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a fine morning our me[n] recruting a little cool, all at work doing Something except 2 which are verry Sick, Great run of Small duck passing 〈up and〉 down the river this morning.
Took equal altitudes with Sextent at Camp opposit the Junction of [blank] River and [blank] River
| 〈A M | 8 | 41 | 45.5〉 |
| 〈 " | " | 43 | 31〉 |
| 〈 " | " | 4〉 |
Sunday 30th Sept. 1805
| H. | M. | S. | H. | M | S | |||
| A. M | 8 | 49 | 32.5 | P M | 4 | 5 | 23.5 | |
| " | " | 51 | 17.5 | " | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| " | " | 53 | 8.5 | " | 4 | 8 | 58.5 |
Altitude produced from this observation is 42° 50' 45"
Observed time and distance of Sun and Moon Nearest Limbs ☉ West. with Sextent
| Time | distance | ||
| H. M. S | |||
| P M | 4 21 44 | 91° 57' 00" | |
| " 22 53 | 91 57 30 | ||
| " 23 52 | 91 58 0 | ||
| " 24 37 | 91 58 15 | ||
| " 25 35 | 91 58 15 | ||
| " 26 42 | 91 58 30 | ||
| " 27 39 | 91 58 45 | ||
| " 28 17 | 91 59 15 | ||
| " 29 43 | 91 59 45 | ||
| " 31 10 | 92 50 0 | ||
| " 32 15 | 92 0 15 | ||
| " 33 8 | 92 0 45 | ||
| " 34 23 | 92 1 15 | ||
| " 35 30 | 92 1 30 | ||
| " 36 20 | 92 1 45 |
Error of Enstrement 8° 45" Sub Cronometer too fast
a fine fa[i]r morning a 〈little〉 the men recruiting a little, all at work which are able. Great number of Small Ducks pass down the river this morning. maney Indians passing up and down the river.
| [EC: Sept 11] | ||
| S. 45° E | 1 ½ | miles up
Travelers rest
Creek to a road which joins from the right on the lower side of the Creek, which road passes from the Missouri |
| West | 5 ½ | miles up the creek on the right The hills high and ruged |
| Septr. 12 | ||
| N. W. | 11 | miles to the forks of the Creek on a road passing over high points hilley and Covered with pine, Crosd six branches from the left, the 1st three large, psd. a hot hous of earth |
| S. 75° W | 12 | miles to the creek, passing a bend of the Creek at 4 miles & over a high mountain on which we found no water for 8 miles, the road bad much falling timber |
| Septr. 13 | ||
| 〈S. W. | 7 | miles over a mountain & on a dividing ridge of flat gladey land to a Creek from the left, passing thro a glade of ½ a mile wide & keeping down the Creek for two miles.〉 |
| S. W. | 2 | miles up the Said Creek, bad road rockey Steep hill Sides falling timber to a hot Springs on the right of the Creek, boiling out of a corse grittey Stones &. |
| S. 30° W. | 3 | miles passing a bad falling timber to the Creek on our left passed 3 Small Streams from ou right 〈thro' Horse Vally〉 |
| S. 30° W. | 7 | miles over a mountain and on a dividing of flat gladey land to a [EC: Glade] Creek in a glade of ½ a mile in width, & keeping down this Creek two miles |
| Septr. 14 | ||
| S 80° W. | 6 | miles over a high mountanious Countery thickly Covered with pine Spruce & to the forks of the Creek, one of equal Size [EC: N. fork Koosk ] falling in from the right passing much falling timber |
| S 60° W | 9 | miles over a high mountain Steep and almost inexcess- able, leaveing the Creek to our right hand to the forks, a [EC: Colt Killed ] Creek to our right hand to the forks, a Creek of equal Size falling in from the left 2 fish dams or weares across the North fork to catch Salmon |
| S 70° W. | 2 | miles down the river Kooskooske
[3] to a Small branch on the right Side Killed & eate Coalt |
| Septr. 15th | ||
| West | 4 | miles down the 〈Creek〉 River passing over four high steep hills to a run at an old Indn. encampment. |
| N. W. | 8 | miles assending a ruged mountain winding in every di- rection passing over high Stoney knobs passed a Spring on our right at 4 miles to a high part of the Mountain on which was Snow. |
| 71 | ||
| 16th Septr | ||
| S 75° W | 13 | miles on the mountain passing emencly high and ruged Knobs of the mounts. in Snow from 4 to 6 Inchs deep much falling timber Snow Contined to fall passed thro a Countery thickly timbered with 8 destienct kinds of pine to a Small branch passing to our right |
| 17th Septr | ||
| S. 50° W. | 10 | miles over high Knobs of the Mountn. emincely dificuelt, passed 3 dreans to our right to one which passes to our left on the top of a high Mountain, passing on a divide ridge |
| "I proced on with the hunters" 18th Septr. | ||
| S 85° W | 32 | miles to hungary Creek passing to our left passed a branch & Several Springs which passes to our right Keep- ing a dividing ridge passed Several high Steep & rugid Knobs of the mountains, from the top of one view the leavel Countery to the S. W. much falling timber, a branch of hungary Creek |
| 19 Sepr | ||
| S 80° W | 22 | miles on our course thro emencely bad falling timber the greater part of the way. Keeping up the Creek for 8 miles, at 6 passed thro a Small Plain whre we Killed a horse, the road up the Creek Stoney hill Sides much worse than any we have passed left the Creek to our right and passd. over a mountain and the heads of some branches of hun- gary Creek, over ridges and thro much falling timber & two other high mountains of like discription to a large Creek running West, kept down 4 miles and left it to our left and Crossed over a mountain as bad as usial to a Branch which runs to our left |
| 20 Sepr | ||
| S 60° W | 12 | miles to the Low Countery at the foot of the mountain, passed over into the forks of a large Creek at 4 miles. Kept down this Creek 2 miles and left it to our left hand passing on a dividing ridge passed Some dreans to our left |
| 160 | ||
| West | 6 | miles to an Pierced nose Indian Village in a Small Plain pasd. thro a open pine Countery Crossed 2 runs pass- ing to our left |
| N. 70° W. | 2 | miles to a 2d. village passing through the open Plains Covered with horses &. & Indian womin diging roots. |
| (21s Sept) | ||
| N. 80° W. | 12 | Miles thro an opin leavel rich pine Countery to the top of the river hills passed no water |
| S. 70° W | 3 | miles down a Steep hill to the river at the mouth of a Small [X: Village] Creek on which the Indian village is Situated |
| 188 | ||
| West | 3 | miles down the river to the mouth of a large Creek I call rock dam on the right Side, passing a bad road on a Steep hill Side, and place the Indians catch fish at 2 Islands rive about 150 yds wide and is the one we killed The 1s Coalt on |
| 25th Septr. | ||
| N. 70° W. | 2 | miles down the Koskoske
[4] River to a rapid at a graveley Island Hills high & Steep Small bottoms covered with pine passed 2 rapids |
| S. 75° W. | 3 | miles to the forks of the river the N W. fork as large as the Chopunnish River. Crossed to the South side and formed a Camp to build Canoes &c. in a Small Pine bottom op- posit a riffle in the Souh fok &c. |
| 190 | Miles |
Monday 30th Sept. 1805. [5] 2 hunters Stayed out last night. a fair morning. we continued on with the work. the party So weak that we git along Slow with the canoes. towards evening our hunters returned one of them had killed a deer and a pheasant.—
The Computed distance in miles from Jeffersons River at the head of the Missourie The place the canoes of the party of N. W. discovery was lift in 1805.—
| miles | |
| From the mouth of the Missouri canoe deposit— | 3096 |
| To the dividing Mountain head Spring— | 24 |
| To the first fork of the Columbia River | 14 |
| To the first large fork down the River | 18 |
| To the forks on the raod at mouth of Tower Creek | 14 |
| To fishing Creek (after leaving the River) | 23 |
| [To] flat head River at first Camp— | 41 |
| To the mouth of travvellers wrest 〈creek〉— | 76 |
| To the foot of the mountain East side | 12 |
| To the Flat head village in a plain— | 3 |
| To the first of koskoskia River Canoe Camp | 21 |
| miles | |
| To the Ki moo e nem down the kos kos kia | 60 |
| To Columbia River down ki mo e nem R. | 140 |
| To Snake Indian River on South Side— | 162 |
| To the great falls of Columbia River— | 6 |
| To the Short Narrows— | 3 |
| To the long narrowns on Timn— | 3 |
| [To] the mouth of Catterack River N. Side— | [2?] |
| To the grand Shoote or rapids— | 4 |
| To the east rapids at Strabury Island— | 6 |
| To the Mouth of quick Sand River South Side— | 26 |
| To Shallow bay on N. Side at Salt water | |
| To blustery point on N. Side— | 13 |
| To point open Slope below perminent Encamp- ment of the party of N. W. Discoveries in 1805— |
3 |
| To Chim nook River in the bottom of Haileys bay | 12 |
| To Cape disappointment on the western ocean— | 13 |
|
Capt. Clark & party proceeded on 10 miles on the Coast North west.— |
|
| Total | 4120 |
Monday 30th. The weather continued pleasant; and our hunters killed a deer.
Monday 30th Sept. 1805. two [7] hunters Stayed out last night. a fair morning. the Sick men are gitting Some better. we continued our work at the canoes as usal. our constant hunter out to day. the party in general are So weak and feeble that we git along Slow with the canoes. our hunters returned towards evening one of them had killed a Deer & a pheasant.
Monday Septemr 30th This morning we had pleasant weather, The hunters that went out hunting the 28th instant had not as yet returned, and the Men that were sick belonging to our party are recovering their healths. The party employed at making the Canoes, are so weak & feeble that— they do but little work in the course of the day.— Towards evening the hunters returned, & brought in with them a Deer, & a Pheasant that they had killed.—
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