Clark: September 19, 1805
On September 19, 1805, Clark and his advance party set out early, traveling up a creek through difficult mountainous terrain in present-day Idaho. About six miles in, they found a stray horse, which Clark ordered killed and hung up to provide food for the main party following behind, while they ate breakfast from it themselves. The route crossed steep mountains, ridges, and stretches of fallen timber that doubled their travel distance. They eventually camped near a small creek. Clark killed two pheasants and noted local birds including blue jays, hawks, crows, and ravens. The road was bad.
Tuesday 19th Septr. 1805 Set out early proceeded on up the Creek passing
through a Small glade at 6 miles at which place we found a horse. I
derected him killed and hung up for the party after takeing a brackfast
off for our Selves which we thought fine after Brackfast proceed on up the
Creek two miles & left it to our right passed over a mountain, and the
heads of branch of hungary Creek, two high mountains, ridges and through
much falling timber (which caused our road of to day to be double the
derect distance on the Course) Struck a large Creek passing to our left
which I Kept down for 4 miles and left it to our left & passed over a
mountain bad falling timber to a Small Creek passing to our left and
Encamped. I killed 2 Pheasents, but fiew birds Blue jay, Small white
headed hawk, Some Crows & ravins & large hawks. road bad.
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Tuesday, 19th September 1805. Set out early and proceeded on up the creek, passing through a small glade at 6 miles, at which place we found a horse. I directed him killed and hung up for the party, after taking a breakfast off for ourselves, which we thought fine.
After breakfast we proceeded on up the creek two miles and left it to our right, passed over a mountain and the heads of a branch of hungary Creek (Hungry Creek), two high mountains and ridges, and through much fallen timber (which caused our road today to be double the direct distance on the course). Struck a large creek passing to our left, which I kept down for 4 miles, and left it to our left and passed over a mountain with bad fallen timber to a small creek passing to our left, and camped.
I killed 2 pheasants. Saw but few birds: blue jay, small white-headed hawk, some crows and ravens, and large hawks. Road bad.
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