Clark: May 2, 1806

Friday May 2nd 1806 This morning we dispatched two hunters a head. we had
much dificuelty in Collecting our horses. at 8 A.M. we obtained them all
except the horse we obtained from the Chopunnish man whome we Seperated
from yesterday. we apprehended that this horse would make Some attempts to
rejoin the horses of this man and accordingly had him as we thought
Scurely hobbled both before and at the Side, but he broke the Strings in
the Course of the night and absconded. we Sent Several men in different
directions in Serch of him. and hired one of the men who joined us last
night to prosue him and over take us & at 4 after 1 P.M. the indian
and Joseph Fields returned with the horse they had found him on his way
back about 17 miles. I paid the Indian the price Stipulated for his
Services and we imediately loaded up and Set forward. East 3 miles over a
hilly road along the N. Side of the Creek. wide bottoms on the S. Side. a
branch falls in on the S. side which runds from the S W. Mountains, which
appear to be about 25 m. distant low yet Covered with Snow. N. 75° E. 7 m.
through an extencive leavel bottom. more timber than usial on the Creek.
Some pine of the long leaf kind appear on the Creek hills. also about 50
acres of well timbered pine land where we passed the Creek at 4 m. on the
Course. N. 45° E. 9 m. passed the Creek at 4 M. and Continued up on the N.
E. Side. the bottoms wide. the main creek bear to the S. and head in the
Mountains. we passed a Small Creek at 83/4 m. from the Commencement of
this Course and encamped on the N. Side in a little bottom. haveing
traviled 19 miles to day. at this place the road leaves the Creek and
passes through the open high plains. this creek is 5 yds wide and bears
East towards the Mts. I observed a Considerable quantity of the qua mash
in the bottoms through which we passed this evening now in blume. there is
much appearance of beaver & otter along these creeks. Saw two deer at
a distance, also Sand hill Cranes, Curloos and fowls common to the plains.
the Soil appears to improve as we advance on this road. our hunters killed
a deer only. The three young men of the Wallah wallah nation Continue with
us in the Course of this day. I observed them cut the inner part of the
young and succulent Stem of a large Corse plant with a ternate leaf, the
leafets of which are three loabes and Covered with woolly pubersence. the
flower and fructification resembles that of the parsnip. this plant is
very common in the rich lands on the Ohio and its branches. I tasted of
this plant found it agreeable and eate hartily of it without feeling any
inconveniance.