Lewis: July 5, 1806
On July 5, 1806, the party set out at 6 A.M. and traveled roughly 31 miles through high prairies, valleys, and timbered hills of pine, larch, and fir. They passed several creeks, including Werner's Creek and Seaman's Creek, and noted an old Indian encampment of 11 bark and leather lodges. They killed a deer and an antelope, observed swans, and saw signs of wild horses in the distance. They dined near a patch of camas and camped above Seaman's Creek, where a war party had concealed fires about two months earlier.
July 5th 1806. Set out at 6 A.M.steered N. 75 E. 61/2 M. passed a
stout C. N Side at 21/2 M. another just above saw an old indian encampment
of 11 lodges of bark and leather on S. side at 31/2 M. killed a deer.
N. 25 E. 12 m. passing a small creek at one m. on S side on which there is
a handsom and extensive Valley and plain for 10 or 12 ms. also another
creek 12 yd. wide at 1/2 a mile further on N. sides and another 8 yds.
wide on N. side at 5 ms further one & 1/2 m. short of the extremity of
this course arrive at a high prarie on N. side from one to three miles in
width extending up the river. halted and dined in the mouth of a little
drane on the left of the plain where there was a considerable quantity of
quawmash. saw a gang of antelopes here of which we killed one the does at
this season herd with each other and have their young. the bucks are alone
there are many wild horses on Clarkes river about the place we passed it
we saw some of them at a distance. there are said to be many of them about
the head of the yellowstone river.
East 6 m. to the entrance of Werner’s Creek 35 yds. wide through a high
extensive prairie on N. side. hills low and timbered with the long leafed
pine, larch, and some fir. the road passes at some distance to the left of
the river and this couses is with the river.
N. 22 W. 4 miles to a high insulated knob just above the entrance of a
Creek 8 yards wide which discharges itself into Werners Creek.
N. 75 E. 21/2 M. to the river passing through an extensive and handsom
plain on Werner’s Creek, crossing that creek at 1 m. and leaving a high
prarie hill to the right seperating the plain from the river. saw two swan
in this beautiful Creek.
East 3 m. to the entrance of a large creek 20 yds. wide Called
31 m. Seamans Creek passing a creek at 1 m. 8 yds. wide. this course with
the river, the road passing through an extensive high prarie rendered very
uneven by a vast number of little hillucks and sinkholes at the heads of
these two creeks high broken mountains stand at the distance of 10 m.
forming a kind of Cove generally of open untimbered country.we
encamped on the lower side of the last creek just above it’s entrance.
here a war party had encamped about 2 months since and conceald their
fires.-
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July 5th, 1806. Set out at 6 A.M. Steered N. 75° E. 6½ miles. Passed a strong creek on the north side at 2½ miles, and another just above. Saw an old Indian encampment of 11 lodges made of bark and leather on the south side at 3½ miles. Killed a deer.
N. 25° E. 12 miles, passing a small creek at one mile on the south side, along which there is a handsome and extensive valley and plain for 10 or 12 miles. Also passed another creek 12 yards wide a half mile further on the north side, and another 8 yards wide on the north side 5 miles further on. One and a half miles short of the end of this course we arrived at a high prairie on the north side, from one to three miles in width, extending up the river. We halted and dined in the mouth of a little drainage on the left of the plain, where there was a considerable quantity of quamash. Saw a herd of antelope here, of which we killed one. The does at this season herd with each other and have their young, while the bucks are alone. There are many wild horses on Clark's River about the place we passed it; we saw some of them at a distance. There are said to be many of them about the head of the Yellowstone River.
East 6 miles to the entrance of Werner's Creek, 35 yards wide, through a high, extensive prairie on the north side. The hills are low and timbered with long-leafed pine, larch, and some fir. The road passes at some distance to the left of the river, and this course follows the river.
N. 22° W. 4 miles to a high isolated knob just above the entrance of a creek 8 yards wide, which discharges itself into Werner's Creek.
N. 75° E. 2½ miles to the river, passing through an extensive and handsome plain on Werner's Creek, crossing that creek at 1 mile, and leaving a high prairie hill to the right separating the plain from the river. Saw two swans in this beautiful creek.
East 3 miles to the entrance of a large creek 20 yards wide, called Seaman's Creek, passing a creek at 1 mile that was 8 yards wide. (Total: 31 miles.) This course follows the river, the road passing through an extensive high prairie rendered very uneven by a vast number of little hillocks and sinkholes. At the heads of these two creeks, high broken mountains stand at a distance of 10 miles, forming a kind of cove generally of open, untimbered country. We camped on the lower side of the last creek just above its entrance. Here a war party had camped about 2 months earlier and concealed their fires.
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