Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 16, 1805
On a clear, cold morning with temperatures at 47 degrees, the party delayed departure until after breakfast due to frigid water. Captain Clark, the interpreter, and his wife walked ashore and gathered a pail of serviceberries, which were shared with the party at a midday halt. A hunter killed a large buck, and two hunters who had stayed out overnight returned with news that the river forks about five miles ahead, likely ending canoe travel. The group named the area Service Valley, struggled through a rocky rapid by wading and hauling canoes, and camped on a timberless bottom.
a clear but verry cold morning. the Thurmometer Stood
at 47. the water So cold that we delayed untill after break-
fast. _one hunter out on a head. we proceeded on as usal
the current Swift passed a handsom Spring run on L. Side
on which is a fiew cotton trees. Cap! Clark our Intrepter &
wife walked on Shore and found a great nomber of fine berrys
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1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
which is called Servis berrys our Int wife gethered a pale full
& gave them to the party at noon where we halted at a grove
of cotton trees on L. S._ our hunter who went out this morn-
ing killed a verry large buck. two of our hunters Stayed out
last night, and have not returned yet. we name this place Ser-
vis valley, from the abundance of these berrys along under the
hills &c. the 2 hunters joined us here & Informed us that the
River forks in about 5 miles a Strait course by land & they
think we can go no further than the forks with the crafts. 2
hunters Sent on to the forks to kill meat. we proceeded on
over verry Shallow & Swift water passed up a verry bad rockey
rapid where we had to waid up to our middle & hale the canoes
over the rapids. Saw Several fine Springs & a run above the
bad rapid passed high clifts of rocks and high hills on each
Side. found pleanty of currents the water not So bad above
the rapid. Came [blank space in MS.] miles this day and
Camped on a narrow bottom on L. Side. No timber we
could Scarsely find any but Small willow to boil our venison.
CuHuarpter KUT
CROSSING THE GREAT DIVIDE, AND SEARCHING
FOR NAVIGABLE WATERS
August 17-26, 1805
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A clear but very cold morning. The thermometer stood at 47. The water was so cold that we delayed until after breakfast. One hunter went out ahead. We proceeded on as usual, the current swift. We passed a handsome spring run on the left side, on which there are a few cottonwood trees. Capt. Clark (Capt. Clark), our interpreter and his wife walked on shore and found a great number of fine berries which are called serviceberries. Our interpreter's wife gathered a pail full and gave them to the party at noon, where we halted at a grove of cottonwood trees on the left side. Our hunter who went out this morning killed a very large buck. Two of our hunters stayed out last night and have not returned yet. We named this place Service Valley, from the abundance of these berries along under the hills, etc.
The two hunters joined us here and informed us that the river forks in about 5 miles by a straight course by land, and they think we can go no further than the forks with the crafts. Two hunters were sent on to the forks to kill meat. We proceeded on over very shallow and swift water, passed up a very bad rocky rapid where we had to wade up to our middle and haul the canoes over the rapids. Saw several fine springs and a run above the bad rapid. Passed high cliffs of rocks and high hills on each side. Found plenty of currants. The water was not so bad above the rapid. Came [blank space in MS.] miles this day and camped on a narrow bottom on the left side. No timber—we could scarcely find any but small willow to boil our venison.
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