Clark: July 11, 1806
Clark sent four hunters ahead in two canoes and proceeded down a winding channel after breakfast. He passed Sergeant Pryor's camp near Beaverhead and battled strong, cold southwest winds blowing off snowy mountains, which slowed travel. The wind later shifted northeast and warmed. He passed the low Philanthropy River and reached the mouth of Wisdom River by 7 p.m., camping at their August 6 site, where they recovered a cached canoe and a bayonet. Hunters Gibson and Colter brought in a buck and five geese. Beaver, deer, geese, and cranes were abundant.
Friday 11th July 1806 Sent on 4 of the best hunters in 2 Canoes to proceed
on a fiew miles a head and hunt untill I came up with them, after an early
brackfast I proceeded on down a very crooked Chanel, at 8 a. m I overtook
one Canoe with a Deer which Collins had killed, at meridian passed Sergt.
Pryors Camp near a high point of land on the left Side which the Shoshones
call the beavers head. the wind rose and blew with great violence from the
S W imediately off Some high mountains Covered with Snow. the violence of
this wind retarded our progress very much and the river being emencly
Crooked we had it imediately in our face nearly every bend. at 6 P M I
passed Phalanthrophy river which I proceved was very low. the wind Shifted
about to the N. E. and bley very hard tho much wormer than the forepart of
the day. at 7 P M I arrived at the Enterance of Wisdom River and Encampd.
in the Spot we had encamped the 6th of August last. here we found a
Bayonet which had been left & the Canoe quite safe. I directed that
all the nails be taken out of this Canoe and paddles to be made of her
Sides & here I came up with Gibson & Colter whome I had Sent on a
head for the purpose of hunting this morning, they had killed a fat Buck
and 5 young gees nearly grown. Wisdom river is very high and falling. I
have Seen great Nos. of Beaver on the banks and in the water as I passed
down to day, also some Deer and great numbers young gees, Sand hill cranes
&c. &c. Sgt. Pryor left a deer on the shore
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Friday, 11th July 1806. Sent on 4 of the best hunters in 2 canoes to proceed a few miles ahead and hunt until I came up with them. After an early breakfast I proceeded on down a very crooked channel. At 8 a.m. I overtook one canoe with a deer which Collins had killed. At noon passed Sergt. Pryor's (Sergeant Pryor's) camp near a high point of land on the left side which the Shoshones call the Beaver's Head. The wind rose and blew with great violence from the S.W., immediately off some high mountains covered with snow. The violence of this wind retarded our progress very much, and the river being immensely crooked, we had it directly in our face at nearly every bend.
At 6 P.M. I passed Philanthropy River, which I observed was very low. The wind shifted around to the N.E. and blew very hard, though much warmer than in the forepart of the day. At 7 P.M. I arrived at the entrance of Wisdom River and camped on the spot where we had camped on the 6th of August last. Here we found a bayonet which had been left, and the canoe quite safe. I directed that all the nails be taken out of this canoe and that paddles be made from her sides. Here I came up with Gibson and Colter, whom I had sent ahead for the purpose of hunting this morning. They had killed a fat buck and 5 young geese nearly grown.
Wisdom River is very high and falling. I have seen great numbers of beaver on the banks and in the water as I passed down today, also some deer and great numbers of young geese, sandhill cranes, etc., etc. Sgt. Pryor (Sergeant Pryor) left a deer on the shore.
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