Joseph Whitehouse: July 25, 1805
On a clear, pleasant morning the party set out and continued upriver, spotting a large white bear on an island, several otter, and a flock of antelope, one of which a hunter killed. They passed a campsite where Captain Clark had stayed and saw mountains ahead that appeared snow-capped. After feasting on red and yellow currants and crossing extensive plains, they entered rough rocky hills believed to be the start of a second Rocky Mountain chain, navigating shallow rapids by double-manning the boats. Whitehouse cut his foot while towing. They made 16 miles and camped on the north side.
a clear pleasant morning, we Set out as usal and proceeded
on. Saw a large white bear on an Island. Saw a nomber of
otter. Saw a flock of goats or antelopes one of the hunters
killed one of them, we Saw a Camp where Cap! Clark had
Stayed one night, discovered mountains a head which appear
to have Snow on them, if not Snow it must be verry white Clay
or rocks, we eat abundance of red & yallow currents, the
timber and Island [s] not So pleanty as yesterday, large plains
on each Side of the River & looks pleasant and extensive, in
the afternoon we entered in to Some rough rockey hills which
we expect from the Indian account is the commencement of the
Second chain of the rockey mountains, but they do not appear
So high as the first nor So Solid a rock, at the entrence we
found Several bad rockey rapids which we had to pass through
and So Shallow the rocks Show themselves across the River
and appear Shallow all the way across, we double manned
and got up Safe. I cut my foot with the Stone a towing along
the Shore. Saw excelent Springs which ran from under the clifts.
we came i6 miles this day and Camped on the N. S. our hun-
ter killed one goose, which was all that was killed this day.
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i8o5] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
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A clear, pleasant morning. We set out as usual and proceeded on. Saw a large white bear on an island. Saw a number of otter. Saw a flock of goats or antelopes; one of the hunters killed one of them. We saw a camp where Capt Clark (Capt. Clark) had stayed one night. Discovered mountains ahead which appear to have snow on them; if not snow, it must be very white clay or rocks. We ate abundance of red and yellow currants. The timber and islands not so plenty as yesterday. Large plains on each side of the river, and it looks pleasant and extensive.
In the afternoon we entered into some rough, rocky hills which we expect, from the Indian account, is the commencement of the second chain of the Rocky Mountains, but they do not appear so high as the first, nor so solid a rock. At the entrance we found several bad rocky rapids which we had to pass through, and so shallow the rocks show themselves across the river and appear shallow all the way across. We double-manned and got up safe. I cut my foot with a stone while towing along the shore. Saw excellent springs which ran from under the cliffs. We came 16 miles this day and camped on the north side. Our hunter killed one goose, which was all that was killed this day.
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