Wednesday 18th.. Sept. 1805.
a clear pleasant morning. Capt. Clark and Six hunters Set
out at Sunrise to go on a head to try to kill Some game if
possable. we got up all our horses except one which we expect
is lost. one man Sent back Some distance to hunt him.
we Set out about 7 oClock and proceeded on a ridge of the
mountains Some distance, then went up and down rough
rockey mountains as usal. but verry little water. about 3
oClock P. M. we halted on a ridge of the mountn.. to let our
horses feed a little, and melt a little Snow as we found no water
to make a little Port.. Soup as we have nothing else to eat. the
day moderate the Snow melts a little. the mountains appear
a head as fer as we can See. they continue much further than
we expected. we proceeded on down a verry Steep part of the
mount. then up on the side of another before we found any
water, and Campd. at dark on the Side of the motn.. where we
found a Spring by going down a Steep hill where it was dangerous
to take our horses to water. we Suped on a little
portable Soup and lay down on this Sideling mountn. Came
14 miles [to]day
