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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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September 1st.. Sunday 1805

a fine morning Set out early and proceeded on over high
ruged hills passing the heads of the Small runs which fall into
the river on our left to a large Creek which falls into the river
6 miles to our left and encamped, in the bottom,[10] Some rain
to day at 12 and in the evening which obliges us to Continue
all night despatched 2 men to the mouth of the Creek to
purchase fish of the Indians at that place, they returned with
Some dried, we giged 4 Sammon & killed one Deer to Day.
the Countrey which we passed to day is well watered & broken
Pore Stoney hilly country except the bottoms of the Creek
which is narrow, all the Indians leave us except our Guide,
one man Shot two bear this evining unfortunately we Could
git neither of them


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Septr 1st Sunday

                   
N. 80°. W  1 ½  Miles to the top of a high hill 
N 65°. W  1 ½  to the of a hill passing the heads of dreans passing to
our left 
N. 55°. W.  3 ½  miles to the top of a high hill passd. two forks of a
Crek, the first large & bold the 2d. Small 
S. 80°. W.  1 ½  mile down a raveen to a run 
N. 70°. W.  3 ½  to the top of a high hill passing a branch at ¼ & over
a hill at 1 mile 
N. 35°. W.  2 ½  to the top of a high hill 
N. 25°. W.  1 ½  to ditto passed a branch at ½ mile which passes to
the left 
N. 80°. W.  2 ½  decending a Steep winding hill to a large Creek which
we Call Fish Creek & runs into the river at Some
lodge 6 miles below South[11]  
N. 12°. W.  Miles up the Creek to a bluff Point.[12]  
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[10]

In the low ground there are most beautiful tall straight pine trees of different
kinds, except of white pine. . . . The country is very mountainous and thickly
timbered, mostly with spruce pine.—Gass (p. 187).

[11]

Fish Creek is now known as the North fork of the Salmon.—Ed.

[12]

From the encampment for this night (see Clark's map) the trail crossed Fish
Creek, but recrossed to the east bank a short distance above.—Ed.