August 9th. Friday 1805—
a fine morning wind from the N.E. we proceeded on
verry well rapid places more noumerous than below, Shannon
the man whome we lost on Wisdom River Joined us, haveing
returned to the forks & prosued us up after prosueing Wisdom
River one day.
Capt Lewis and 3 men Set out after brackft. to examine the
river above, find a portage if possible, also the Snake Indians.
I Should have taken this trip had I have been able to march,
from the rageing fury of a tumer on my anckle musle, in the
evening Clouded up and a fiew drops of rain Encamped on
the Lard Side near a low bluff,[14]
the river to day as yesterday,
the three hunters Could kill only two antelopes to day, game
of every kind scerce.
