Clark: August 7, 1805
On a fine morning, the party dried their stores and took sextant readings. With dwindling supplies and one canoe now unneeded, they hauled it into the bushes near the main fork and secured it. Clark described the surrounding valley, mountains, vegetation, and bogs, and recorded the latitude at the mouth of Wisdom River. The group continued up the southeast fork of the Jefferson and camped above a 12-yard stream they named Turf Creek. A brief thunderstorm struck around 5 p.m. Reuben Fields was sent to find Shannon, who was lost upriver. One deer was killed.
August 7th Wednesday 1805 a fine morning put out our Stores &c. to dry
& took equal altitudes with the Sextant,as our Store were a
little exorsted and one Canoe became unnecessary deturmind to leave one.
we Hauled her up in the bushes on the lower Side of the main fork &
fastened her So that the water could not flote her off. The Countrey in
this quarter is as follows i, e a Vallie of 5 or 6 miles wide Inclosed
between two high Mountains, the bottom rich Some Small timber on the
Islands & bushes on the edges of the river Some Bogs & verry good
turf in different places in the vallie, Some scattering Pine & ceder
on the mountains in places, other Parts nacked except grass and Stone The
Lattitude of the Mouth of Wisdom River is 45° 2′ 21.6″ North, we proceeded
up the Main Middle or S. E. fork, passed a Camped on the Lard. Side above
the mouth of a bold running Stream 12 yards wide, which we call turf Creek
from the number of bogs & quanty of turf in its waters. this Creek
runs thro a open Plain for Several miles, takeing its rise in a high
mountain to the N E. The river Jefferson above Wisdom is gentle Crooked
and about 40 yards wide, Containing but little timber, Some few Cotton
willow Willow & Birch, and the Srubs common to the countrey and before
mentioned at 5 oClock a thunder Storm from the N. W. accompanied with rain
which lasted about 40 minits.despatched R Fields to hunt Shannon,
who was out huntg. on Wisdom river at the time I returned down that
Stream, and has made on up the river expecting us to follow him up that
river one Deer killed this evening. all those Streams Contain emence
number of Beaver orter Muskrats &c.
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August 7th, Wednesday, 1805. A fine morning. Put out our stores, etc., to dry, and took equal altitudes with the sextant. As our stores were a little exhausted and one canoe had become unnecessary, we determined to leave one. We hauled her up in the bushes on the lower side of the main fork and fastened her so that the water could not float her off.
The country in this quarter is as follows: a valley 5 or 6 miles wide enclosed between two high mountains, the bottom rich, with some small timber on the islands and bushes on the edges of the river, some bogs and very good turf in different places in the valley, some scattered pine and cedar on the mountains in places, other parts naked except for grass and stone. The latitude of the mouth of Wisdom River is 45° 2' 21.6" North.
We proceeded up the main middle, or S.E., fork, passed and camped on the larboard side above the mouth of a bold running stream 12 yards wide, which we call Turf Creek from the number of bogs and quantity of turf in its waters. This creek runs through an open plain for several miles, taking its rise in a high mountain to the N.E.
The river Jefferson above Wisdom is gentle, crooked, and about 40 yards wide, containing but little timber—some few cottonwood, willow, and birch, and the shrubs common to the country and before mentioned. At 5 o'clock a thunderstorm from the N.W. accompanied with rain, which lasted about 40 minutes.
Dispatched R. Fields to hunt Shannon, who was out hunting on Wisdom River at the time I returned down that stream, and has made on up the river expecting us to follow him up that river. One deer killed this evening. All these streams contain immense numbers of beaver, otter, muskrats, etc.
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