Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 14, 1805
The party set out on a cloudy morning after finishing the last of their meat. They climbed a pine-covered mountain for about four miles, descended to a rocky, rapid fork of the creek, then ascended another very high mountain. After traveling along its ridge, they descended roughly six miles down steep terrain to a larger fork of the creek. There they observed two ingeniously constructed Native fish weirs made with willows. They crossed at the forks, continued downstream, and passed several recent Indian campsites. Their guide noted that Natives catch many salmon here.
a cloudy morning. we eat the last of our meat, and Set out
as usal. ascended a mountain covrd with pine. ab! 4 miles
we descended it down on the Creek at a fork where it ran very
rapid and full of rocks. we then ascended a verry high moun-
tain, about 4 miles from the forks of the creek to the top of it
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went Some distance on the top then descended it about 6 miles.
Some places verry Steep. came down at another fork of the
Creek where it was consid’ larger. the Natives had a place
made across in form of our wires [weirs] in 2 places, and
worked in with willows verry injeanously, for the current [was]
verry rapid. we crossed at the forks and proceeded on down
the creek. passed Several late Indian Encampments. our
Guide tells us that the natives catch a great nomber of Sam-
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A cloudy morning. We ate the last of our meat, and set out as usual. We ascended a mountain covered with pine. About 4 miles on, we descended it down to the creek at a fork where it ran very rapid and full of rocks. We then ascended a very high mountain, about 4 miles from the forks of the creek to the top of it. We went some distance on the top, then descended it about 6 miles. Some places were very steep.
We came down at another fork of the creek where it was considerably larger. The natives had a place made across it in the form of our weirs in 2 places, worked in with willows very ingeniously, for the current was very rapid. We crossed at the forks and proceeded on down the creek. We passed several recent Indian encampments. Our guide tells us that the natives catch a great number of sal-
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