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October 8, 1805 (Camped near present day Spalding, Idaho-where party remained until October 10) Setting out at 9 AM the Corps continued to struggle around rapids: " passed 15 rapids four islands and a Creek one canoe in which Serjt. Gass was Stearing and was nearle turning over, She sprung a leak or split open on one side and Bottom filled with water & sunk on the rapid, the men, several of which could not swim hung on to the canoe, I had one of the other canoes unloaded & with the assistance of our small canoe and one Indian canoe took everything out & toed the empty canoe on shore." Captain Clark October 9, 1805 (Camped near present day Spalding, Idaho) Yesterday's accident delayed the Corps from setting out: " The wet articles not sufficiently dried to pack up obliged us to delay another night dureing the time one man was tradeing for fish for our voyage. at dark we were informed that our old guide* & his son had left us and had been seen running up the river several miles above, we could not account for the cause of his leaving us at this time, without receiving his pay for the services rendreed us, or letting us know anything of his intention. " our old guide*- Old Toby departed, not to be seen again. October 10, 1805 (Camped opposite Clarkston, Whitman County,
Washington) " arrived at a large Southerly fork which is the one we were on with the Snake nation... this South fork or Lewis's River* which has two forks** which fall into it on the South the 1st small the upper large... I think Lewis's River is about 250 yards wide, the Koos koos ke*** River about 150 yards wide and the river bellow the forks about 300 yards wide. The Countrey about the forks is an open Plain on either side. I can observe at a distance on the lower Stard. Side a high ridge of Thinly timbered Countrey the water of the South fork-is a greenish blue, the north as clear as cristial." Captain Clark Lewis's River* - Snake River
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