Nearest 360 · 8.0 mi
Satellite · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
Open the nearest 360° capture
Nearest capture 8.0 mi from this spot
Journal entry · September 1, 1805
Clark: September 1, 1805
William Clark · North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
The place today: North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
September 1st Sunday 1805 a fine morning Set out early and proceeded on
over high ruged hills passing the heads of the Small runs which fall into
the river on our left to a large Creek which falls into the river 6 miles
to our left and encamped in the bottom, Some rain to day at 12 and in the
evening which obliges us to Continu all night despatched 2 men to the
mouth of the Creek to purchase fish of the Indians at that place, They
returned with Some dried, we giged 4 Sammon & killed one Deer to Day.
the Countrey which we passed to day is well watered & broken Pore
Stoney hilly country except the bottoms of the Creek which is narrow, all
the Indians leave us except our Guide, one man Shot two bear this evining
unfortunately we Could git neither of them
Entities mentioned in this entry
Auto-extracted from the entry text. Hover any entity for context.
The NPS atlas for this night
along North Fork, 4½ mi north of town of North Fork, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Analyses
Artwork
Help improve this record
See something that needs correcting, or know a source we are missing? The archive gets better through its readers.
