Clark: July 2, 1806

William Clark · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Travelers Rest Camp, Lolo, MT

Wednesday July 2nd 1806 Sent out 2 hunters this morning and they killed 2
Deer. the Musquetors has been So troublesom day and night Since our
arrival in this Vally that we are tormented very much by them and Cant
write except under our Bears. We gave the Second gun to our guides
agreeable to our promis, and to each we gave Powder & ball I had the
greater part of the meat dried for to Subsist my party in the Mountains
between the head of Jeffersons & Clarks rivers where I do not expect
to find any game to kill. had all of our arms put in the most prime order
two of the rifles have unfortunately bursted near the muscle, Shields Cut
them off and they Shute tolerable well one which is very Short we
exchanged with the Indian whoe we had given a longer gun to induc them to
pilot us across the Mountains. we caused every man to fill his horn with
powder & have a sufficincy of Balls &c. the last day in passing
down Travellers rest Creek Capt Lewis fell down the Side of a Steep
Mountain near 40 feet but fortunately receved no dammage. his hors was
near falling on him but fortunately recovered and they both escaped
unhurt. I killed a Small grey squurel and a Common pheasant. Capt L.
Showed me a plant in blume which is Sometimes called the ladies Slipper or
Mockerson flower. it is in shape and appearance like ours only that the
corolla is white marked with Small veigns of pale red longitudinally on
the inner Side, and much Smaller. The Indians and Some of our men amused
themselves in running races on foot as well as with their horses.