Clark: August 22, 1805

August 22d Thursday 1805 We Set out early passed a Small Creek on the
right at 1 mile and the points of four mountains verry Steap high &
rockey, the assent of three was So Steap that it is incrediable to
describe the rocks in maney places loose & Sliped from those mountains
and is a bed of rugid loose white and dark brown loose rock for miles. the
Indian horses pass over those Clifts hills Sids & rocks as fast as a
man, the three horses with me do not detain me any on account of those
dificuelties, passed two bold rung. Streams on the right and a Small river
at the mouth of Which Several families of Indians were encamped and had
Several Scaffolds of fish & buries drying we allarmed them verry much
as they knew nothing of a white man being in their Countrey, and at the
time we approached their lodges which was in a thick place of bushes-my
guiedes were behind.They offered every thing they possessed (which
was verry littl) to us, Some run off and hid in the bushes The first offer
of theirs were Elks tuskes from around their Childrens necks, Sammon &c.
my guide attempted passifyed those people and they Set before me berres,
& fish to eate, I gave a fiew Small articles to those fritened people
which added verry much to their pasification but not entirely as Some of
the women & Childn. Cried dureing my Stay of an hour at this place, I
proceeded on the Side of a verry Steep & rockey mountain for 3 miles
and Encamped on the lower pt. of an Island. we attempted to gig fish
without Suckcess. caught but one Small one.The last Creek or Small river
is on the right Side and “a road passes up it & over to the Missouri”
in this day passed Several womin and Children gathering and drying buries
of which they were very kind and gave us a part. the river rapid and
Sholey maney Stones Scattered through it in different directions. I Saw to
day Bird of the wood pecker kind which fed on Pine burs its Bill and tale
white the wings black every other part of a light brown, and about the
Size of a robin. Some fiew Pine Scattered in the bottoms & Sides of
the Mountains (the Top of the Motn. to the left Covered &
inaxcessable) I Saw one which would make a Small Canoe.