The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-01 00:00:00

.4 211 '.,K; .:...Cit li 1-:;:i:-P.11- DITIOI`i - OF . DLSC (.1 ai:j7 ,

(Continued from but- roper of .
"The most northerly of the three forks; that to
which We Have gii-en-the name of Jefferson's river,
was deemed the most prope'r for our *p irpose, end'
we accordingly ascended it e.. 4.8 tr.iie.;. to the, npietr
fork, and iFs extreme navigable point..Onelie morn-
ing of the 17th August, 1805, I nrrived at the forls
of Jefferson's fiver, whdre I met Captain Tee,' is, who
had previously penetrated with a party 0f.t!.:1-ee. men
io the waters of the C6lmbia, discovered e kmd of
the Shoshone nation,.And had found means induce
35 of their chiefs and warriors to acceenpany.hirn to
that place. Froth these people we-learned that the.
river on which they resided was not navigable, and
.that a passage through the mountains in that direc-
tion was impraaicable. Being Unwilling to confide
in this unfavourable account of fbe petives, it ‘.vas •
concerted between -Capt. LEWIS and myself, that
one of us should go forward immediatelyi.vith a small
party and explore the river ; while the other, iii the
interim, should lay up the canoes at that place, ,r;4
engage the natives with their horses to assist in teen
porting our stores and baggage to, their camp. Ac-
cordingly I set out next; day, passed the 4 •
mountains between the Missouri and Columbia, a: 4
descended the river, which I since called' tee t.:st
fork of Louis's river, about lie miles,. Finding that
the Indians' account of the. country in the2(lirt''.:(ol.l
of that river was cerre&, I returned and joined Cie-
' tain I.,Ewis on ,August ;:e, at the Shosholpe comp;
excessively fatigued es you may suppose ; baring
passed treeuntains almost inaccessible, and compelied
to subsist on berricei during the greater part of illy
route. We now percha,;ed 17 horses of the Itidiaas,.
and hired a guiaP, who assured us that he ceeld ins
15 days take usrto. a large river in an open country
_west of thege thonntains, by a/route some distance
to the north of the river on which, they lived and that
by which the fistive.s .west of the mountains visit the
plains of the Missouri, for the purpose of hunting the
buffalo. Every preparation being made, we set for-
ward the 31 st Aegust,.throngh these tremendous.
mountains, in which we continued until the 22c1
Sept. before we reached the lower eountry.beyoud
them. Pnour way we met with the plehtchFhook
a band of the Techapaks, -from whoni we o'otained
seven horses, and exchanged eight or ten others
this proved an infinite service to us, as we were com-
pelled to subSist on horse-beef about eight days before,
we reached the Kodskooske. During' ()lir passage.
over these mountains we suffered every thieg.whicli
'hanger, cold, and fatigue could impose;. uor did out
difficulties terminate 'on arriving at the .Kooskoeske,
for, although the Pollotepallors, a numerous nation,
inhabiting that country, were oiareuiely hcspitable,
and for a feW trifling articles ltaruished abon,%,.
dance of roots and dried salthon, the food to which
they accustomed; we found we could not,suis
Sist,on these articles, and almost' all of us grew sick
on eating them ;• 'We were obliged therefore iciliave
recourse to the fle=h of horses and dogs, as food, to
make up the deficiency of our guns, Which produced
but little meat, as game was scarce in the vicinity;
whore we were compelled to remain to co:yenta our
perogrtes to'descend the ri`eer. At this seesen the
salmon are meagre, and form but. inditrerent food,'
While we remained here Iwas myself sick several
days, and my friend, Capt. Lewis, suffered a severe in-
disposition' •

Jawing completed four peregues and a small cai
noe, 'we gave our horses in charge to the Pollotepal7
lors until we returned, :ilia on the 7th ()Bober
embarked for the Pacific Ocean. 'We tlescedded by
the route already mentioned. life water being
at this season, we experienced much .ditliculty in,de-
seending ; we found it obstrueked by a great number
of ding rans rapids, in passing which our perogues
several , times tilled., and the men narrowly escaped
With their lives. This difficulty does not exist. in high
water, whie4 tappens within the period I have pre-
viously mentioned. We 144llid.the natives extreme-
ly numerous, and genera4Triendly, though we have
on soveral occasiOus owed our-lives, and the fate.of
the Expedition, to our number, which cqnsisted oi
31 men. On the 17th Nov. Nt..l reached the ocean,
where various considerations induced us to spend the
winter- ; dye searched for an eiigiblc f;ituation. tbr
that'purpost, and seleacd a spot on the south side
''of tire little river called by the natives Netat, which
discharges itself at a small bar on the south side of
the Columbia,-and 14 miles'.witliin Point Adams.-=-
Here we conts tuf,ted some lOg houses, delended,by
a,common stockade work ; this place was called fort
Clatsop, after' a nation of that nan;n, who were our
nearest neighbours. We• found here abundance of
elk, on whieti we principally subsisted during the
last Winter,. - We left fort balsa') the 27th March.
On our hormward voyage, being Much better ac.
anointed with the country, tee were enabled. to take
such precautions-as in ti-great measure secured us from
the want of provisions, and greatly lessened our fa.
tigues, compared to those we were compelled to sub-
mit to in our outward journey. We- have not lost a
man sl,rice We left the Mandians, a circumstance,
assure you, which is a pleasing consideration to' me.
As I shall shortly be with you, and the post is wait.
ing,- deem it unnecessi:ry to attempt, to detail thig
occurrences of the last eighteen months. I am,
" Your 3ffeZ:tionate brother,
" Wm. CLARK,"

Saturday Week., a young man having. occasion to
'go aloft on board a vessel lying near Gravesend,
was cautioned by his master to, take particular card
that he did not fall ; to which he answered with in-
. difference, if I do, you can catch me, and almost
immediately tell upon the deck, by which accident
he was so much,brtiised, that he expired soon after.
Wards.

When men of ability devote their time to public
good, it is reasonable to hope thata remuneration,
suited to the advantages reaped from-their experience,
will be the result. This has been happily illusv ated
in the case of Dr. Solomon, of. Liverpool, iu the ex.:
tensiVe sale which the Cordial Balm of Gilead hag
experienced, and incontestibly proves that it is the
best Medicine ever discovered 'for those disorders
which are now prevalent in this kingdom, and which
for a length of time have baffled the skill and ciforts
of the must eniMent Physicians—we Illoal) Nervods
• and Consump6‘ o complaints. ,This Las
stood the test and answered the expedations not
only of a long private pictaice, but :Ow cf those who
had recourse to it ,sinct it Nvae made pulAic vsti-

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