Clark: August 16, 1805
On a cold morning, Clark let his stiff and tired men eat breakfast before departing at 7 a.m. They navigated several rapids and passed between two hills, where Clark noted ripe serviceberries, yellow currants, and abundant long-leaf clover, but little timber beyond a few small pines and cedars. The temperature was 48°F at sunrise with a southwest wind. Hunters rejoined at 1 p.m., and Clark sent two men to follow an Indian road. Climbing a mountain, he observed the river forking, then camped on the larboard side with only small willows for wood.
August 16th Friday 1805 as this morning was cold and the men fatigued
Stiff and Chilled deturmined me to detain & take brackfast before I
Set out. I changed the hands and Set out at 7 oClock proceeded on
Something better than yesterday for the fore part of the Day passed
Several rapids in the latter part of the day near the hills river passed
between 2 hills I saw a great number of Service berries now ripe. the
Yellow Current are also Common I observe the long leaf Clover in great
plenty in the vallie below this vallieSome fiew tres on the river
no timber on the hills or mountn. except a fiew Small Pine & Cedar.
The Thmtr. Stood at 48° a. 0 at Sunrise wind S W. The hunters joined me at
1 oClock, I dispatched 2 men to prosue an Indian roade over the hills for
a fiew miles, at the narrows I assended a mountain from the top of which I
could See that the river forked near me the left hand appeared the largest
& bore S. E. the right passed from the West thro an extensive Vallie,
I could See but three Small trees in any Direction from the top of this
mountain. passed an Isld. and Encamped ion the Lard. Side the only wood
was Small willows
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August 16th, Friday, 1805. As this morning was cold and the men were fatigued, stiff, and chilled, I determined to detain them and take breakfast before I set out. I changed the hands and set out at 7 o'clock. We proceeded on something better than yesterday for the fore part of the day, passing several rapids. In the latter part of the day, near the hills, the river passed between 2 hills. I saw a great number of serviceberries now ripe. The yellow currants are also common. I observe the long-leaf clover in great plenty in the valley below this valley. Some few trees on the river, no timber on the hills or mountains except a few small pine and cedar.
The thermometer stood at 48° above 0 at sunrise; wind S.W. The hunters joined me at 1 o'clock. I dispatched 2 men to pursue an Indian road over the hills for a few miles. At the narrows I ascended a mountain, from the top of which I could see that the river forked near me. The left-hand fork appeared the largest and bore S.E.; the right passed from the west through an extensive valley. I could see but three small trees in any direction from the top of this mountain. Passed an island and camped on the larboard side. The only wood was small willows.
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