Clark: June 5, 1805

June 5th Wednesday 1805 Some little rain & Snow last night the
mountains to our S E. covered with Snow this morning air verry Cold &
raining a little, we Saw 8 buffalow opposit, they made 2 attempts to
Cross, the water being So Swift they Could not, about the time we were
Setting out three white bear approached our Camp we killed the three &
eate part of one & Set out & proceeded on N. 20° W 11 miles.k
the river at maney places in this distance to a ridge on the N. Side t m
the top of which I could plainly See a mountain to the South & W.
covered with Snow at a long distance, The mountains opposit to us to the
S. E. is also Covered with Snow this morning.a high ridge from
those mountains approach the river on the S E Side forming Some Clifts of
hard dark Stone.From the ridge at which place I Struck the river
last, I could ____ discover that the river run west of South a long
distance, and has a Strong rapid Current, as this river Continued its
width debth & rapidity and the Course west of South, going up further
would be useless, I deturmined to return, I accordingly Set out, thro the
plain on a Course N. 30° E on my return & Struck the little river at
20 miles passing thro a Leavel plain, at the little river we killed 2 buck
Elk & dined on their marrow, proceeded on a few miles & Camped,
haveing killed 2 deer which was verry fat, Some few drops of rain to day,
the evening fair wind hard from the N. E. I Saw great numbers of Elk &
white tale deer, Some beaver, antelope mule deer & wolves & one
bear on this little river marked my name in a tree N. Side near the ridge
where the little river brakes thro