Clark: July 31, 1805
On a fair morning, the party reached Captain Lewis's camp for breakfast; he had spent the night without a blanket and had killed a duck for supper. The river remained shallow and rapid, with the men passing the two mouths of a small stream flowing from snowy mountains to the southwest. They camped on a small island near a previous campsite. No game was killed, leaving them out of fresh meat, and two men were sidelined by tumors. Lewis decided to set out the next day with three men to search for the Shoshone Indians.
July 31st Tuesday 1805 a fair Morning Capt Lewis out all night, we arrived
at his Camp to brackfast, he was without a blanket, & he killed a Duck
whiche Suped on &c. the river as yesterday Sholey & rapid, passed
the lower mouth of a Small river on the Lard. in the morning & the
upper mouth a ____ Miles above, this little river is the one I camped on
the 26th & heads in the Snow mountains to the S W. proceeded on verry
well and Camped on a Small Island a little above the place I Camped the
25th instant at the mouth of a run on the Lard Side, the bottoms from the
Mouth of the river extend to 21/2 Miles & enter a Short & high
hill which is about 1 mile thro and, the river then passes thro a 2d value
of about 11/2 Miles wide, Some Islands. below this Knobe the river is
Crouded with Islands, we are out of fresh meet, & nothing killed to
day The Mountains on either Side is high & rough we have two men with
toumers and unable to work.
Capt Lewis deturmin to proceed on with three men in Serch of the Snake
Indians, tomorrow
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July 31st, Tuesday, 1805. A fair morning. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) was out all night; we arrived at his camp for breakfast. He was without a blanket, and he killed a duck which we supped on, etc. The river was as yesterday, shoaly and rapid. We passed the lower mouth of a small river on the larboard side in the morning, and the upper mouth a ____ miles above. This little river is the one I camped on the 26th, and it heads in the snow mountains to the southwest. We proceeded on very well and camped on a small island a little above the place I camped on the 25th instant, at the mouth of a run on the larboard side. The bottoms from the mouth of the river extend to 2 1/2 miles and then enter a short, high hill which is about 1 mile through, and the river then passes through a second valley of about 1 1/2 miles wide, with some islands. Below this knob the river is crowded with islands. We are out of fresh meat, and nothing was killed today. The mountains on either side are high and rough. We have two men with tumors and unable to work.
Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) determined to proceed on with three men in search of the Snake Indians tomorrow.
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