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Sunflower field, Lyman County, South Dakota, August 12, 2001

[View: west.  43º 53’ 20” N - 99º 24’ 23” W]

[Lewis]                                                                     Monday September 17^th 1804.

Having for many days past confined myself to the boat, I determined to devote

this day to amuse myself on shore with my gun and view the interior of the

country. . . found the country in every direction for about three miles intersected

with deep revenes and steep irregular hills. . . at the tops of these hills the country

breakes of as usual into a fine leavel plain extending as far as the eye can

reach. . . the surrounding country had been birnt about a month before and young

grass had now sprung up to hight of 4 Inches presenting the live green of the

spring. . .  this  senery already rich pleasing and beatiful, was still farther hightened

by immence herds of Buffaloe deer Elk and Antelopes which we saw in every

direction feeding on the hills and plains.  I do not think I exagerate when I estimate

the number of Buffaloe which could be compreed at one view to amount to 3000.