Clark: August 9, 1806

Monday 9th August 1806 a heavy dew this morning. loaded the Canoes and
proceeded on down about 6 miles and landed at the Camp of the 2 hunters
Shields and Gibson whome I had Sent down to hunt last evening, they had
killed five deer two of which were in good order which they brought in.
here I took brackfast and proceeded on a fiew miles and I walked on Shore
across a point of near 10 miles in extent in this bottom which was mostly
open I saw Some fiew deer and Elk. I killed 3 of the deer which were
Meagure the Elk appeared fat. I did not kill any of them as the distance
to the river was too great for the men to Carry the meat at the lower part
of this bottom a large Creek of runnig water 25 yds wide falls in which
meanders through an open roleing plain of great extent. in the low bottoms
of this Creek I observed Some timber Such as Cottonwood, ash & Elm. on
my arival at the lower part of the bottom found that the canoes had been
in waiting for me nearly two hours. The Squar brought me a large and well
flavoured Goose berry of a rich Crimsin Colour, and deep purple berry of
the large Cherry of the Current Speces which is common on this river as
low as the Mandans, the engagees Call it the Indian Current. I landed
opposit to a high plain on the S. E. Side late in the evening and walked
in a Grove of timber where I met with an Elk which I killed. this Elk was
the largest Buck I ever Saw and the fattest animal which have been killed
on the rout. I had the flesh and fat of this Elk brought to Camp and cut
thin ready to dry. the hunters killed nothing this evening.