August 3rd. Saturday 1805
a fine morning wind from the NE I walked on Shore
& killed a Deer, in my walk I saw a fresh track which I
took to be an Indian from the Shape of the foot as the toes
turned in, I think it probable that this Indian Spied our
fires and Came to a Situation to view us from the top of a
Small knob on the Lard Side. the river more rapid and Sholey
than yesterday one man R. F. killed a large Panthor on the
Shore We are oblige to haul over the Sholes [the] Canoes
in maney places where the Islands are noumerous and bottom
Sholey, in the evening the river more rapid and Sholey we
encamped on an Island av[b]ove a part of the river which
passed thro a a rockey bed enclosed on both sides with thick
willow Current & red buries &c. &c. passed a bold Stream
which heads in the mountains to our right and the drean of
the monting Snow in the Montn on that side ar in View. at
4 oClock passed a bold Stream which falls from a Mountn. in
three Channels to our left, the Greater portion of the Snow on
this mountain is melted, but little remaining near us Some
Deer Elk & antelopes & Bear in the bottoms. but fiew trees
and they Small the Mountains on our left Contain pine
those on our right but verry partially Supplied and what pine
& cedar it has is on the Lower region, no wood being near
the Snow. great numbers of Beaver Otter &c. Some fish,
trout & bottle nose. Birds as usial. Geese young Ducks &
Curlows
