Clark: June 16, 1805

June 16th of Sunday 1805 Some rain last night a cloudy morning wind hard
from the S. W. we Set out passed the rapid by double manning the Perogue
& Canoes and halted at 1/4 of a mile to examine the rapids above,
which I found to be an Continued Cascade for as far as could be Seen which
was about 2 miles, I walked up on the Lard Side as high as a large Creek,
which falls in on the Lard. Side one mile above & opposit a large
Sulpher Spring which falls over the rocks on the Std. Side the wind rored
from the S. W. hard & Some rain, at about 2 oClock Capt Lewis joined
me from the falls 5 miles distant, & infd. that the Lard Side was the
best portage I despatched 2 men this morning on the Lard. Side to examine
the portage.the Indian woman verry bad, & will take no medisin
what ever, untill her husband finding her out of her Senses, easyly
provailed on her to take medison, if She dies it will be the fault of her
husband as I am now convinced-. we crossed the river after part of the day
and formed a Camp from which we intended to make the first portage, Capt.
Lewis stayed on the Std Side to direct the Canoes over the first riffle 4
of them passed this evening the others unloaded & part of the Perogue
Loading taken outI deturmined to examine & Survey the Portage
find a leavel rout if possibleThe 2 men despatched to examine the
Portage gave an unfavourable account of the Countrey, reporting that the
Creek & 2 deep reveens cut the Prarie in such a manner between the
river and mountain as to render a portage in their oppinion for the Canoes
impossiblewe Selected 6 men to make wheels & to draw the Canoes
on as the distance was probably too far for to be caried on the mens
Sholders