Clark: September 25, 1805
On a very hot September 25, 1805, Clark set out early with a Nez Perce chief and two young men to scout trees suitable for building canoes, having decided to continue the journey by water. They rode down the river, crossed Rock Dam Creek, and reached a fork where the young men caught six salmon. Crossing the south fork, Clark found good pine timber in the bottomland. Returning to camp, he found Captain Lewis and several men seriously ill, and administered salts and tartar emetic. They resolved to relocate camp near the best timber.
Septr. 25th I with th Chief & 2 young men went down to hunt timber for
Canoesproceeded on down to the forks 4 miles N 70° W 2 miles S.
75°W 2 miles, halted young men Cought 6 Sammon, the forks nearly the Same
Size, Crossed the South fork & found Timber large Pine in a bottom
Proceeded up the South Side 3 parts of Party Sick Capt Lewis verry Sick
hot day
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Monday 25th of September 1805 a verry hot day most of the Party
Complaining and 2 of our hunters left here on the 22nd verry Sick they had
killed only two Bucks in my absence. I Set out early with the Chief and 2
young men to hunt Some trees Calculated to build Canoes, as we had
previously deturmined to proceed on by water, I was furnished with a horse
and we proceeded on down the river Crossed a Creek at 1 mile from the
right verry rockey which I call rock dam Creek & Passed down on the N
side of the river to a fork from the North which is about the Same Size
and affords about the Same quantity of water with the other forks we
halted about an hour, one of the young men took his guilt and killed 6
fine Salmon two of them were roasted and we eate, two Canoes Came up
loaded with the furnitur & provisions of 2 families, those Canoes are
long Stedy and without much rake I crossed the South fork and proceeded up
on the South Side, the most of the way thro a narrow Pine bottom in which
I Saw fine timber for Canoes one of the Indian Canoes with 2 men with
Poles Set out from the forks at the Same time I did and arrived at our
Camp on the Island within 15 minits of the Same time I did, not
withstanding 3 rapids which they had to draw the Canoe thro in the
distance, when I arrived at Camp found Capt Lewis verry Sick, Several men
also verry Sick, I gave Some Salts & Tarter emetic, we deturmined to
go to where the best timbr was and there form a Camp
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September 25th. I, with the Chief and 2 young men, went down to hunt timber for canoes. We proceeded on down to the forks: 4 miles N 70° W, 2 miles S 75° W, 2 miles. We halted, and the young men caught 6 salmon. The forks are nearly the same size. We crossed the South fork and found timber, large pine in a bottom. We proceeded up the south side. Three parts of the party are sick. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) very sick. Hot day.
Monday 25th of September 1805. A very hot day. Most of the party complaining, and 2 of our hunters who were left here on the 22nd are very sick; they had killed only two bucks in my absence. I set out early with the Chief and 2 young men to hunt for some trees suitable to build canoes, as we had previously determined to proceed on by water. I was furnished with a horse, and we proceeded on down the river. We crossed a creek at 1 mile from the right, very rocky, which I call Rock Dam Creek, and passed down on the north side of the river to a fork from the north, which is about the same size and affords about the same quantity of water as the other fork. We halted about an hour, and one of the young men took his gig and killed 6 fine salmon. Two of them were roasted and we ate them. Two canoes came up loaded with the furniture and provisions of 2 families. Those canoes are long, steady, and without much rake. I crossed the South fork and proceeded up on the south side, most of the way through a narrow pine bottom in which I saw fine timber for canoes. One of the Indian canoes, with 2 men with poles, set out from the forks at the same time I did and arrived at our camp on the island within 15 minutes of the same time I did, notwithstanding 3 rapids through which they had to draw the canoe in the distance. When I arrived at camp, I found Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) very sick, and several men also very sick. I gave some salts and tartar emetic. We determined to go to where the best timber was and there form a camp.
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