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Journal entry · September 7, 1805
Clark: September 7, 1805
William Clark · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): east side of Bitterroot River, 7 mi south of Hamilton, MT
September 7th Satturday 1805 A Cloudy & rainie Day the greater Part of
the Day dark & Drisley we proceedd on down the river thro a Vallie
passed Several Small Runs on the right & 3 creeks on the left The
Vallie from 1 to 2 miles wide the Snow top mountains to our left, open
hilley Countrey on the right. Saw 2 horses left by the Indians Those
horses were as wild a Elk. One of our hunters Came up this morning without
his horse, in the course of the night the horse broke loose & Cleared
outwe did not make Camp untill dark, for the want of a good place,
one of our hunters did not join us this evening. he haveing killed an elk
packed his horses & could not overtake us
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east side of Bitterroot River, 7 mi south of Hamilton, MT
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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