Capt. Clark killed a buffaloe and 4 deer in the course of his walk today; and the party with me killed 3 deer, 2 beaver, and 4 buffaloe calves. the latter we found very delicious. I think it equal to any veal I ever tasted.

April 21, 1805
John Ordway

a hard white frost last night.   froze water in the buckets setting near the fire.   a Clear and pleasant morning, but verry chilly & cold.    we proceeded on.  Saw the hills and vallies on S.S. covered with buffaloe.  Some calfs among them.   one of the party clumb a Stump of a tree which had a Goose nest in the top of it    found four Eggs in it.    passed round the bottom covered with timber which we camped on last night.    about 10 oC. we halted & took breakfast.   proceeded on     passed hills and round knobs on S.S. and a large bottom on N.S.   Capt. Clark went on the S.S. to hunt.  Came to us at dinner.   had killed 4 Deer in a bottom covered with Small timber    he attempted to kill a buffaloe Calf but could not git near enofe without being discovered by them, the plain being So open.   about 3 oClock clouded up    cold     the wind began to blow as usal.   we dined at a redish bluff on N.S. Saw large gang of buffaloe & calfs Elk also on the opposite Shore.    delayed about one hour & proceeded on    passed the mouth of a large Creek on the N.S. Called White Earth River. [This is not the present White Earth River which the party passed on April 16.  This is Little Muddy River.]    it is about 15 yards wide at the mouth & Clear water & Gentle current.  Camped on the South Side at a bottom    came 15 miles to day.  Some of the men killed 2 buffaloe Calfs, & one Elk.  We Saw this day 4 otter on a drift.  Potts shot one of them in head but it Sunk.   the rest plunged in to the water and swam down the river, and Drewyer killed & Got one of them.    a Cool evening.--

April 21, 1805
Patrick Gass

We proceeded on early; and had a fine clear morning, but cold: there was a sharp frost.   We saw a great number of elk, buffaloe and deer on both sides of the river. About 12 the wind again rose and was disagreeable, but we continued our voyage.  Two of our hunters went out this afternoon and caught three young buffaloe calves.  We passed a small river called White Clay river on the North [The captains' White Earth River, today's Little Muddy River.] side and having gone 15 miles encamped on the South side.

April 21, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse

This morning we had pleasant Weather, in the night we had a frost, we sett out early, the Wind blowing from the Northwest.   the Water in the River fell one Inch    We proceeded on, and passed the river called Le Tear Black [White Earth River to the expedition, today's Little Muddy River.], lying on the South side of the Mesouri, and Encamped on the North side of the River Mesouri, having went 16 Miles this day. [Again both Ordway and Gass disagree with Whitehouse in regard to the side of the river the expedition camped.]