Clark: July 24, 1805
On a fine day with northwest winds, Clark continued up a creek along an Indian road. Around 10 a.m. the party spotted a fat but very wild horse about six miles off toward the river, which they could not approach. They turned toward the river for water, crossing five handsome streams in one valley, mostly without timber, and noting several beaver dams. Clark killed and dined on a deer, then traveled a few more miles upriver and camped. The surrounding mountains looked oddly collapsed, with narrow, nearly treeless bottoms.
July 24th Wednesday 1805 a fine day wind from the N W. I proceeded on up a
Creek on the direction of the Indian road at 10 oClock discovered a horse
6 miles to my left towards the river as I approached the horse found him
fat and verry wild we could not get near him, we changed our Direction to
the river for water haveing previously Crossed 5 handsom Streams in one
Vallie one only had any timber on it one other Willows only & a number
of beaver Dams. when I Struck the river turned down to kill a Deer which
we dined on & proceeded on up the river a fiew miles an Campd. on the
river. the river much like it was yesterday. the mountains on either Side
appear like the hills had fallen half down & turned Side upwards the
bottoms narrow and no timber a fiew bushes only.
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July 24th, Wednesday 1805. A fine day, wind from the N.W. I proceeded on up a creek in the direction of the Indian road. At 10 o'clock I discovered a horse 6 miles to my left, toward the river. As I approached the horse, I found him fat and very wild; we could not get near him. We changed our direction to the river for water, having previously crossed 5 handsome streams in one valley. Only one had any timber on it, another had only willows, and there were a number of beaver dams.
When I struck the river, I turned down to kill a deer, which we dined on, and proceeded on up the river a few miles and camped on the river. The river is much like it was yesterday. The mountains on either side appear as if the hills had fallen halfway down and turned side upwards. The bottoms are narrow and have no timber, only a few bushes.
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