Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 9, 1805
On a cloudy, cold morning with a northwest wind, the party traveled down a valley featuring smooth plains, pitch pine timber along the river, and grass and wild hyssop covering the treeless plains, though the soil was poor. Snow remained on the mountains flanking the valley. They paused about two and a half hours midday after hunters brought in geese, a woodpecker, and four prairie hens shot by Captain Clark. They camped on a plain near a creek, with hunters adding three deer and several ducks. Travel direction was northwest and north.
a cloudy cold morning, wind from the N. W. we Set out
as usal, and proceeded on down the valley. Smooth pleasant
plains, large pitch pine timber along the River. no timber on
the plains but they are covred with grass and wild hysop. the
Soil poor. crossed Several branches on which is pine timber,
also, a little cotton timber &c. the Snow continues on the
Moun! each Side of the valley. about 11 oClock we halted at
a branch to dine one of the hunters had killed three geese
and a wood pecker. Cap! Clark killed 4 fessents or prarie
hens. we find wild or choke cherries along the branches. we
delayed about 2 hours and a half. then proceeded on down
the valley. passed through a large bottom covred with hand-
som pitch pine timber, from that a pleasant plain the remainder
of this day. the afternoon pleasant, but the Snow Still con-
tinues on the Mountains as usal. Came about [blank space
in MS.] Miles this day and Camped on a plain near a
creek which runs in to the River about 2 m:‘ below. our
hunters all but one joined us had killed 3 Deer and Several
ducks this day &c. course N. W. and North all day.
1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
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A cloudy, cold morning, with wind from the N.W. We set out as usual and proceeded on down the valley. Smooth, pleasant plains, with large pitch pine timber along the river. There is no timber on the plains, but they are covered with grass and wild hyssop. The soil is poor. We crossed several branches on which there is pine timber, also a little cottonwood timber, etc. The snow continues on the mountains on each side of the valley. About 11 o'clock we halted at a branch to dine. One of the hunters had killed three geese and a woodpecker. Capt. Clark (Capt. Clark) killed 4 pheasants or prairie hens. We find wild or choke cherries along the branches. We delayed about 2 hours and a half, then proceeded on down the valley.
We passed through a large bottom covered with handsome pitch pine timber, and from there a pleasant plain made up the remainder of this day. The afternoon was pleasant, but the snow still continues on the mountains as usual. Came about [blank space in MS.] miles this day and camped on a plain near a creek which runs into the river about 2 miles below. Our hunters, all but one, joined us, having killed 3 deer and several ducks this day, etc. Course N.W. and north all day.
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