[Clark:]
Monday (Wednesday) 18th. Septr 1805.
a fair morning cold I proceeded on in advance with Six
hunters (and let it be understood that my object was) to try and
find deer or Something to kill (& send back to the party) (The
want of provisions together with the dificul[t]y of passing those
emence mountains dampened the sperits of the party which induced
us to resort to Some plan of reviving ther sperits. I deturmined
to take a party of the hunters and proceed on in advance to Some
leavel Country, where there was game kill Some meat & send it
back &c.)
we passed over a countrey Similar to the one of yesterday
more fallen timber passed Several runs & Springs passing to
the right, from the top of a high part of the mountain at 20
miles I had a view of an emence Plain and leavel Countrey to
the S W. & West.[44]
at a great distance a high mountain in
advance beyond the Plain, Saw but little (no) Sign of deer
and nothing else, much falling timber, made 32 miles and
Encamped on a bold running Creek passing to the left which
I call Hungery Creek[45]
as at that place we had nothing to eate.
I halted only one hour to day to let our horses feed on Grass
(Grassy hill side) and rest
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Course Distance 18.th Sepr. 1805 Monday
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miles nearly I proceeded on with the hunters to a creek
running from the right which I call hungary Creek as
we have nothing to eate passed a run & several
springs which pass to the right, keep on a Dividing
ridge & crossed several high and Steep knobs a great
quantity of falling timber at 20 miles I beheld a wide
and extencive vallie in a West & S W Direction about
[blank space in MS.] miles. a high mountain beyond.
Drewyer shot at a Deer we did not get it. Killed
nothing in those emence mountains of stones falling
timber & brush. |