Sunday (Tuesday) 17th. Septr. 1805
Cloudy morning our horses much Scattered which detained
us untill one oClock P. M. at which time we Set out (the
falling Snow &) Snow falling from the trees which kept us wet
all the after noon passed over Several high ruged Knobs and
Several dreans & Springs passing to the right, & passing on,
the ridge devideing the waters of two Small rivers. road exceesively
bad Snow on the Knobs, no Snow in the Vallies
Killed a fiew Pheasents which was not sufficient for our Supper
which compelled us to kill Something, a Coalt being the most
useless part of our Stock he fell a Prey to our appetites. The
after part of the day fare, we made only 10 miles to day two
horses fell & hurt themselves very much we Encamped on
the top of a high Knob of the mountain at a run passing to
the left.[41]
(we proceed on as yesterday, & with dificulty found the
road)
Course Dist. &c. 17th. Septr 1805 Sunday
| S. 50°. W. |
12 |
miles over high knobs of the mountains passed three
Dreans to right and encamped on one to the left.
Springs at all those dreans &c. road emencely bad as
usial, no snow in the hollers all the high knobs of
the mountains covered passed on a Dividing ridge
on which we had to cross over emencely high knobs.
road bad Killed a few Phesants only. Killed a colt
to eate. |
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