Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 28, 1805

a clear pleasant morning. we hoisted the large flag. Several
men went a hunting and Several a fishing with Iron gigs fixed
on poles. about 9 oClock A. M. Cap! Lewis began to trade
for horses again and offered nearly double as much as yester-
day. Some Spots of Snow continues to lay on the mountain
a fiew miles to the South of us. Serg! Gass joined us about
2 oC. and informed us that Cap! Clark & the rest of the men
were about 12 miles down the River waiting for us, but Cap!
Lewis Sent down for him to come up as we had So many
horses to pack down. Cap! Lewis has bought 5 or 6 more to
day we have now 25 in all. our hunters killed nothing this
day. in the evening 2 Indians arived at this village on horse-
back from another band which were Some distance to the South
near. the Spanish country. the principal men of the village all
assembled to council with them these Savages all like Salt &
eat it on meat &c.