JOURNAL. 
Tuesday 6th, We started early to go down to the 
point to see if;tlie canoes had come up that far, and 
came upon the north branch about 2^hTiiles above it. 
Here we discovered that the people in the canoes 
had not found the note, and with great difficulty, had 
proceeded 5 or 6 miles up the north branch. In their 
return down one of the canoes was overturned ; a 
knapsack, shot-pouch and powder-horn lost, and all ^ 
the rest of the loading wet. Vv^e got down to the 
forks about 12 o'clock, put di our bagi^-age out to 
dry, and encamped for the night. Some hunters 
^vent out and killed 3 deer. 
V/ednesday 7th. We remained here during thfe 
forenoon, which was fair and clear, and where Capti 
Lewis took a meridian altitude, which made the lati- 
tude of this place 45** 2 53 north. At 3 o'clock in 
the afternoon, wx were ready to continue our voyage. 
In the evening a heavy cloud came up, and we had 
hard thunder with lightening and rain. Yv^c went on 
7 miles and encamped on the north side, when the 
weather cleared, and we had a fine night. The 
canoes came C2 miles and three quarters while w^ 
were out. 
Thursday Srh. We proceeded on early and had a 
pleasant morning. The west branch which we went 
up is about 30 yards wide, and the south, which we 
passed, about 15 yards. Three hunters went by land 
to day, and at nooii had killed 2 deer and a goat or 
cab re. The river is very crooked in this valley. The 
hunte/s again went out in the afternoon and idikd 2 
deer more. There are no biiftaloe in ibis part of the 
country, and other game is not plenty. We went this 
day 19 miles. 
We found out the reason why Capt. Clarke did not 
get the note left at the point, which was that a beaver 
bad cut down and dragged olT the pole, on which I 
had fixed it. 
