Clark: October 12, 1805

October 12th 1805 Saturday a fair cool morning wind from E after
purchasing all the drid fish those people would Spear from their hole in
which they wer buried we Set out at 7 oClock and proceeded on

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October 12th Saturday 1805 A fair Cool morning wind from the East. after
purchaseing every Speces of the provisions those Indians could Spare we
Set out and proceeded on at three miles passed four Islands Swift water
and a bad rapid opposit to those Islands on the Lard. Side. at 141/2 miles
passed the mouth of a large Creek on the Lard Side opposit a Small Island
here the Countrey assends with a gentle assent to the high plains, and the
River is 400 yards wide about 1 mile below the Creek on the Same Side took
meridian altitude which gave 72° 30′ 00″ Latitude produced ____ North in
the afternoon the wind Shifted to the S. W. and blew hard we passed to day
____ rapids Several of them very bad and came to at the head of one (at 30
miles) on the Stard. Side to view it before we attemptd. to dsend through
it. The Indians had told us was verry badwe found long and
dangerous about 2 miles in length, and maney turns necessary to Stear
Clare of the rocks, which appeared to be in every direction. The Indians
went through & our Small Canoe followed them, as it was late we
deturmined to camp above untill the morning. we passed Several Stoney
Islands today Country as yesterday open plains, no timber of any kind a
fiew Hack berry bushes & willows excepted, and but few drift trees to
be found So that fire wood is verry ScerceThe hills or assents from
the water is faced with a dark ruged Stone. The wind blew hard this
evening.-