Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 4, 1805

one hunter sent on a head to kill some fresh meat for the party,
proceeded on about 8 oC. A. M. we found a note which Cap*
Lewis had left & his camp yesterday morning, letting us know that
if he found no Indians or fresh sign by this evening he would re-
turn a fiew miles back & hunt till we come up. we Saw a flock
of goats in the high plain under the Mountains, on the top of
which is a little Snow & considerable of pine timber, the Moun-
tains are makeing near the River on each Side only a valley
along the River which is pleasant, but the Soil indifferent, we pro-
ceeded on came up with our hunter who killed 2 deer the rapids
continue, we have hard hailing over them with the chord, and
where the Shore will not admit we have to wgid in the water.
Some of the mountains near the River has been burned by the
natives Some time ago. the pine timber timber killed the cotten
timber in some of the R. bottoms killd & dry also, not so much
timber along the River as below, we proceeded ,on. killed a
goose & a duck they are pleanty on the River, we Came 15
miles this day and Camped on s. side at a bottom covd with dry
trees red willows & rose bush which are verry thick, beaver ponds
& Sign pleanty &.C.