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branch? on the mountain near a round deep Sinque hole full of water. we being hungry oblidged us to kill the other Sucking colt to eat one of the hunters chased a bear in a mountn but killed nothing we expect that their is game near a head we hear wolves howl & Saw Some deer Signs.

Wednesday 18th Sept 1805 a clear pleasant morning Capt. Clark and Six hunters Set out at sunrise to go on a head to try to kill Some game if possible we got up all our horses except one which we expect is lost. one man sent back Some distance to hunt him we Set out about 7 oclock and proceeded on a ridge of the mountains Some distance then went up and down rough rocky mountains as usal but verry little water about 3 oclock p.m. we halted on a ridge of the mountn to let our horses feed a little and melt a little Snow as we found no water to make a little unclear Soup as we have nothing else to eat. the day moderate the Snow melts a little the mountains appear a head as far as we can see they continue much further than we expected we proceeded on down a verry steep part of the mount. then up on the Side of another before we found any water and Camped at dark on the side of the mtn. where we found a Spring by going down a Steep hill where it was dangerous to take our horses to water we Suped on a little portable soup and lay down on this unclear mount. Came 14 miles day

Thursday 19th Sept. 1805 a clear pleasant morning we set out as usal and ascended up to the top of unclear mout. and discovered a plain in a valley about 20 miles from us where we expect is the Columbian river which puts us in good spirits again we descended down the mountn.