September 8th. Sunday 1805
a Cloudy morning Set out early and proceeded on through
an open Vallie for 23 miles passed 4 Creeks on the right Some
runs on the left, the bottoms as also the hills Stoney bad
land, Some pine on the Creeks and mountains, an[d] partial
on the hills to the right hand Side two of our hunters came
up with us at 12 oClock with an Elk, & Buck, the wind
from the N.W. & Cold. The foot of the Snow mountains
approach the River on the left Side. Some Snow on the
mountain to the right also, proceeded on down the Vallie
which is pore Stoney land and encamped on the right Side of
the river a hard rain all the evening we are all Cold and
wet. on this part of the river (on the head of Clarks River) I
observe great quantities of a peculiar Sort of Prickly peare
grow in Clusters ovel & about the Size of a Pigions egge with
strong thorns which is So birded [bearded] as to draw the
Pear from the Cluster after penetrating our feet. Drewyer
killed a Deer, I killed a prarie fowl we found 2 mears and
a Colt, the mears were lame, we ventered to let our late
purchase of horses loose to night
September 8th. Sunday
| North |
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miles to a small run on the right Side, passed a large
Creek at I mile one at 4 miles & a Small one at
8 miles, thro' a open Vally of 4 or 5 miles wide
Call'd Horse Vally |
| N. 12°. W |
12 |
through the Said Vallie to a large Creek from the right
divided into 4 different Channels, i. e. scattered Creek[23]
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