Clark: July 19, 1805
On a fine Friday, Clark continued along an Indian path beside a very crooked river, crossing two mountains and noting abandoned spring camps with peeled trees and poles. Lacking provisions, the party killed two elk from a herd around 11 a.m. and cooked dinner using dried buffalo dung for fuel. Clark observed cream-colored flint, dark grey, and reddish-brown shattered rocks in the cliffs. He named a beautiful creek after Sergeant Pryor. His feet were badly bruised and pierced by prickly pear thorns—he pulled out 17 by firelight. Mosquitoes were troublesome at camp.
July 19th Fryday 1805 a find morning I proceeded on in an Indian path
river verry crooked passed over two mountains Saw Several Indian Camps
which they have left this Spring. Saw trees Peeled & found poles &c.
at 11 oC I Saw a gange of Elk as we had no provision Concluded to kill
Some Killd two and dined being oblige to Substitute dry buffalow dung in
place of wood, this evening passed over a Cream Coloured flint which roled
down from the Clifts into the bottoms, the Clifts Contain flint a dark
grey Stone & a redish brown intermixed and no one Clift is Solid rock,
all the rocks of everry description is in Small pices appears to have been
broken by Some Convulsionpassed a butifull Creek on the Std. Side
this eveng which meanders thro a butifull Vallie of great extent, I call
after Sgt Pryor the countrey on the Lard Side a high mountain Saw Several
Small rapids to day the river Keep its width and appear to be deep, my
feet is verry much brused & cut walking over the flint, &
constantly Stuck full Prickley pear thorns, I puled out 17 by the light of
the fire to night We camped on the river Same (Lard) Side Musqutors verry
troublesom.
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July 19th Friday 1805. A fine morning. I proceeded on along an Indian path. The river is very crooked. We passed over two mountains and saw several Indian camps which they had left this spring. Saw trees that had been peeled and found poles, etc.
At 11 o'clock I saw a gang of elk, and as we had no provisions we concluded to kill some. Killed two and dined, being obliged to substitute dry buffalo dung in place of wood. This evening we passed over a cream-colored flint which had rolled down from the cliffs into the bottoms. The cliffs contain flint, a dark grey stone, and a reddish brown intermixed, and no one cliff is solid rock; all the rocks of every description are in small pieces and appear to have been broken by some convulsion.
Passed a beautiful creek on the starboard side this evening which meanders through a beautiful valley of great extent. I call it after Sgt Pryor (Sgt. Pryor). The country on the larboard side is a high mountain. Saw several small rapids today. The river keeps its width and appears to be deep. My feet are very much bruised and cut from walking over the flint, and are constantly stuck full of prickly pear thorns. I pulled out 17 by the light of the fire tonight. We camped on the river, same (larboard) side. Mosquitoes very troublesome.
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