. History of the expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean [microform] : performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States. Lewis and Clark Expedition; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Botany; Zoology; Botanique; Zoologie; Indians of North America; Indiens d'Amérique. M'f I [.. 1130 TO THE THREE FORKS OF THE MISSOURI, nel. rendered more difficult by a high southwest wind, which a^d'r^TJ ^^^^^'^'^y "fountains in {p. j^) that quarter an
. History of the expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, to the sources of the Missouri River, thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean [microform] : performed during the years 1804-5-6 by order of the government of the United States. Lewis and Clark Expedition; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Botany; Zoology; Botanique; Zoologie; Indians of North America; Indiens d'Amérique. M'f I [.. 1130 TO THE THREE FORKS OF THE MISSOURI, nel. rendered more difficult by a high southwest wind, which a^d'r^TJ ^^^^^'^'^y "fountains in {p. j^) that quarter and met them m the face at every bend of the river/which now became very crooked. At noon they passed the hi^di pomt of land on the left, to which Beaverhead valley owes Its name, and at six o'clock reached Philanthropy river wh,ch was at present very low. The wind now shifted to the northeast, and though high was nuch warmer than before. At seven o'clock they reached their camp, at the entrance of Wisdom river, of the 6th of August [see p. 465]. They found the river very high, but falling. Here Ihcv overtook the hunters, who had killed a buck and some young geese. Besides these they had seen a great number of geese and sand-hill cranes, and some deer. The beaver were in great quantities along the banks of the rivers, and through the night were flapping their tails in the water round the boats. Having found the canoe which had been left here as they ascended, they employed themselves, July 12//. t,ill eight o'clock in drawing out the nails and makmg paddles of the sides of it. Then leaving one of their canoes here, they set out after breakfast. Immediately below the forks [confluence of Wisdom with Jefferson riverl the current became stronger than above, and the course of the river straighter, as far as Panther creek; after which It became much more crooked. A high wind now arose from the snowy mountains to the northwest, so that it was with much difficulty and some danger they
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