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Show ~60 Lewis and Cla1•ke's Expedition Tuesday 24, tlw weather was fair. 'Ve sent back Col. ter in search of the horses lost in the mountains, ancl having collected the rest set out at ten o'clock along the same route aiPeady passed by captain Claa•ke towards the river. All round the village the women are busily cmplovN1 in gathering ancl dressing the 11ashcco root, of whit•h.lar·ge quantities are heaped up in piles over th~ plain. We now felt severely the consequence of eating heartily after our late privations: captain Lewis and two of tbe men were taken very ill last evening, and to-day hr could scarcely sit on his horse, while others wet·e obliged to be put on horsehack. and some from extreme weakness and pain, were forced to lie down along side of the road for some time. At sunset we •·cached the island where the hunters had been left on the .22d. They had been unsuccessful, having ldlJcd only two deer since that time, and two of them arc very sick. A little lJclow this island is a larger one on which we" encamped, and administered Rush's )lills to the sick. Wednesday 25. rrhe weather was very bot, and oppressive to the pat•ty. most of whom are now complaining of sickness. Our situation indeed, rendered it necessary to busband our remaining strength, and it was determined to proeeed down the river in canoes. Cajltain Clarke therefore set out with the 'rwisted-hair and two young men, in quest of timber for canoes. As he went down the river he ca·ossed a.t the distance of a mile a creek from the right, which from the rocks that obstructed its passage, he caJled Rockdam river. The hills along the river are high and steep: the low grounds are narrow, and the navigation of the river· emlJarrassed by two rapids. At the distance of three. miles further he reached two nearly equal forks of the rtver, one of which flowed in from the north. Here he rested for an hour, and cooked a few salmon which one of the Indians caught ·with a gig. Here too, he was joined by two canoes of Indians from below: they were Ion;, steady, U1> the Missom·i. ~61 1.nd loaded with the furniture a.nd provisions of two fami· lies. He now ct·osst>tl the south fork. and returnetl to the camp on 1he south side. thruugh a nat·row pine bottom the greater part of the way, in which was t:(_)und much fine timber for canoes. One of the Indian boats with two men, set out at the same time. and such was their dex1 erity in managing the pole, that they reached camp within fifteen minutes after him, although they had to dr·ag the canoe over three rapids. He found captain Lewis, and several of t.be men still very sick; and distributed to such as wet·e in need of it, salts and tartar emetic. Thursday .26. Having resolved to go down to some spot ealcUlated for building canoes, we set out cal'1y this morning and proceeded five miles, and encamped on Jow gt·ound on the south, opposite the forks of the river. Dut so weak were the men that several wer·e taken si t·k in coming down; the weathe1• l>eing oppressively hot. 'l'wo chirfs and their families followed us, and encampctl with a. gt·eat number of horses near us: and soon after our at•rival we wet·e joined l>y two Indians, who came down the north fork on a raft. We purchased some fresh salmon. am\ having distributed axes, and pol·tioned off the labour of the party. began, Friday 27, at an early hour, the pt·cpa1·ations for mak. ing five canoes. But few of the men, however, were able to work. and of these several were soon taken ill. as the tlay pt•oved very hot. The hunters too, returned without any game, and seriously indisposed, so that nearly the ,vbole party was now ill. We procm·ed some fr·esh salmon · and Colter, who now returned with one of the horses, bro:ght half a deer, which was very nout•isbing to the in· valids: several Indians from a camp below' came up to tee us. ~ Saturday 28. The men continue :ill, though some of those first attacked are recovering. 'l'heir general complaint is a heaviness at the stomach, and a lax, which is rendered more painful by the heat of the weather, and the |