July 19th.. Friday 1805.
a clear pleasant morning. we Set out as usal, and proceeded
on. Capt. Lewis and one hunter walked on Shore
Shortly killed a large goat or antelope. we took on board
the Skin and Some of the meat. the current verry Swift. the
mountains verry high & covered with pine & bolsom fir trees
many places verry thick. we went on untill about 11 oClock
without breakfast expecting to overtake Capt. Lewis as usal.
the cause we know knot with [out] Some thing has happened.
one of the men killed an otter with his hooked pole. they are
verry pleanty. some beaver also in these narrow bottoms.
proceeded on. Shortly found Capt. Lewis. passed the mouth
of a Small river on the S. Side. in the afternoon we passed a
verry high part of the mountain & Steep up from the River on
each Side about 600 feet from the Surface of the water, which we
name the gates of the rockey mountains. Several fine Springs
come out under these clifs of light couloured rocks. about one
oClock their came Such a Thunder Shower which lasted 1
hour. Saw pine Spruce & ceeder bolsom fer also on the top
& vallies of Sd. Mountains. the bottoms on the points verry
narrow along the Shores. we Came 19 miles this day through
verry rapid water and Camped on the South Side. a light
Sprinkling of rain this evening.
