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Show 114 JOVR~AL. Sa 'urdu.; 2i til. \"¥.,. c c?ntinued our voyage eJrly, and had a pleas .. ll1t mornmg; pt·oceedec~ on, and at 9 0 ,clock got throug-h the sm<tll !nountam. ~t th~ ~n trance of the v.dley, a b~·,mctl of tbe l\h~sout'l ~omes in ou the sJuth side, about 60 yanls wide ; the current r~pid but not \'ClT deep. H.ere v;e took breakfast, and h:n·ing procee?ecl o~ _a mil:, came .to another brunch of the same s1zc. l here 1:5 very lJLtlc differene:e in the size of the 3 branches. On tl.le bank of the north branch we found a note Capuun Clarke bad left informing us, he was ahead and had gone up that branch.,"'~ w~nt en to the l?Oint, nnd, .~. ts the men" en. mucn fatigued, encdmped .m onkr to n:st a clay or tv.,·o. After \\'~ hdted here, It bcg;an to rain and continued thr~e hours. About 1 ~ o'clock Capt. Cbrke and his 11' <..::1 came to our encampment, f,P.d told us they had been up both brlmchcs ~ considLl':. tble distance, but could discoYer none of the nQt ires. T here is a beautiful v~lley at t:Jese forks; und a good ccu.l of timber on the branches, chiefly cotton-wood. Also curran ts, goose aud service berr ies, and choak-cherrit:s on the btmks. 'fhe c1ecl' ~.rc plenty too; !;,ome of . the men wrnt out and J,j1Jccl se\·eral to day. Capt. Chll·ke was n:ry um\ ell ~~ ncl had been ~o all li.lst night. In til ~ t\·euing the "eather became ckar and we h •. d a fin~.: night. Sunday 2~th. As thi:, \\ ~tb a fine cla;·, the men were employed in airi1 1 ~~ the b;,f!,·g.tge, dressing skins and humino-. Capt. CL.trke still ..:ontinuecl unwdl. Om· 0 squaw inform<..!d us, th at it wus at this pL'cc she hau been taken prisoner by the Grossn.:nters 4· or 5 years ago. From this n1ilcy we can discover a hu·gc moun~ t.tin with ~now on it. towards the soutinrest; and ex· pcct to pass by the ~wrthwest end of it. Capt. L c\\ is lHtd a meridian alt· tucl..: here, \\ hich ga.,·e 45 ° 22 34 .5 north l..ttitucle. 'Ve also r~mained here the 2?th, which \'.us u fine day 1 and th~ 1n~n chiefly JOURNAL. 1 15 employed in the same war. C"pt. CLu·kc i;; getting· better·. Tutsdcy ~Oth . ' Ve lL ft our encumpment al the for! ... s, and pro ceded c.n <t' out 7 o'clock A. l\I. up tht.: nol'th br ~n1c h. Thi~ IH\tnc lt is abo lrt 60 y.t rcls ' ride and G ft:~t deep~ ' ' ith a rapid current. "~ e passed a number of ishnds. The valley continued un the f.'Juth side all tl:is clay; but the spur of a moun ttin, "bout 5 or G miles f1 om the forks came in clos'.; on the nor·th side \\ ilh very Ligb cliffs of rocks. \Ve eii\ttnlpcd where it tcrminated, hewing nH\ck 13 miles and an haiL TVcdmsday 3 l~t. \Ve set ont cal'ly, ancl hnd a fine cool morning· v:ith dew. L ast trig ht Capt. Lewis went on alH;acl, and the canoes bc.:ing· unuble to get on to him, he was obliged to encamp out Rlone in this h(l\Vling- "ildc:rnc.:ss. \Ve passed a small cr~c:k thi morning on the south side, · which cmptit:s i.Ho the ri,•c r, throu.~·h 2 or 3 mouths, on account of its bcill g' much clam med up by the beaYcr, \\'h.i ch are 'cry plenty. At break f~1st time we came t lp to f"'apt. Lewis; and ha\'1ng made 17 miles and three qu~u·krs, encamped on an island. 'J~w1·aday 1st .'i.tgust, I 805 . \V set out e:lrJy in a fine mornin~ anu procet:ckd on till breakfast time ; " ·hen Cnpl. Lt\\ is, myself •mel the two interpre ters went on ahc<ld to look for some of tbe Snake Indian s. Our course J.ry across a hti'ge mountain on the north side, over" hich we had a very fatiguing trip of about 11 miles. 'Ve then came to the river again, and found it ran through a handsome va11ey of from 6 to 8 miles wide. At the entrance of this Yalley, ''"hich is covered '' ith smull bushes, but has very little titnber, we killed two elk and left the m~at fo1· the canoes to take up, as the mtn stood n1uch in need of .it, ha,·ing · no frt~h provisions on hand. '\Ve cro..:secl a small cre1.:k on the north, shore, an·l en cam peel on the snme sicl(;', |