Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 15, 1805
The expedition camped after a hard day in mountainous country. With food scarce, the men ate a little portable soup but remained so hungry they killed a colt, which proved good eating. Light showers, hail, and thunder passed over them. The two hunters rejoined the party, bringing back Captain Lewis's lost horse, and they had also found a stray horse on the road; a small Indian horse wandered into camp that evening. Snow-covered mountains rose to the south, with pine and tall cedar on the broken, poor terrain.
– 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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Camped for the night. Ate a little portable soup, but the men were generally so hungry that we killed a fine colt, which ate very well at this time. We had several light showers of rain and a little hail, and several claps of thunder. We came in all [blank space in MS.] miles this day. The two hunters joined us with Cap: Lewis (Capt. Lewis)'s horse, which had been lost. Saw high mountains a little to the south of us, which are covered with snow. Most of these mountains are covered with pine. Saw some tall, straight cypress or white cedar today. The soil is indifferent and very broken. The country is all mountainous. Our hunters found a stray horse on the road. A small Indian horse came to us this evening.
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