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193 up to the Medicine River. they informed us that the country above the falls & up the Meddicine River is level with low banks & smooth water. they saw a chain of mountains to the west. some of which particular those to NW & SW are covered with snow & appear to be verry high. Capt. Clark lost a part of his notes which could not be found as the wind blew high & took them off. they did not took out & marke the road for the baggage &c much more than half way down to camp it being too late to go round the deep valleys &c Capt. Clark saw gangs of buffalow attempt to swim the river abt the falls. some went over June 21st Friday 1805. a fine morning the wind from the SW off the mountains & hard Capt. Lewis with the men unclear take a part of the baggage &c &c a canoe up the hill better than a mile in advance. Several men employed in shave? & g?ing skins elk hides for the iron boat as it is called. the meat was brought in & the men returned which stayed out to seek? the buffalow last nights. they killed 2 or 3 deer and a buffalow calf & a small elk. we saw innumerable numbers & gangs of buffalow & calfs on the high plains on star. side of the Missourie