Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 7, 1805
On a cold, cloudy morning, the party set out early and traveled northwest down a creek through narrow timbered bottoms, with pine-covered mountains rising to the left and snow capping the highest peaks. A hunter who had spent the night out rejoined them, having lost his horse. Hunters brought in two deer, a goose, a crane, several pheasants, and a hawk. Light rain fell on and off throughout the day. After covering 18 miles and crossing several tributaries, they camped along the creek, with one hunter still missing.
a cloudy cold morning. we Set out eairly, and proceeded
on down the creek. our hunter came up who Stayed out last
night. had lost his horse. we proceeded on over a plain.
the bottoms narrow and considerable of timber large pine and
cotton along the creek high mountains on the L. Side of the
creek which are covred with pitch pine. Some of the highest
are covred thick with Snow. one of our hunters killed 2 Deer
which revived us. Some of the hunters killed a goose & a
crain Several fessents and a hawk. Several Small Showers of
rain in the course of the day. the valley gitting wider the
creek larger. the plain Smooth and dry. the Soil verry in-
different. we Came 18 miles this day and Camped on the
bank of the Creek. we passed Several creeks and branches
which run into the main creek this day. one of our hunters
did not join us this evening. a little rain. our course this
day is generally N. west.
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A cloudy, cold morning. We set out early and proceeded on down the creek. Our hunter who stayed out last night came up. He had lost his horse. We proceeded on over a plain. The bottoms are narrow with a considerable amount of timber, large pine and cottonwood along the creek. High mountains stand on the left side of the creek, which are covered with pitch pine. Some of the highest are covered thick with snow. One of our hunters killed 2 deer, which revived us. Some of the hunters killed a goose, a crane, several pheasants, and a hawk. Several small showers of rain fell in the course of the day. The valley is getting wider and the creek larger. The plain is smooth and dry. The soil is very poor.
We came 18 miles this day and camped on the bank of the creek. We passed several creeks and branches which run into the main creek this day. One of our hunters did not join us this evening. A little rain. Our course this day is generally northwest.
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