Clark: July 12, 1806
Clark's party spent the morning making paddles and pulling nails from canoes being cached at the forks, setting out around 7 A.M. Sergeant Pryor had gone ahead the night before. Strong currents and hard winds off the snowy mountains to the northwest made navigation difficult; one canoe was driven under a projecting log, slightly injuring Howard, then nearly capsized under a drift before being hauled free. They dined at Fields Creek, where Willard and Collins rejoined with two deer. Mosquitoes were troublesome at the evening camp; Clark killed four young geese and Collins took two beaver.
Saturday 12th,July 1806 Sergt. Pryor did not join me last night he has
proceeded on down. the beaver was flacking in the river about us all the
last night. this Morning I was detained untill 7 A M makeing Paddles and
drawing the nails of the Canoe to be left at this place and the one we had
before left here. after completing the paddles &c and takeing Some
Brackfast I set out the Current I find much Stronger below the forks than
above and the river tolerably streight as low as panther Creek when it
became much more Crooked the Wind rose and blew hard off the Snowey
mountains to the N. W. and renderd it very difficuelt to keep the canoes
from running against the Shore at 2 P.M. the Canoe in which I was in was
driven by a Suden puff of wind under a log which projected over the water
from the bank, and the man in the Stern Howard was Caught in between the
Canoe and the log and a little hurt after disingaging our selves from this
log the canoe was driven imediately under a drift which projected over and
a little abov the Water, here the Canoe was very near turning over we with
much exertion after takeing out Some of the baggage hauled her out, and
proceeded on without receving any damage. the men in the other Canoes
Seeing our Situation landed and come with as much Speed as possible
through the briers and thick brush to our assistance. but from the
thickness of the brush did not get up to our assistance untill we had got
Clear. at 3 P M we halted at the enterance of Fields Creek and dined here
Willard and Collins over took us with two deer which they had killd. this
morning and by takeing a different Side of an Island from which we Came,
we had passed them. after dinner I proceeded on and Encamped a little
below our encampmt. of the 31st of July last. the Musquetoes very
troublesome this evening Some old buffalow Signs. I killed 4 young gees
and Collins killed 2 bever this evening.
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Saturday 12th, July 1806. Sergeant Pryor did not join me last night; he has proceeded on down. The beaver were flapping in the river around us all last night. This morning I was detained until 7 A.M. making paddles and drawing the nails out of the canoe to be left at this place, along with the one we had previously left here. After completing the paddles, etc., and taking some breakfast, I set out. I find the current much stronger below the forks than above, and the river tolerably straight as far down as Panther Creek, where it became much more crooked. The wind rose and blew hard off the snowy mountains to the N.W., and made it very difficult to keep the canoes from running against the shore.
At 2 P.M. the canoe I was in was driven by a sudden gust of wind under a log that projected over the water from the bank, and Howard, the man in the stern, was caught between the canoe and the log and slightly hurt. After disengaging ourselves from this log, the canoe was driven immediately under a drift that projected over and a little above the water. Here the canoe was very near turning over. With much exertion, after taking out some of the baggage, we hauled her out and proceeded on without receiving any damage. The men in the other canoes, seeing our situation, landed and came with as much speed as possible through the briars and thick brush to our assistance. But because of the thickness of the brush, they did not reach us until we had gotten clear.
At 3 P.M. we halted at the entrance of Fields Creek and dined. Here Willard and Collins overtook us with two deer they had killed this morning; by taking a different side of an island from the one we came along, we had passed them. After dinner I proceeded on and camped a little below our encampment of the 31st of July last. The mosquitoes were very troublesome this evening. Some old buffalo signs. I killed 4 young geese, and Collins killed 2 beaver this evening.
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