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April 30, 1805

 " I walked on shore today our interpreter & his woman followed,  the woman found & brought me a bush Something like the Current*, which she said bore a delicious froot and that great quantities grew in the Rocky Mountains, the countrey on both sides have a butifull appearance."

Current* - The Missouri, or buffalo currant

May 1, 1805

 " the wind being favourable we used our sales which carried us on at a great pace untill about 12 OCk. when the wind became so high that the small canoes were unable to proceed; here we spend the ballance of the day*.  we sent out some hunters who killed buffaloe, an Elk, a goat and two beaver.  game is now abundant."  Lewis

ballance of the day*. - Roosevelt County, Montana in the vicinity of the later Elkhorn Point.

May 2, 1805

 " snow which continued to fall until 10 AM. Being about one inch deep… the evening verry cold, Ice freesing to the Ores."  Clark

May 3, 1805

The morning was windy & cold, 26 above 0. After a late start the explorers came upon an area that had great numbers of porcupines: " This river we call Porcupine* from the great number of those anamals found about it’s mouth. I walked out a little distance and met with 2 porcupines which were feeding on the young willow which grow in great abundance on all the sandbars; this anamal is exceedingly clumsy … "  Lewis

Porcupine*-  Present Poplar River in Roosevelt County, Montana, with the town of Poplar at its mouth.

May 4, 1805

" We were detained this morning untill about 9 OCk. in order to repare the rudder irons of the red perogue which were broken last evening in landing...  I saw emmence quantities of buffaloe in every direction, having an abundance of meat on hand I passed them without firing on them ... passed several old Indian hunting camps in the course of the day …"

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