Journal entry · July 30, 1805

Clark: July 30, 1805

William Clark · Three Forks of the Missouri

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore of Jefferson River near mouth of Willow Creek, MT

July 30th Monday 1805 We Set out 8 oClock and proceeded on 131/2 miles up
the N. fork the river verry rapid & Sholey the Channel entirely Corse
gravel many Islands and a number of Chanels in different directions thro
the bottom &c. passed the place the Squar interpretress was taken, one
man with his Sholder Strained, 2 with Turners, we Camped on the Std. Side
the evening Cool. Capt Lewis who walkd on Shore did not join me this
evening

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left shore of Jefferson River near mouth of Willow Creek, MT

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