August 16th. Friday 1805
as this morning was Cold and the men fatigued Stiff and
Chilled, deturmined me to detain & take brackfast before I set
out, I changed the hands and Set out at 7 oClock proceeded
on Something better than yesterday for the fore part of
the Day passed Several rapids in the latter part of the day
near the hills river passed between 2 hills I saw a great
number of Service berries now ripe: the Yellow Current are
also Common I observe the long leaf Clover in great plenty
in the Vallie below this vallie. Some fiew tres on the river
no timber on the hills or mounts. except a fiew Small Pine &
Cedar. The Thmt.r Stood at 48°. a. o. at Sunrise wind SW.
The hunters Joined me at 1 oClock, I dispatched two men
to prosue an Indian roade over the hills for a fiew miles, at
the narrows I assended a mountain from the top of which I
could See that the river forked near me the left hand appeared
the largest & bore S.E. the right passed from the West
thro' an extencive Vallie, I could See but three Small trees in
any Direction from the top of this mountain. passed an
Isl.
d and Encamped on the Lar
d. Side
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the only wood was
Small willows
