Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 14, 1805
On a clear, cold morning, the party took an early breakfast before setting out, with two hunters having stayed out overnight. The river ran cold and clear as they approached the mountains, passing a spring creek and a pleasant side valley with small timber. They reunited with the hunters around 10 a.m., who had killed four deer and an antelope. The current grew rapid, forcing them to haul the large canoes over shoals. After dining among cottonwood groves, they continued on, with Captain Clark and another man taking more deer, and camped at the foot of the mountains.
a clear cold morning. we did not Set out untill we took an
eairly breakfast. the 2 hunters Stayed out last night. the
water in the River is clear and Cold we are now drawing near
the Mountains. the upper part of the valley pleasant. passed
a Spring run or creek on S. Side a handsome valley Some dis-
tance up it. Some Small timber on its Shores. about 10
oCiock A. M. we came up to the hunters Camp. they had
killed 4 Deer & one antelope. we proceeded on the current
more rapid. obledged to hale the large canoes over Sholes &
rapids, the Shores & banks of the River Stoney. halted to
dine about one oClock at a dry part of the plain & fine groves
of cotten trees &c. proceeded on took on board a deer and a
goat which the hunters had hung on a limb of a tree. the
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current continues verry rapid all day. Cap! Clark killed a
buck and one of the men killed a faun Deer. we Came miles’
and Camped on the L. Side at the foot of the Mountains, on
the Smooth plain at the upper end of the valley.
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A clear, cold morning. We did not set out until we had an early breakfast. The two hunters stayed out last night. The water in the river is clear and cold. We are now drawing near the mountains. The upper part of the valley is pleasant. We passed a spring run or creek on the south side, with a handsome valley some distance up it, and some small timber on its shores. About 10 o'clock A.M. we came up to the hunters' camp. They had killed 4 deer and one antelope. We proceeded on, the current more rapid. We were obliged to haul the large canoes over shoals and rapids. The shores and banks of the river are stony. We halted to dine about one o'clock at a dry part of the plain with fine groves of cottonwood trees, etc.
We proceeded on and took on board a deer and a goat which the hunters had hung on the limb of a tree. The current continued very rapid all day. Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) killed a buck, and one of the men killed a fawn deer. We came [blank] miles and camped on the left side at the foot of the mountains, on the smooth plain at the upper end of the valley.
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