Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 11, 1805

a beautiful pleasant morning. we went out to hunt up our
horses, but they were So Scattered that we could not find them
all untill 12 oClock, So we dined here. the Latitude at this
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place is 46°, 48’, 28 8/10” North. the Snow on the mountain
about 1 mile to the S. W. of us does not melt but verry
little. Some of the men who were hunting the horses detained
us Untill 4 oClock at which time we Set out and proceeded on
up this Creek Course nearly West. the narrow [ bo] ttom
along this creek is mostly covred with pine timber. passed a
tree on which was a nomber of Shapes drawn on it with paint
by the natives. a white bear Skin hung on the Same tree. we
Suppose this to be a place of worship among them. Came
about 7 miles this evening and Camped on a Smooth plain
near the Creek, where had lately been a large Encampment of
Indians. Saw one house made of Earth. the pine trees
pealed as far up as a man could reach. we Suppose that the
natives done it to git the enside beark to mix with their dryed
fruit to Eat. the Choke cherries are pleanty &c.