Clark: July 11, 1806

Friday 11th July 1806 Sent on 4 of the best hunters in 2 Canoes to proceed
on a fiew miles a head and hunt untill I came up with them, after an early
brackfast I proceeded on down a very crooked Chanel, at 8 a. m I overtook
one Canoe with a Deer which Collins had killed, at meridian passed Sergt.
Pryors Camp near a high point of land on the left Side which the Shoshones
call the beavers head. the wind rose and blew with great violence from the
S W imediately off Some high mountains Covered with Snow. the violence of
this wind retarded our progress very much and the river being emencly
Crooked we had it imediately in our face nearly every bend. at 6 P M I
passed Phalanthrophy river which I proceved was very low. the wind Shifted
about to the N. E. and bley very hard tho much wormer than the forepart of
the day. at 7 P M I arrived at the Enterance of Wisdom River and Encampd.
in the Spot we had encamped the 6th of August last. here we found a
Bayonet which had been left & the Canoe quite safe. I directed that
all the nails be taken out of this Canoe and paddles to be made of her
Sides & here I came up with Gibson & Colter whome I had Sent on a
head for the purpose of hunting this morning, they had killed a fat Buck
and 5 young gees nearly grown. Wisdom river is very high and falling. I
have Seen great Nos. of Beaver on the banks and in the water as I passed
down to day, also some Deer and great numbers young gees, Sand hill cranes
&c. &c. Sgt. Pryor left a deer on the shore