Monday 16th.. Sept. 1805.
when we awoke this morning to our great Surprise we were
covred with Snow which had fallen about 2 Inches the latter
part of last night, and continues a verry cold Snow Storm.
Capt. Clark Shot at a deer but did not kill it. we mended up
our mockasons. Some of the men without Socks raped rags
on their feet, and loaded up our horses and Set out without
anything to eat, and proceeded on. could hardly See the old
trail for the Snow. kept on the ridge of the mountain Several
high knobs to pass over but had more down hill than up.
about one oClock finding no water we halted and melted Snow
and made a little more Soup, and let our horses graze 1 hour
& a half. then proceeded on the Snow is fell So fast that it
is now in common 5 or 6 Inches deep. Some places is considerable
of old Snow on the moutn.. towards evening we descended
the mountain down in a lonesome cove on a creek
where we Camped in a thicket of Spruce pine & bolsom fir
timber. all being tired & hungry, obledged us to kill another
colt and eat the half of it this evening. it has quit Snowing
this evening, but continues chilley and cold. Came about 15
miles to day over a rockey rough road. Some places bare on
the top high places of rocks &c.
