Clark: June 6, 1805

June 6th Thursday 1805 a Cloudy Cold raw day wind hard from the N. E. we
Set out early & traveled down the little river which was imedeately in
our Course on this river we killed 7 Deer for their Skins the bottoms of
this little river is in everry respect except in extent like the large
bottoms of the Missouri below the forks containing a great perpotion of a
kind of Cotton wood with a leaf resembling a wild Cherry-. I also observed
wild Tanzey on this little river in great quantities, we halted at 12
oClock and eate a part of a fat Buck, after Dinner we assended the Plain
at which time it began to rain and Continued all day, at 5 oClock we
arrived at our Camp on the point, where I expected to meet Capt Lewis- he
did not return this evening.my Self and party much fatigued haveing
walked Constantly as hard as we Could march over a Dry hard plain,
dcending & assending the Steep river hills & gullies, in my
absence the party had killed an Elk & 2 buffalow, I Sent out for the
meat a part of which was brought innothing remarkable had
transpired at camp in my absence