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Journal entry · September 16, 1805
William Clark: September 16, 1805
William Clark · Lolo Trail, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho · Thwaites Vol. 3, pp. 68-71
The place today: Lolo Trail, Bitterroot Mountains, Idaho
now on the Knobs, no Snow in the Vallies Killed a fiew Pheasents which was not sufficient for our Supper which compelled us to kill Something, a Coalt being the most useless part of our Stock he fell a Prey to our appetites. The after part of the day fare, we made only 10 miles to day two horses fell & hurt themselves very much we Encamped on the top of a high Knob of the mountain at a run passing to the left. [we proceed on as yesterday, with dificulty found the road] road emencely bad as usial, no snow in the hollers all the high knobs of the mountains covered. Killed a few Phesants only. Killed a colt to eate.
Source: Thwaites, Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1904–05). Public domain.
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Moon Creek area, ID
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