Lewis: April 21, 1805

Sunday April 21st 1805. Set out at an early hour this morning. Capt Clark
walked on shore; the wind tho a head was not violent. the country through
which we passed is very simelar in every rispect to that through which we
have passed for several days.We saw immence herds of buffaloe Elk
deer & Antelopes. Capt Clark killed a buffaloe and 4 deer in the
course of his walk today; and the party with me killed 3 deer, 2 beaver,
and 4 buffaloe calves. the latter we found very delicious. I think it
equal to any veal I ever tasted. the Elk now begin to shed their horns.
passed one large and two small creeks on the Lard. side, tho neither of
them discharge any water at present. the wind blew so hard this evening
that we were obliged to halt several hours. we reached the place of
incampment after dark, which was on the Lard. side a little above White
earth river which discharges itself on the Stard. side. immediately at the
mouth of this river it is not more than 10 yards wide being choked up by
the mud of the Missouri; tho after leaving the bottom lands of this river,
or even sooner, it becomes a boald stream of sixty yards wide and is deep
and navigable. the course of this river as far as I could see from the top
of Cut bluff, was due North. it passes through a beatifull level and
fertile vally about five miles in width. I think I saw about 25 miles up
this river, and did not discover one tree or bush of any discription on
it’s borders. the vally was covered with Elk and buffaloe. saw a great
number of gees today as usual, also some swan and ducks.