Journal entry · September 15, 1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 15, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
– Camped for the night. Eata little portable Soup, but the men
in jeneral So hungry that we killed a fine Colt which eat verry
well, at this time. we had Several light Showers of rain and a
little hail. Several claps of Thunder. we came in all [blank
space in MS.] miles this day. the 2 hunters joined us with
Cap: Lewis horse which had been lost. Saw high mounta? a
little to the South of us, which are covred with Snow. the
most of these mountains are covred with pine. Saw Some tall
Strait Siprass [Cypress] or white ceeder to day. the Soil indif-
ferent, and verry broken. the Countrey all mountaineous.
our hunters found a Stray horse on the road. a Small Indian
horse came to us this evening.
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