@section 2 {day} @section 3 {au} Clark @section 3 {dt} June 5, 1805 @section 3 {txc} June 5th Wednesday 1805 Some little rain & Snow last night the mountains to our S E# covered with Snow this morning air verry Cold & raining a little, we Saw 8 buffalow opposit, they made 2 attempts to Cross, the water being So Swift they Could not, about the time we were Setting out three white bear approached our Camp we killed the three & eate part of one & Set out & proceeded on N# 20° W 11 miles. k the river at maney places in this distance to a ridge on the N# Side t m the top of which I could plainly See a mountain to the South & W# covered with Snow at a long distance, The mountains opposit to us to the S# E# is also Covered with Snow this morning. a high ridge from those mountains approach the river on the S E Side forming Some Clifts of hard dark Stone. From the ridge at which place I Struck the river last, I could żż discover that the river run west of South a long distance, and has a Strong rapid Current, as this river Continued its width debth & rapidity and the Course west of South, going up further would be useless, I deturmined to return, I accordingly Set out, thro the plain on a Course N# 30° E on my return & Struck the little river at 20 miles passing thro a Leavel plain, at the little river we killed 2 buck Elk & dined on their marrow, proceeded on a few miles & Camped, haveing killed 2 deer which was verry fat, Some few drops of rain to day, the evening fair wind hard from the N# E# I Saw great numbers of Elk & white tale deer, Some beaver, antelope mule deer & wolves & one bear on this little river marked my name in a tree N# Side near the ridge where the little river brakes thro =