Saturday (Monday) Septr. 16th. 1805
began to Snow about 3 hours before Day and continued all
day the Snow in the morning 4 inches deep on the old Snow,
and by night we found it from 6 to 8 inches deep, I walked
in front to keep the road and found great dificuelty in keeping
it as in maney places the Snow had entirely filled up the track,
and obliged me to hunt Several minits for the track, at 12
oClock we halted on the top of the mountain to worm & dry
our Selves a little as well as to let our horses rest and graze a
little on Some long grass which I observed, (on) The (South)
Knobs Steep hill Sides & falling timber Continue to day, and
a thickly timbered Countrey of 8 different kinds of pine, which
are so covered with Snow, that in passing thro' them we are
continually covered with Snow,[38]
I have been wet and as cold
in every part as I ever was in my life, indeed I was at one time
fearfull my feet would freeze in the thin Mockirsons which I
wore, after a Short Delay in the middle of the Day,[39]
I took
one man and proceeded on as fast as I could about 6 miles to
a Small branch passing to the right, halted and built fires for
the party agains[t] their arrival which was at Dusk, verry cold
and much fatigued, we Encamped at this Branch in a thickly
timbered bottom which was scurcely large enough for us to lie
leavil, men all wet cold and hungary. Killed a Second Colt
which we all Suped hartily on and thought it fine meat.
I saw 4 (Black tail) Deer to day (before we set out which came
up the mountain) and what is singular Snaped 7 times at a large
buck. it is singular as my gun has a Steel fuzee and never
Snaped 7 times before, in examining her found the flint loose.
to describe the road of this day would be a repitition of yesterday
except the Snow which made it much worse (to prosue as we
had in maney places to derect our way by the appearence of the rubbings
of the Packs[40]
against the trees which have limbs quiet low
and bending downwards)
Septr. 16th.. Satturday 1805
Course &c.
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miles over the mountain passing emince Dificuelt knobs
stoney much falling timber and emencely steep with
great dificulty we proseeded on. The snow began to
fall about 3 hours before Day and contd. all day. I
found great dificulty in finding the road in the evining
as the snow had fallen from 6 to 8 Inches deep,
verry cold and the pine which in maney places verry
thick so covered with snow, as in passing I became
wet, discover 8 distinct kinds of pine on those
mountains We encamped on a small branch running
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