Clark: September 12, 1805
After a frosty morning, the party set out at 7 a.m. and traveled up a creek, passing an old Indian encampment with an earth-covered sweat house. They climbed a high hill and pushed through nine miles of hilly, densely timbered country of pine, spruce, and fir. The trail was extremely rough, crossing steep stony mountains and fallen timber, including an eight-mile stretch without water. They noted pines stripped of bark by Indians for food. Hunters killed only one pheasant. Exhausted stragglers didn't reach camp until 10 p.m.
September 12th Thursday 1805 a white frost Set out at 7 oClock &
proceeded on up the Creek, passed a Fork on the right on which I saw near
an old Indian encampment a Swet house Covered wthh earth, at 2 miles
assended a high hill & proceeded through a hilley and thickly timbered
Countrey for 9 miles & on the Right of the Creek, passing Several
branches from the right of fine clear water and Struck at a fork at which
place the road forks, one passing up each fork. The Timber is Short &
long leaf Pine Spruce Pine & fur. The road through this hilley
Countrey is verry bad passing over hills & thro Steep hollows, over
falling timber &c. &c. continued on & passed Some most
intolerable road on the Sides of the Steep Stoney mountains, which might
be avoided by keeping up the Creek which is thickly covered with under
groth & falling timber Crossed a mountain 8 miles with out water &
encamped on a hill Side on the Creek after Decending a long Steep
mountain, Some of our Party did not git up untill 10 oClock P M. I mad
camp at 8 on this roade & particularly on this Creek the Indians have
pealed a number of Pine for the under bark which they eate at certain
Seasons of the year, I am told in the Spring they make use of this bark
our hunters Killed only one Pheasent this after noon. Party and horses
much fatigued.
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September 12th, Thursday, 1805. A white frost. Set out at 7 o'clock and proceeded on up the creek. Passed a fork on the right on which I saw, near an old Indian encampment, a sweat house covered with earth. At 2 miles ascended a high hill and proceeded through a hilly and thickly timbered country for 9 miles, on the right of the creek, passing several branches from the right of fine clear water, and struck at a fork where the road forks, one passing up each fork.
The timber is short and long leaf pine, spruce pine, and fir. The road through this hilly country is very bad, passing over hills and through steep hollows, over fallen timber, etc., etc. Continued on and passed some most intolerable road on the sides of the steep stony mountains, which might be avoided by keeping up the creek, which is thickly covered with undergrowth and fallen timber. Crossed a mountain 8 miles without water and camped on a hillside on the creek after descending a long, steep mountain. Some of our party did not get up until 10 o'clock P.M. I made camp at 8.
On this road, and particularly on this creek, the Indians have peeled a number of pines for the under bark, which they eat at certain seasons of the year. I am told in the spring they make use of this bark. Our hunters killed only one pheasant this afternoon. Party and horses much fatigued.
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