Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 15, 1805
On a cold clear morning, the party continued upriver into the mountains, surrounded by very high rock cliffs and steep slopes on both sides. They passed numerous springs, bad rapids, and a reddish-watered creek about seven paces wide entering from the starboard side. The shallow river forced them to haul the large canoes much of the way. They caught many fine trout and passed a spot where Captain Lewis had left deer skins on the 10th. Captain Clark narrowly avoided a rattlesnake bite while fishing and killed several snakes. They camped on a narrow plain with old Indian camps.
a cold clear morning. we Set out as usal and proceeded on
entered the Mountains verry high clifts of rocks near the
River & Steep on each Side. passed Several Springs on L.
Side which run from under the Mountains. passed Several
bad rapids caught a nomber of fine Trout below the rapids.
the bottoms narrow timber Scarse, the River more Shallow
passed clifts of rocks & high rough mountains on each Side.
passed the Mouth of a creek on the Star? Side, the warter of a
ridish coulour, considerable rapid and deep. ab! 7 paces wide.
2 hunters on a head. we passed where Cap‘ Lewis had left 3
or 4 Deer Skins the 10 ul! & proceeded on. the River Shal-
low were obledged to hale the large canoes the most part of
the time passed Several cree[ks] clifts of rocks Steep up from
the River about 2 or 3 100 feet in many places. Some of the
knobs are covred with grass & a fine Scattering pitch pines on
them. the River crooked & difficult Some places Shole &
Some deep holes in which we caught a nomber of Trout. Cap!
Clark was near being bit by a rattle snake which was between
his legs as he was Standing on Shore a fishing. he killed [it]
& Shot Several others this afternoon. Came [blank space in
MS.] miles and Camped on L. Side at a narrow plain on which
was Some old Indian Camps.
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A cold, clear morning. We set out as usual and proceeded on. We entered the mountains, with very high cliffs of rocks near the river and steep on each side. We passed several springs on the larboard side, which run from under the mountains. We passed several bad rapids and caught a number of fine trout below the rapids. The bottoms are narrow, timber scarce, and the river is more shallow. We passed cliffs of rocks and high, rough mountains on each side. We passed the mouth of a creek on the starboard side, the water of a reddish color, considerably rapid and deep, about 7 paces wide.
Two hunters were ahead. We passed where Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) had left 3 or 4 deer skins on the 10th instant, and proceeded on. The river was shallow, and we were obliged to haul the large canoes most of the time. We passed several creeks and cliffs of rocks rising steeply from the river, about 200 or 300 feet in many places. Some of the knobs are covered with grass and a fine scattering of pitch pines on them. The river is crooked and difficult, some places shoal and some deep holes, in which we caught a number of trout.
Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) was nearly bitten by a rattlesnake, which was between his legs as he was standing on shore fishing. He killed it and shot several others this afternoon. We came [blank space in MS.] miles and camped on the larboard side at a narrow plain on which were some old Indian camps.
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