Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: July 31, 1805

Cap! Lewis layed out alone all last night. a fine morning.
we Set off at Sun rise and proceeded on as usal. the current
rapid. passed the Mouth of a Creek on the Lar‘ Side, which
was damed up by the beaver in Sundry places. the bottoms
low on each Side and covered with Small cotton timber &
young willow &c. about 8 oClock A. M. we came to Cap!
Lewis where he Camped last night. we took breakfast and pro-
ceeded on passed a plain on the L.S. the hills begin to make
near the River on each Side. passed a verry large Island
which is Smo[o]th bottom prarie & but a little timber on it
large open plain on L. Side on which grows abundance of flax
wild Tanzey thissels &c. the above mentioned handsome
Creek runs through this prarie on Smoth bottom without tim-
ber. only a little cotton timber on the River we dined about
1 oC. under a delightful Grove of cotton timber on L. Side
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under the mountain which has large heaps of Snow on it. we
now enter the hills on each Side and keeps along under the
mountains. Cap! Clark Saw a mountain Sheep with the Spy
glass on a round hill towards the mountain. the Game is now
gitting Scarser. we are now without fresh meat which is verry
uncommon to us. the day verry warm. we proceeded on
passed clifts of rocks and high wales along the Shores. Some
pine Scatering along the hills. we Came 1734 miles this day
and Camped on a Small Island on the Lar? Side. our hunter
on Shore wounded a white bear.