Clark: September 14, 1805
Setting out early under cloudy skies with rain and hail in the valleys and snow on the peaks, the party crossed steep, timber-strewn mountains far worse than the previous day's. After six miles they reached the forks of Glade Creek, then traveled nine more miles over rough terrain to a large fork. They passed abandoned Flathead Indian salmon weirs but found no fish and no grass for the horses. Out of meat, the exhausted men killed a colt to eat, naming the spot Colt Killed Creek and the river Flathead River.
September 14th Thursday 1805 a Cloudy day in the Valies it rained and
hailed, on the top of the mountains Some Snow fell we Set out early and
Crossed a high mountn on the right of the Creek for 6 miles to the forks
of the Glade Creek the right hand fork which falls in is about the Size of
the other, we Crossed to the left Side at the foks, and Crossd a verry
high Steep mountain for 9 miles to a large fork from the left which
appears to head in the Snow toped mountains Southerley and S. E. we
Crossd. Glade Creek above its mouth, at a place the Tushepaws or Flat head
Indians have made 2 wears across to Catch Sammon and have but latterly
left the place I could see no fish, and the grass entirely eaten out by
the horses, we proceeded on 2 miles & Encamped opposit a Small Island
at the mouth of a branch on the right side of the river which is at this
place 80 yards wide, Swift and Stoney, here we wer compelled to kill a
Colt for our men & Selves to eat for the want of meat & we named
the South fork Colt killed Creek, and this river we Call Flathead River-
The Mountains which we passed today much worst than yesterday the last
excessively bad & Thickly Strowed with falling timber & Pine Spruc
fur Hackmatak & Tamerack, Steep & Stoney our men and horses much
fatigued, The rain ____
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September 14th, Thursday 1805. A cloudy day. In the valleys it rained and hailed; on the tops of the mountains some snow fell. We set out early and crossed a high mountain on the right of the creek for 6 miles to the forks of the Glade Creek. The right-hand fork, which falls in, is about the size of the other. We crossed to the left side at the forks, and crossed a very high, steep mountain for 9 miles to a large fork from the left, which appears to head in the snow-topped mountains to the south and southeast.
We crossed Glade Creek above its mouth, at a place where the Tushepaws or Flathead Indians have made 2 weirs across to catch salmon, and have but lately left the place. I could see no fish, and the grass was entirely eaten out by the horses. We proceeded on 2 miles and camped opposite a small island at the mouth of a branch on the right side of the river, which is at this place 80 yards wide, swift, and stony. Here we were compelled to kill a colt for our men and ourselves to eat, for want of meat, and we named the south fork Colt Killed Creek, and this river we call Flathead River.
The mountains which we passed today were much worse than yesterday, the last excessively bad and thickly strewn with falling timber, and pine, spruce, fir, hackmatack, and tamarack, steep and stony. Our men and horses were much fatigued. The rain ____
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