Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1805
Under cloudy skies, the party continued upriver, passing a spring run, high rocky cliffs, and scattered cottonwoods along a narrowing valley with sunflowers, grass, and pine on the higher hills. They breakfasted near cliffs on the left, noted rapid current that eased in the afternoon, and observed otter, bald eagles, and ducks. Hunters brought in a deer, and Captain Clark shot a duck. They caught trout and gathered flax seed from the prairies. After 15 miles, they camped on a smooth prairie; two hunters had not yet returned.
cloudy. we Set out as usal & proceeded on. Several
hunters out a hunting. passed a handsom Spring run on the
L. Side. the hills make a little nearer the River. the valley
not So wide & a little higher dry and Smoth. Sun flowers &
grass Some places high & other places Short. Some pine
timber back on the high hills. we halted & took breakfast
near a high clift of rocks on L. Side above which the hills
make near the River. proceeded on. the current rapid the
plain continues on L, Side and hills on S. Side. Some Scatter-
ing cotton trees along the River. we have caught a nomber
of Trout in this Stream. in the afternoon we passed fine
Springs & clifts of rocks on S. Side. the current not So rapid
in the afternoon Saw a nomber of large otter along the River.
Saw bald eagels ducks &c. took on board a Deer which the
hunters killed. Came 15 miles this day and Camped on the
Smooth prarie on L.S. Cap! Clark Shot a duck. consider-
able of flax in these praries. Some of the men Save Some of
the Seed. 2 hunters did not join us this evening.
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Cloudy. We set out as usual and proceeded on. Several hunters were out hunting. We passed a handsome spring run on the left side. The hills come a little nearer to the River. The valley is not so wide and is a little higher, dry and smooth. There are sunflowers and grass, in some places high and in other places short. Some pine timber stands back on the high hills. We halted and took breakfast near a high cliff of rocks on the left side, above which the hills come near the River. Proceeded on. The current is rapid. The plain continues on the left side and hills on the south side. Some scattering cottonwood trees grow along the River. We have caught a number of trout in this stream.
In the afternoon we passed fine springs and cliffs of rocks on the south side. The current was not so rapid in the afternoon. We saw a number of large otter along the River. We saw bald eagles, ducks, etc. We took on board a deer which the hunters killed. Came 15 miles this day and camped on the smooth prairie on the left side. Capt. Clark shot a duck. There is a considerable amount of flax in these prairies. Some of the men saved some of the seed. Two hunters did not join us this evening.
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