Journal of the voyages and travels of a corps of discovery : under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States, from the mouth of the river Missouri through the interior parts of North America to the Pacific Ocean, during the years 1804, 1805 & 1806. Containing an authentic relation of the most interesting transactions during the expedition,--a description of the country,--and an account of its inhabitants, soil, climate, curiosities and vegetable and animal productions

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134 JOURNAL./ was k\·ri along the y,tlley. Having· tni ~l.lecl 20 m1·1 e-s., w. cue unped ~md our It tll ters c ame m, one of whC'm had killc:~ a dee.!', t.tnd ~not 11 er 1J .',c 1 c~mght t \,/ 0 II.,. ..: !'' ,' "v ·' tJ'• d ·' 1 colt, wh1ch• he broug h• t with h1m. .fllcnday 9·11. The t"?ornmg- was fan·, .but co?l; and \\ C cor.tinuecl our JOUrtl ·y clown the nver. 1. he sui! oi t:le ,· . .il-:·y is J!OOl' and ~ra.'·eii~; and the lu~h 5110,1 · lcpped ntountauls are still 1n vtew on our ld~ : 0Lll' Cr'l.ll'~e rrttH!l'c.dly llOI'th U few degree:; West. \\1 (! Jwited <~t no~n: on our way the l:untcr:') !1acl kill ed 5 wi!d geese; so we have plent~ of provbwns at pre­- sent. At 2 o'clock we ag:.1m wellt fonrard, and crossed over the Flathead river, ~bout l 00 yards '\vide, and which we called Cl,trke\ l'iver ; passe4 throuo-h a close timbered bottom of about two miles, and ag<.~in came in.to be~utiful plHins. !he tim?er on this bottom is pitch pme. 'Ve travelled 19 mtles ~nd encamped on a large creek, \~hich cor;tes in from the south. Our hunters tlus day killed 3 deer. Tuesday 1Oth. VVe remained here all this clay, which was rlc.:ctl' rtnd pleasant, to let our horses rest, ;>.nd to t~kc an observation . At nig·ht out· hunters came in, and had killed 5 deer. VVith one of the 1nmters, 3 of the Flathead Indians came to our camp. They ill formed us that the rest of their band was ovet· 011 t he Colurnbia ri\·er, about 5 or 6 days' jour· ney disbtlt, with pack-horses ; thC\t two or the Snake nation h ad stolen some of thc:it· hot·ses, and that they were in pur:mit of them. vVe gave them some presents, and one stayed to .go over t.he mou~­tains with us; the other two contmued their pursmt. ?Veduc .• day I I th. This was a fine mortling, and we went out to collect our !JOrses, in order to renew our joUt :1 ..; \· , and iound all but one. Capt. Lew~s had a meril1iau· altitude thdt t;~we 46° 48 28 .8 not'th la­titude. In the bottoms here, there are a g-reat quan­tity of ch .. r ;·i r:s. The mountains are not so high, as JOURNAL. 135 r.t some distance b~1c~.:.. At 4 o·clock i !l i.hc 1fternoon the horse was foun d, awl \ 'VC proceeded on up the cre<:k ne;wl y a west c:ou~·sc, th rough small bottoms. '\Ve went a bout 6 miks and encampul; when ou; bunters cam t; in but hatl l\iHed nothi1:g. The coun­try is poor and mou ntuinoL;s. Thur8day l '2ti1 . \ Ve stnrtcd ~ady on o ~i i· jou t'il"Y and h4ld a fine 1r.o rning-. H aving travd led :2 m i!cs we r eached the mCim1 t -.~i n s which are n.ry Skep; but the road over thew pn~ tty good , as it is 1 uch t ravelled by the 1Mtiv<:-.;, who come « cro~ s to t l-:e Fbthead river to ;.;·atiJ <~ t· cherrie" and bct'J i~..s. O t~ .· !Juntet·s in a s lwl't time kiiled 4- dee l'. A t noon " ~ bdted rtt a br<1nch of the cr..:ek, on the ba r1ks vf ·.•:i. is h ate <:\ number of str£"~ wbuTy ' i nt s, ha .,n~ . a:1d set ' :c,, bt:ny bushes. At 2 we p:·occLd'::: cl on e ver a L1 ~·~,~ .mountain, where there 1"' no water, and \\ e C!J de! l: n. l no pl&ce to encamp until h1te at ni g ht, whc!1. we. :\i'­rired at a small branch, and encamped by 1t, lll a very inconvenient place, havin~ come 23 miles. Friday 13t/;. A cloudy nwming. Capt. Lewis's hor~c could not be found; but some of the men were left to hunt fo r hit ~ nnd we proceeded on. YV hen we had gone 2 miles, \-'re came to u most bea utiful wann spring, th€ \Vater of which is conbidera~)l>: ab?'·e blood-he•tt; and I cou!d not bear my hand m 1t w1th· cmt uneasiness. Thet·c are so many p:tths kading to and from t his sprin g, th at our guide took a wrong­one for a m1le or two, and we had bad trave lling· acrosa till we g-ot into 1 he road again. At noon we halted. Came b sca rce ; and out· hnnters killed nothing ~incc yt.stenlay mo 1·nin~; tltough 4 of the best were constantly out, nnd eve t~y one of them furnished with a good horse. Vv,-hilc \fe remained here, . Capt.aio. Le\\h <tllcl the m en, who bad been left wnh lum, came up; but hctd not found the I ot·s~. At 2 o'clock we proceeded on <tg"tin ovct· a n1oun lain~ and in our w.;.y fouud a deer, which our lnmt(!l'S lwJ killed ami