the bellowing of the
Buffalow Bulls in the lower Isld. of the Big bend below the Gouge which
induced a belief that there was Some fat Cows, 5 men went out from the 2
Small Canoes which was a little a head, and killed two Cows one Bull and a
Calf nether of them wer fat we droped the Perogue & Canoes to the
lower part of the Island near to where the buffalow was killed and
incamped haveing Come 45 Miles only to day. had the buffalow butched and
brought in and divided. My friend Capt Lewis hurt himself very much by
takeing a longer walk on the Sand bar in my absence at the buffalow than
he had Strength to undergo, which Caused him to remain very unwell all
night.