JOURNAL 
CIMP. XXIIL 
Thursday Zrd. We had again a fine morning * 
Gc41ected our horses and set out. Captain Lewis and 
his party went down Clarice's river, and Captain 
Clarke with the rest of the party went up it. All the 
natives accompanied Captain Lewis. We proceed- 
ed on down Clarke's river about 12 miles, when we 
came to the forks ; and made three rafts to carry 
ourselves and baggage ^ver. The river here is abou^ 
150 yxrfs wide, and very beautiful. We had to make 
three trips with our rafts, and in the evening got all 
over safe; when we moved on up the north branch, 
which is our way over to the falls of the Missouri, 
and after travelling a mile and aa half encamped 
for the night. Two hunters went out and killed 
three deer. The musketoes are worse here than I 
have known them at any place, since v/e left the old 
-Maha village on the Missouri. This north branch 
of the river is called by the natives Isquet-co-qual-la, 
which means, the road to the buffaloe.* . 
Friday 4th. We had a beautiful morning anjS 
waited here some time in order to have a morning 
hunt, as our guides intend to return, and we wish to 
give them a plentiful supply of provisions to carrjr 
them back over the mountain^. While our hunters 
* The rout taken by Captain Lewis and bis party is tlie 
direct road to the fitlls of the Missouri, mentioned in Cap- 
tain darkens letter; that taken by Captain Clarke and liis 
party leads to the head waters of the main branch of the Mis- 
souri, wliich they ascended in their outward bound voyage^, 
and which is a considerable distance south of ths direct 
course from the falls to the crossing' plac^j of the great chaia 
of Rocky M'juatains. 
