Journal Entry

Clark: August 25, 1805

August 25, 1805
William Clark Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

August 25th Sunday 1805 Set out verry early and halted one hour at the
Indian Camp, they were kind gave us all a little boiled Sarnmon &
dried buries to eate, abt. half as much as I could eate, those people are
kind with what they have but excessive pore & Durtey.we
proceeded on over the mountains we had before passed to the Bluff we
Encamped at on the 21s instant where we arrived late and turned out to
hunt & fish, Cought Several Small fish, a party of Squars & one
man with Several boys going down to guathe berries below, my guide got two
Sammon from this party (which made about half a Supper for the party),
after Dark Shannon came in with a beaver which the Party suped on
Sumptiouslyone man verry Sick to day which detained us verry much I
had three hunters out all day, they saw one Deer, killed nothing. one of
the Party Saw 9 Elk on a Mountain to our right assending, amongst the Pine
timber which is thick on that side

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