John Ordway: September 16, 1805

great Surprize we were covred with Snow, which had fell about 2
Inches deep the later part of last night, & continues a cold Snowey
morning. Cap* Clark Shot at a deer but did not kill it. we
mended up our mockasons and Set out without any thing to eat,
and proceeded on could Scarsely keep the old trail for the Snow,
kept on the Mount” rather descending more than ascending, about
one oClock finding no water we halted and melted Some snow and
eat or drank a little more Soup, and let our horses graze about one
hour and a half, then proceeded on. Saw considerable of old
snow passed several bald knobs and high points of rocks & C.
towards evening we descended a Mountain down in to a deep cove
where we Camped on a small creek in a thicket of Spruce pine and
balsom fer timber, the Snow is now about 4 Inches deep on a
lev1 we came about 15 miles this day. the clouds so low on the
Moun* that we could not see any distance no way. it appeared as
if we have been in the clouds all this day. we all being hungry and
nothing to eat except a little portable soup which kept us verry
weak, we killed another colt & eat half of it.