Clark: August 3, 1805

August 3rd Saturday1805 a fine morning wind from the N E I walked on Shore
& killed a Deer in my walk I saw a fresh track which I took to be an
Indian from the Shape of the foot as the toes turned in, I think it
probable that this Indian Spied our fires and Came to a Situation to view
us from the top of a Small knob on the Lard Side. the river more rapid and
Sholey than yesterday one R. F. man killed a large Panthor on the Shore we
are oblige to haul over the Canoes Sholey in maney places where the
Islands are noumerous and bottom Sholey, in the evening the river more
rapid and Sholey we encamped on an Island avove a part of the river which
passed thro a rockey bed enclosed on both sides with thick willow current
& red buries &c &c passed a bold Stream which heads in the
mountains to our right and the drean of the minting Snow in the Montn. on
that side ar in Viewat 4 oClock passed a bold Stream which falls
from a mountn in three Channels to our left, the Greater portion of the
Snow on this mountain is melted, but little remaining near us Some Deer
Elk & antelopes & Bear in the bottoms. but fiew trees and they
Small the Mountains on our left Contain pine those on our right but verry
partially Supplied and what pine & cedar it has is on the Lower
region, no wood being near the Snow. great numbers of Beaver Otter &c.
Some fish trout & and bottle nose. Birds as usial. Geese young Ducks
& Curlows