Clark: May 12, 1805

May 12th Sunday 1805. Set out at an early hour, the morning Clear and
Calm, Capt. Lewis walked on Shore this morning about 12 oClock the wind
becam Strong from the E. about half past one oClock the wind Shifted round
to the N. W. and blew verry hard all the latter part of the day, which
obliged us to Lay byThe Countrey is hilley & rugged and the
earth of a lightish brown and but indifferent, Some Small Cedar is
Scattered on the Sides of the hils & in the hollars, Some pine ridges
is also to be Seen on the North Side, we observe great quantites of game
as usual. I killed a beaver in the water, Saw Several Sitting on the bank
near the waters edge about Sunset it began to rain, and rained very
moderately only a fiew drops at a time for about half the night, wind
Continued violent all night