North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Joseph Whitehouse: September 1, 1805
The party set out on a fine morning and traveled through very steep, rugged mountains that were difficult for the horses, crossing several cold creeks lined with pine and cottonwood. They found plentiful sweet serviceberries along the way. After descending an extremely steep mountain into a creek valley, they made camp early after 23 miles due to rain. Men gigged salmon in the creek, while three others bought about 25 pounds of salmon from an Indian fishing camp at the creek's mouth. Hunters killed a deer and wounded two bears. Light rain and small hail fell.
a fine morning we Set out as usal and proceeded on over
verry high mountains which was verry bad for our horses to
climb up and down them. passed across Several large creeks
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the water of which is verry cold. considerable of pine & cotton
timber on each of those creeks. we find a great pleanty of
Servis berrys which are verry Sweet and good at this time. in
the afternoon we descended a Mountain nearly as Steep as the
roof of a house. went down in to the valley in which runs
through a large Creek. passed by a plain near the Creek a
Short distance. Camped after coming 23 miles this day &
Camped a little before night on account of its raining. Some
of the men giged Several Sammon in the creek. three men
went down to the M? of it to purchase Some Sammon from a
camp of Indians who Stay at the m? of the Creek to fish. they
bought about 25 pound with a fiew Small articles. the hunters
killed a Deer and wounded two bear at dark but could not get
them. the wild or choke cherrys abound in this bottom. we
gethered and boiled Some which eat verry well. a nomber of
Indian lodges along the creek. we had 2 at camp to Sleep in.
Several Small Showers of rain this day & a little Small hail.
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A fine morning. We set out as usual and proceeded on over very high mountains, which were very bad for our horses to climb up and down. We passed across several large creeks, the water of which is very cold. There is considerable pine and cotton timber on each of those creeks. We find a great plenty of serviceberries, which are very sweet and good at this time.
In the afternoon we descended a mountain nearly as steep as the roof of a house. We went down into the valley, through which runs a large creek. We passed by a plain near the creek a short distance. We camped after coming 23 miles this day, and camped a little before night on account of its raining.
Some of the men gigged several salmon in the creek. Three men went down to the mouth of it to purchase some salmon from a camp of Indians who stay at the mouth of the creek to fish. They bought about 25 pounds with a few small articles. The hunters killed a deer and wounded two bears at dark, but could not get them.
The wild or choke cherries abound in this bottom. We gathered and boiled some, which ate very well. A number of Indian lodges are along the creek. We had 2 at camp to sleep in. Several small showers of rain this day, and a little small hail.
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