Clark: September 14, 1805

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 ____