Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 10, 1805

a clear pleasant morning. we Set out as usal. Several
hunters out on Shore. we now begin to live on fresh meat &
that poor venson & goat meat at this time. as our fatigues
[are] hard we find that poor meat alone is not Strong diet, but
we are content with what we can git. the high land make near
the River on each Side. passed a high clifts of rocks on S.
Side. proceeded on the valley gits wider and the hills make
further from the River our officers thought proper that the
Missourie Should loose its name at the 2″ forks we passed
Some time ago where we expected to have found the Snake
nation of Indians. So they named the North fork Feffersons
River, the west or middle fork Maddison River, the South fork
Gallitine River, on which is a most beautiful Spring ab! 2 m*
from its mouth. the Small River that puts in above the forks
to Jeffersons River they call phillosify River. So Jeffersons
River is the one which we Still keep on. the last 3 forks they
call the North fork, Wisdom R. the South Philandrophey and
the west or middle fork Still retains its name Jeffersons River
it is now gitting Small crooked & Shole in places So that we
have to waid and hall the canoes over. about one oClock we
halted to dine. hada hard Thunder Shower of large hail and
rain thin proceeded on the bottom and river as usal. the
hunters killed only one deer this day. Came 13 miles this
day and Camped on the Star? Side.
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CHAPTER Kia
FROM THE BEAVER’S HEAD TO THE GREAT DIVIDE
August 11-16, 1805