Lewis: April 19, 1805

Friday April 19th 1805. The wind blew So hard this morning from N. W. that
we dared not to venture our canoes on the river.Observed
considerable quantities of dwarf Juniper on the hillsides (see specimen
No. 4) it seldom rises higher then 3 feet.the wind detained us
through the couse of this day, tho we were fortunate in having placed
ourselves in a safe harbour. the party killed one Elk and a beaver today.
The beaver of this part of the Missouri are larger, fatter, more abundant
and better clad with fur than those of any other part of the country that
I have yet seen; I have remarked also that their fur is much darker.