Clark: August 3, 1805
On a fine, breezy morning, Clark walked ashore and killed a deer, spotting a fresh footprint he believed belonged to an Indian who may have observed the party from a nearby knob. One of the men killed a large panther. The river grew increasingly rapid and shallow, forcing the crew to haul canoes over shoals among numerous islands. They passed two bold streams fed by mountain snowmelt and camped on an island. Game was plentiful—deer, elk, antelope, bear, beaver, otter, trout—though trees were sparse and small.
August 3rd Saturday1805 a fine morning wind from the N E I walked on Shore
& killed a Deer in my walk I saw a fresh track which I took to be an
Indian from the Shape of the foot as the toes turned in, I think it
probable that this Indian Spied our fires and Came to a Situation to view
us from the top of a Small knob on the Lard Side. the river more rapid and
Sholey than yesterday one R. F. man killed a large Panthor on the Shore we
are oblige to haul over the Canoes Sholey in maney places where the
Islands are noumerous and bottom Sholey, in the evening the river more
rapid and Sholey we encamped on an Island avove a part of the river which
passed thro a rockey bed enclosed on both sides with thick willow current
& red buries &c &c passed a bold Stream which heads in the
mountains to our right and the drean of the minting Snow in the Montn. on
that side ar in Viewat 4 oClock passed a bold Stream which falls
from a mountn in three Channels to our left, the Greater portion of the
Snow on this mountain is melted, but little remaining near us Some Deer
Elk & antelopes & Bear in the bottoms. but fiew trees and they
Small the Mountains on our left Contain pine those on our right but verry
partially Supplied and what pine & cedar it has is on the Lower
region, no wood being near the Snow. great numbers of Beaver Otter &c.
Some fish trout & and bottle nose. Birds as usial. Geese young Ducks
& Curlows
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August 3rd, Saturday 1805. A fine morning, wind from the northeast. I walked on shore and killed a deer in my walk. I saw a fresh track which I took to be an Indian from the shape of the foot, as the toes turned in. I think it probable that this Indian spied our fires and came to a situation to view us from the top of a small knob on the larboard side. The river more rapid and shoaly than yesterday. One R. F. man killed a large panther on the shore. We are obliged to haul the canoes over shoals in many places where the islands are numerous and the bottom shoaly.
In the evening the river became more rapid and shoaly. We camped on an island above a part of the river which passed through a rocky bed enclosed on both sides with thick willow, currant, and red berries, etc., etc. Passed a bold stream which heads in the mountains to our right, and the drainage of the melting snow in the mountains on that side are in view. At 4 o'clock passed a bold stream which falls from a mountain in three channels to our left. The greater portion of the snow on this mountain is melted, with but little remaining near us. Some deer, elk, antelope, and bear in the bottoms, but few trees, and they small. The mountains on our left contain pine; those on our right are but very partially supplied, and what pine and cedar it has is on the lower region, no wood being near the snow. Great numbers of beaver, otter, etc. Some fish, trout, and bottlenose. Birds as usual: geese, young ducks, and curlews.
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