Clark: October 6, 1805
October 6th Sunday 1805 A Col Easterley wind which Spring up in the latter
part of the night and Continues untill about 7 or 8 oClock A.M. had all
our Saddles Collected a whole dug and in the night buried them, also a
Canister of powder and a bag of Balls at the place the Canoe which Shields
made was cut from the body of the treeThe Saddles were buried on
the Side of a bend about 1/2 a mile belowall the Canoes finished
this evening ready to be put into the water. I am taken verry unwell with
a paine in the bowels & Stomach, which is certainly the effects of my
diet-which last all night-.
The winds blow cold from a little before day untill the Suns gets to Some
hight from the Mountans East as they did from the mountans at the time we
lay at the falls of Missouri from the West The river below this forks is
Called Kos kos keel it is Clear rapid with Shoals or Swift places The open
Countrey Commences a fiew miles below This on each side of the river, on
the Lard Side below the 1st Creek. with a few trees Scattered near the
river. passd maney bad rapids, one Canoe that in which I went in front
Sprung a Leak in passing the 3rd rapid
Set out at 3 oClock P M & proceeded on