Clark: August 13, 1805
Clark's party endured a cold, cloudy day with a thermometer reading of 52°F and light rain by 8 a.m. They struggled through countless shoals, hauling the canoes by hand for three-quarters of the day in cold water while naked, causing great fatigue. They passed a bold creek seven yards wide on the larboard side, which Clark named McNeal Creek, and took bearings on Beaverhead hill and the Wisdom River. They camped on the larboard side with only small dry willows for wood. One deer was killed.
August 13th Tuesday 1805 a verry Cool morning the Thermometer Stood at 52
a 0 all the fore part of the day. Cloudy at 8 oClock a mist of rain we
proceeded on passed inumerable Sholes obliged to haul the boat 3/4 of the
Day over the Shole water. passed the mouth of a bold running Stream 7
yards wide on the Lard Side below a high Point of Limestone rocks on the
Stard Side this Creek heads in the mountains to the easte and forms a
Vallie between two mountains. Call this stream McNeal Creek From the top
of this rock the Point of the Beaver head hill bears N. 24° E 12 ms.
The Course of the Wisdom river isN. 25 W
The gap at the place the river passes thro a mountain in advance isS.
18° W. 10 ms.
proceeded on and Encamped on the Lard side no wood except dry willows and
them Small, one Deer killed to day. The river obliges the men to undergo
great fatigue and labour in hauling the Canoes over the Sholes in the Cold
water naked.
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August 13th, Tuesday, 1805. A very cool morning, the thermometer stood at 52° above 0 all the fore part of the day. Cloudy at 8 o'clock, with a mist of rain. We proceeded on, passed innumerable shoals, and were obliged to haul the boat three-quarters of the day over the shoal water. Passed the mouth of a bold running stream 7 yards wide on the larboard side, below a high point of limestone rocks on the starboard side. This creek heads in the mountains to the east and forms a valley between two mountains. We call this stream McNeal Creek. From the top of this rock, the point of the Beaverhead hill bears N. 24° E., 12 miles.
The course of the Wisdom River is N. 25° W.
The gap at the place the river passes through a mountain in advance is S. 18° W., 10 miles.
Proceeded on and camped on the larboard side. There was no wood except dry willows, and those small. One deer was killed today. The river obliges the men to undergo great fatigue and labor in hauling the canoes over the shoals in the cold water, naked.
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