Garner Park

Garner Park. Lewis and Clark in North Dakota. , Friday, October 19, 1804 , With a "fine morning wind" at their backs, the expedition "proceeded on verry well," noting "more timber than common" and at one point sighting "52 Ganques of Buffalow and 3 of Elk at one View." They traveled over 17 miles, camping "opposit the upper of those conocal hills" on the east bank of the river. The "remarkable round hills," Captain Clark reported, were frequented by "the Callemet bird [Golden Eagles or hawks]. The party's hunters killed "4 Elk 6 Deer and a pelican." They also passed an abandoned earth lodge village, recorded by Captain Lewis as "Here first saw ruins of Mandan nation." , Tuesday, August 19, 1806 , Winds of "great Violence" distressed the expedition with "clouds of sand" and kept it from moving downriver until late afternoon. When the winds diminished, the expedient floated about 10 miles and camped on a sandbar near Apple Creek. Rain and wind made the night uncomfortable; however, Clark "Slept dry" under "the only covering which I have had Sufficient to keep off the rain SinceI left the Columbia." The party's hunters killed 4 elk and 12 deer, and Clark saw "pore" buffalo on the river banks