Clark: September 25, 1805

Septr. 25th I with th Chief & 2 young men went down to hunt timber for
Canoesproceeded on down to the forks 4 miles N 70° W 2 miles S.
75°W 2 miles, halted young men Cought 6 Sammon, the forks nearly the Same
Size, Crossed the South fork & found Timber large Pine in a bottom
Proceeded up the South Side 3 parts of Party Sick Capt Lewis verry Sick
hot day

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Monday 25th of September 1805 a verry hot day most of the Party
Complaining and 2 of our hunters left here on the 22nd verry Sick they had
killed only two Bucks in my absence. I Set out early with the Chief and 2
young men to hunt Some trees Calculated to build Canoes, as we had
previously deturmined to proceed on by water, I was furnished with a horse
and we proceeded on down the river Crossed a Creek at 1 mile from the
right verry rockey which I call rock dam Creek & Passed down on the N
side of the river to a fork from the North which is about the Same Size
and affords about the Same quantity of water with the other forks we
halted about an hour, one of the young men took his guilt and killed 6
fine Salmon two of them were roasted and we eate, two Canoes Came up
loaded with the furnitur & provisions of 2 families, those Canoes are
long Stedy and without much rake I crossed the South fork and proceeded up
on the South Side, the most of the way thro a narrow Pine bottom in which
I Saw fine timber for Canoes one of the Indian Canoes with 2 men with
Poles Set out from the forks at the Same time I did and arrived at our
Camp on the Island within 15 minits of the Same time I did, not
withstanding 3 rapids which they had to draw the Canoe thro in the
distance, when I arrived at Camp found Capt Lewis verry Sick, Several men
also verry Sick, I gave Some Salts & Tarter emetic, we deturmined to
go to where the best timbr was and there form a Camp