Clark: July 12, 1806

Saturday 12th,July 1806 Sergt. Pryor did not join me last night he has
proceeded on down. the beaver was flacking in the river about us all the
last night. this Morning I was detained untill 7 A M makeing Paddles and
drawing the nails of the Canoe to be left at this place and the one we had
before left here. after completing the paddles &c and takeing Some
Brackfast I set out the Current I find much Stronger below the forks than
above and the river tolerably streight as low as panther Creek when it
became much more Crooked the Wind rose and blew hard off the Snowey
mountains to the N. W. and renderd it very difficuelt to keep the canoes
from running against the Shore at 2 P.M. the Canoe in which I was in was
driven by a Suden puff of wind under a log which projected over the water
from the bank, and the man in the Stern Howard was Caught in between the
Canoe and the log and a little hurt after disingaging our selves from this
log the canoe was driven imediately under a drift which projected over and
a little abov the Water, here the Canoe was very near turning over we with
much exertion after takeing out Some of the baggage hauled her out, and
proceeded on without receving any damage. the men in the other Canoes
Seeing our Situation landed and come with as much Speed as possible
through the briers and thick brush to our assistance. but from the
thickness of the brush did not get up to our assistance untill we had got
Clear. at 3 P M we halted at the enterance of Fields Creek and dined here
Willard and Collins over took us with two deer which they had killd. this
morning and by takeing a different Side of an Island from which we Came,
we had passed them. after dinner I proceeded on and Encamped a little
below our encampmt. of the 31st of July last. the Musquetoes very
troublesome this evening Some old buffalow Signs. I killed 4 young gees
and Collins killed 2 bever this evening.