Clark: June 10, 1805
June 10th Monday 1805 a fine day dry all our articles arrange our baggage
burry Some Powder & lead in the point, Some Lead a canister of Powder
& an ax in a thicket in the point at Some distance, buried on this day
and in the large cache or whole we buried on the up land near the S. fork
1 mile up S. S. we drew up our large Perogue into the middle of a Small
Island in the North fork and covered her with bushes after makeing her
fast to the trees, branded several trees to prevent the Indians injureing
her, at 3 oClock we had hard wind from the S. W. thunder and rain for
about an hour after which we repaired & Corked the Canoes &
loadded themSah cah gah, we a our Indian woman verry Sick I blead
her, we deturmined to assend the South fork, and one of us, Capt. Lewis or
My self to go by land as far as the Snow mountains S. 20° W. and examine
the river & Countrey Course & to be Certain of our assending the
proper river, Capt Lewis inclines to go by land on this expedition,
according Selects 4 men George Drewyer, Gibson, Jo. Fields & S.
Gutrich to accompany him & deturmine to Set out in the morningThe
after noon or night Cloudy Some rain, river riseing a little.
