The morning being fair and pleasant and wind favourable we set sale at an early hour, and proceeded on very well the great part of the day; the country still continues level fertile and beautifull, the bottoms wide and well timbered comparitively speaking with other parts of the river; no appearance of birnt hills pumice stone or coal, the salts of tartar or vegitable salts continues to appear on the river banks, sand bars and in many parts of the plains most generally in the little revines at the base of the low hills. passed three streames today which discharged themselves on the Lard. side; the first of these we call
May 6th 1805.
Point of observation No. 10.
On the Stard. side, at the extremity of the 3rd course of this day observed Equal altitudes of
At noon the sun being obscured by clouds I was unable to observe his Altitude; it continued cloudy the ballance of the day and prevented all further observation.
a fine morning wind from the N. E. we Set out early and proceeded on verry well under Sail the greater part of the day, passed two Creeks & a River to day on the Lard. Side, neither of them discharged any water into the Coal or pumice Stone & burnt hills, The Salts of Tarter or white aprs. of Salts are yet to be Seen.
Monday 6th May 1805. pleasant and warm. we Set off early Sailed on under a gentle breeze from the East. Some of the party caught two beaver last night. we Saw a brown bair Swimming the River before us. Saw beaver looking out of their holes along the bank. we came 16 miles by 2 O.C. then halted to dine blank] Some Sprinkling rain, but did not last long. proceeded on passed high land on S. S. Smoth plains on N. S. and timbred bottoms on each side. Came 26½ miles in all this day, and Camped in a bottom of Small timber on the S Side.
Monday 6th. We set sail with a fair wind and pleasant weather. At 12 a few drops of rain fell, but it soon cleared up. We passed a river on the South side about 200 yards wide; but the water of this river sinks in the sand on
the side of the
Monday 6th May 1805. clear pleasant and warm. the wind from the East. we Sailed on verry well. Caught two beaver last night. Saw a brown bair Swim the River before us. about 2 oC. we halted to dine at a handsom bottom covered with timber on the N. S.
Monday May 6th We had this morning the weather pleasant, and Warm, and a fair wind from the East, We set out early, and proceeded on with our Sails set, some of the party during last night caught 2 Beaver, about 2 hours after we started we saw a brown Bear swimming the River before us About 2 o'Clock P. M, we halted to dine at a handsome bottom, covered with Timber lying on the North side of the River.