Clark: September 2, 1805
On a cloudy, rainy Monday, the party set out early and traveled up a creek, crossing forks from both sides. After eight miles, they left the established road that led toward the Missouri and pushed up a west fork through trackless terrain, cutting their way through thickets and crossing dangerous rocky hillsides. Several horses fell, slipped, or gave out, with one crippled. They managed only five miles before camping in a small stony bottom on the creek's left side. One load was left behind two miles back. Light rain fell that night.
September 2nd Monday 1805 a Cloudy Mornin, raind Some last night we Set
out early and proceeded on up the Creek, Crossed a large fork from the
right and one from the left; and at 8 miles left the roade on which we
were pursuing and which leads over to the Missouri; and proceeded up a
West fork without a roade proceded on thro thickets in which we were
obliged to Cut a road, over rockey hill Sides where our horses were in
pitial danger of Slipping to Ther certain distruction & up & Down
Steep hills, where Several horses fell, Some turned over, and others
Sliped down Steep hill Sides, one horse Crippeled & 2 gave out. with
the greatest dificuelty risque &c. we made five miles & Encamped
on The left Side of the Creek in a Small Stoney bottom after night Some
time before the rear Came up, one Load left, about 2 miles back, the horse
on which it was Carried Crippled. Some rain at night
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September 2nd, Monday 1805. A cloudy morning; it rained some last night. We set out early and proceeded on up the creek. We crossed a large fork from the right and one from the left, and at 8 miles we left the road we had been following, which leads over to the Missouri, and proceeded up a west fork without a road.
We pushed on through thickets in which we were obliged to cut a road, over rocky hillsides where our horses were in piteous danger of slipping to their certain destruction, and up and down steep hills, where several horses fell, some turned over, and others slipped down steep hillsides. One horse was crippled and 2 gave out. With the greatest difficulty and risk, etc., we made five miles and camped on the left side of the creek in a small stony bottom.
It was some time after night before the rear came up. One load was left about 2 miles back, the horse on which it was carried being crippled. Some rain at night.
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