Clark: September 8, 1805
On a cloudy Sunday, the party set out early and traveled 23 miles down an open valley along the headwaters of Clark's River, crossing four creeks on the right and smaller runs on the left through stony, poor land with scattered pine. Two hunters rejoined them at noon with an elk and buck, and Drouillard killed a deer while Clark shot a prairie fowl. Cold northwest winds and a hard evening rain left the group wet as they camped. They found two lame mares and a colt, and let their newly purchased horses loose for the night. Clark noted clustered prickly pears with sharp thorns underfoot.
September 8th Sunday 1805 a Cloudy morning Set out early and proceeded on
through an open vallie for 23 miles passed 4 Creeks on the right Some runs
on the left, The bottoms as also the hills Stoney bad land. Some pine on
the Creeks and mountains, an partial on the hills to the right hand Side.
two of our hunters came up with us at 12 oClock with an Elk, & Buckthe
wind from the N. W. & Cold. The foot of the Snow mountains approach
the River on the left Side. Some Snow on The mountain to the right also
proceeded on down the Vallie which is pore Stoney land and encamped on the
right Side of the river a hard rain all the evening we are all Cold and
wet. on this part of the river on the head of Clarks River I observe great
quantities of a peculiar Sort of Prickly peare grow in Clusters ovel &
about the Size of a Pigions egge with Strong Thorns which is So birded as
to draw the Pear from the Cluster after penetrateing our feet. Drewyer
killed a Deer. I killed a prarie fowl we found 2 mears and a Colt the
mears were lame, we ventered to let our late purchase of horses loose to
night
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September 8th, Sunday, 1805. A cloudy morning. We set out early and proceeded on through an open valley for 23 miles. We passed 4 creeks on the right and some runs on the left. The bottoms, as well as the hills, are stony bad land. There is some pine on the creeks and mountains, and partially on the hills to the right hand side.
Two of our hunters came up with us at 12 o'clock with an elk and a buck. The wind was from the N.W. and cold. The foot of the snow mountains approaches the river on the left side. There is some snow on the mountain to the right also.
We proceeded on down the valley, which is poor stony land, and camped on the right side of the river. A hard rain fell all the evening; we are all cold and wet.
On this part of the river, at the head of Clarks River, I observed great quantities of a peculiar sort of prickly pear that grows in clusters, oval and about the size of a pigeon's egg, with strong thorns which are so barbed as to draw the pear from the cluster after penetrating our feet.
Drewyer killed a deer. I killed a prairie fowl. We found 2 mares and a colt; the mares were lame. We ventured to let our late purchase of horses loose tonight.
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