JOURNAL 
to the chanj^e of diet. The valley is level and lightif 
timbered with pine and spruce trees. ' The soil is 
thin except in some small plains, where it is of the 
first quality. The adjacent country appears much 
the same ; except that on the river it is broken with 
hills and some rocks. In the valley there are great 
quantities of service-berry bushes. In the evening 
we arrived at the camp of our hunters on a river 
about 100 yards broad, a branch of the Columbia. 
The natives say it is two days march to the great 
liver. We encamoed on a small island with our 
hunters who had killed 5 deer, which was a very 
pleasing circumstance to us ; as the Indian provi- 
sions did not agree with us. Captain Clarke gave all 
the sick a dose of Rush's Pills, to see what effect 
that would have. We found some of the natives 
Jhere upon the river fisaing. - . 
Wednesday 25th. A fine, pleasant, warm morning. 
The hunters went out early and Captain Clarke rode 
out to see if there vv^ere any trees to be found large 
enough for canoes. The men in general appear to 
be getting much better; but Captain Lewis is very 
sick and taking medicine ; and myself and two or 
three of the men are yet very unwell. The climate 
})ere is warm ; and the heat to day was as great as wc 
had experienced at any time dimng the summer. The 
water also is soft and warm, and perhaps causes our 
indisposition niore than any tiungelse. In the evening 
Captain Clarke returned to camp, having dislicvered 
a place about 5 or 6 miles down the river, where a 
large branch comes in on the north side that will 
furnish timber large enough for our purpose. Our 
hunters also came in, and had killed l iOthing but a small 
panther and a pheasant. The man who had remain* 
td at the first village came Up. 
Thursday 'l^th.- The morning was fi^ej and at 9 
o'clock we lelt our camp ; proceeded down the river 
♦ibout 5 miles lo the forks \ and pitched our camp in 
