Clark: June 12, 1805

June 12th 1805 Wednesday last night was Clear and Cold, this morning fair
we Set out at 8 oClock & proceeded on verry well wind from the S. W.
The interpreters wife verry Sick So much So that I move her into the back
part of our Covered part of the Perogue which is Cool, her own situation
being a verry hot one in the bottom of the Perogue exposed to the SunSaw
emence No. of Swallows in the 1st bluff on the Lard. Side, water verry
Swift, the bluff are blackish Clay & Coal for about 80 feet. the earth
above that for 30 or 40 feet is a brownish yellow, a number of bars of
corse gravil and Stones of different Shape & Size &c. Saw a number
of rattle Snakes to day one of the men cought one by the head in Catch’g
hold of a bush on which his head lay reclined three canoes were in great
danger today one diped water, another was near turning over &c. at 2
oClock P M a fiew drops of rain I walked thro a point and killed a Buck
Elk & Deer, and we camped on the Stard Side, the Interpreters woman
verry Sick worse than She has been. I give her medison one man have a
fellon riseing on his hand one other with the Tooth ake has taken cold in
the jaw &c.