Morning near Full Stomach Camp
a fine morning we Set out as usal and proceeded on over verry high mountains
Joseph Whitehouse
one man Shot two bear this evining unfortunately we Could git neither of them
William Clark
a fine morning we Set out as usal and proceeded on over verry high mountains
Joseph Whitehouse
one man Shot two bear this evining unfortunately we Could git neither of them
William Clark
Photo date: September 19, 2009.
through the level wide and heavy timbered bottom of this creek we proceeded
-Meriwether Lewis-
Photo date: September 19, 2009.
we passed a broken country heavily timbered great quantities of which had fallen and so obstructed our road that it was almost impracticable to proceed in many places.
-Meriwether Lewis-
There are two Lolo Creeks, one in Montana and one in Idaho. This photo is just above the Idaho creek.
Photo date: September 19, 2009.
In the afternoon we descended down a hill, & came to the forks of a creek, where the Creek got to be large.
-Joseph Whitehouse-
This creek is in Idaho near the western end of the Lolo Trail. Pheasant Camp is to the right.
Photo date: September 19, 2009.
we struck a large creek at the forks, passed the Northen branch and continued down it on the West side 1 mile and encamped in a small open bottom where there was tolerable food for our horses.
-Meriwether Lewis-
the Arborvita increases in quantity and size. I saw several sticks today large enough to form eligant perogues of at least 45 feet in length.
-Meriwether Lewis-
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Photo ©2010 by Gene Eastman.
a fine morning
-William Clark-
Musselshell Meadow is connected to, but west of, the Weippe prairie where Clark saw his sunrise on September 21st.
Photo date: September 19, 2009.
decended a Steep ruged hill verry long to a Small river which comes from our left and I suppose it to be [blank] River passed down the river 2 miles on a Steep hill side
-William Clark-
The Corps camped by this river's headwaters on September 13th. This view looks up the river (east).
The highway that follows the river has been digitally obscured.
Photo date: September 19, 2009.
the river hills are verry high & Steep, Small bottoms to this little river which is Flat head & is 160 yards wide and Sholey This river is the one we killed the first Coalt on near a fishing were
-William Clark-
my guide called to the Chief who was Encamped with 2 others on a Small island in the river, he Soon joind me, I found him a Chearfull man with apparant Siencerity, I gave him a medal &c. and Smoked untill 1 oClock a. m. and went to Sleep.
-William Clark-
Chief Twisted Hair's island is the rocky shore on the right side of the river.
Photo date: September 20, 2008. Some modern artifacts have been obscured.