Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Patrick Gass: August 4, 1805
The party traveled about six miles in the morning before reaching a fork in the river. After crossing the south branch and climbing a high knob, they realized the river had actually forked further below, with a separate north branch visible several miles off. They crossed to the north branch but found it too shallow for the canoes. At the confluence, they left a note instructing Captain Clark to take the left-hand branch, then continued roughly ten miles up the north branch and made camp.
morning ; went about 6 miles when we came to a fork of the
river; crossed the south branch and froma high knob discov-
ered that the river had forked below us, as we could see the
timber on the north branch about 6 or 7 miles from the south
and west branches. We therefore crossed to the north branch,
and finding it not navigable for our canoes, went down to the
confluence and left a note for Capt. Clarke directing him to
take the left hand branch. We then went up the north branch
about 10 miles and encamped on it.
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In the morning, we went about 6 miles when we came to a fork of the river. We crossed the south branch, and from a high knob we discovered that the river had forked below us, as we could see the timber on the north branch about 6 or 7 miles from the south and west branches.
We therefore crossed to the north branch, and finding it not navigable for our canoes, went down to the confluence and left a note for Capt. Clarke directing him to take the left hand branch. We then went up the north branch about 10 miles and camped on it.
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