Journal entry · September 17, 1805
Clark: September 17, 1805
William Clark · Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Sinkhole Camp, ID
Sunday 17th Septr. 1805 Cloudy morning our horses much Scattered which
detained us untill one oClock P.M. at which time we Set out the falling
Snow & Snow from the trees which kept us wet all the after noon passed
over Several high ruged Knobs and Several dreans & Springs passing to
the right, & passing on the ridge devideing the waters of two Small
rivers. road excessively bad Snow on the Knobs, no Snow in the vallies
Killed a fiew Pheasents which was not Sufficient for our Supper which
compelled us to kill Something. a coalt being the most useless part of our
Stock he fell a Prey to our appetites. The after part of the day fare, we
made only 10 miles to day two horses fell & hurt themselves very much.
we Encamped on the top of a high Knob of the mountain at a run passing to
the left. we proceed on as yesterday, & with dificulty found the road
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The NPS atlas for this night
Sinkhole Camp, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Smoking Place (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 1.0 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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