Clark: May 27, 1805

May 27th Monday 1805. The wind blew hard from the S W. which detained us
untill about 10 oClock, at which time we Set out and proceeded on, passed
a Small nacked Island on the Lard Side imediately above the timber in
which we Camped The river is verry Shoaley and the bad places are verry
numerous, i e at the mouth of every Drean the rocks which is a hard dark
gritey Stone is thrown out Some distance in the river which Cause a
Considerable riffle on that Side, the hills approach the river verry Close
on either Side, river narrow & no timber except Some Scattering pine
on the hills & hill Sides, the Salts, Coal, burn hills & Pumice
Stone &c. Continue, the hills are Generally Bluffs of various Coloured
earth most commonly black with different quallities stone intermixed Some
Stratums of Soft Sand Stone, Some hard, Some a dark brown & yellow
hard grit, those Stones are loosened by the earths washing from them into
the river and ultimately role down into the river, which appears to be
Crowded with them. This day is verry wormwe only Saw a fiew Small
herds of the big horn animals on the hills, and two Elk one of which We
killed, we Camped at 2 dead top trees on the Lard Side. The river is Genly
about 200 yards wide and Current very Swift to day and has a verry
perceptiable fall in all its Courseit rises a little.