Clark: August 8, 1805

August 8th Thursday 1805 We proceeded on early wind from the S W. The
Thermometer at 52 a 0 at Sunrise at 5 miles by water & 41/2 on a
derect line from the forks we passed a River on the Lard Side 30 yards
wide and navagable for Some distance takeing its rise in the Mountains
Easterly & with the waters of Madisons River, passes thro an extensive
vallie open & furtill &c. this river we call Philanthophyabove
this river (which has but little timber) Jeffersons R is crooked with
Short bends a fiew Islands and maney gravelly Sholes, no large timber,
Small willow Birch & Srubs &c. Encamped on the Lard Side, R Fields
joined us this eveng. & informes that he could not find Shannon my
foot yet verry Swore