Clark: June 15, 1806
After collecting their horses early, the party was delayed by heavy rain showers before finally departing the quamash fields. Travel was difficult on slippery roads, with loaded horses repeatedly sliding while ascending and descending steep hills. They reached Reubin Fields and Willard's camp on Collins Creek, where the hunters had killed three deer, and stopped for dinner as the sun emerged. They pushed on through fallen timber and rugged mountain spurs, camping in a small grassy glade. Clark noted extensive views of the Rocky Mountains, Columbian plains, and snow-covered peaks.
Sunday June 15th 1806 Collected our horses early with the intention of
makeing an early Start. Some hard Showers of rain detained us untill ____
A M at which time we took our final departure from the quawmash fields and
proceeded with much dificuelty owing to the Situation of the road which
was very Sliprey, and it was with great dificulty that the loaded horses
Could assend the hills and Mountains they frequently Sliped down both
assending and decending those Steep hills. at g miles we passed through a
Small prarie in which was quawmash in this Prarie Reubin Fields &
Willard had killed and hung up two deer at 2 miles further we arrived at
the Camp of R. Fields & Willard on Collin’s Creek, they arrived at
this Creek last evening and had killed another Deer near the Creek. here
we let our horses graze in a Small glade and took dinner. the rain Seased
and Sun Shown out. after detaining about 2 hours we proceeded on passing
the Creek three times and passing over Some ruged hills or Spurs of the
rocky Mountain, passing the Creek on which I encamped on the 17th Septr.
last to a Small glade of about 10 acres thickly Covered with grass and
quawmash, near a large Creek and encamped. we passed through bad fallen
timber and a high Mountain this evening. from the top of this Mountain I
had an extensive view of the rocky Mountains to the South and the
Columbian plains for great extent also the S W. Mountains and a range of
high Mountains which divides the waters of Lewis’s & Clarks rivers and
seems to termonate nearly a West Cours. Several high pts. to the N &
N. E. Covered with Snow. a remarkable high rugd mountain in the forks of
Lewis’s river nearly South and covered with Snow. The vally up the
Chopunnish river appears extensive tolerably leavel and Covered with
timber. The S W. Mountain is very high in a S S W. derection.
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Sunday June 15th 1806. We collected our horses early with the intention of making an early start. Some hard showers of rain detained us until ____ A.M., at which time we took our final departure from the quamash fields and proceeded with much difficulty owing to the situation of the road, which was very slippery, and it was with great difficulty that the loaded horses could ascend the hills and mountains. They frequently slipped down, both ascending and descending those steep hills.
At 9 miles we passed through a small prairie in which was quamash; in this prairie Reubin Fields and Willard had killed and hung up two deer. At 2 miles further we arrived at the camp of R. Fields and Willard on Collin's Creek. They had arrived at this creek last evening and had killed another deer near the creek. Here we let our horses graze in a small glade and took dinner. The rain ceased and the sun shone out.
After detaining about 2 hours we proceeded on, passing the creek three times and passing over some rugged hills or spurs of the Rocky Mountains, passing the creek on which I camped on the 17th September last, to a small glade of about 10 acres thickly covered with grass and quamash, near a large creek, and camped. We passed through bad fallen timber and a high mountain this evening.
From the top of this mountain I had an extensive view of the Rocky Mountains to the south and the Columbian plains for great extent, also the S.W. Mountains and a range of high mountains which divides the waters of Lewis's and Clark's rivers and seems to terminate nearly on a west course. Several high points to the N. and N.E. were covered with snow. A remarkable high, rugged mountain in the forks of Lewis's river lay nearly south and was covered with snow. The valley up the Chopunnish river appears extensive, tolerably level, and covered with timber. The S.W. Mountain is very high in a S.S.W. direction.
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