Set out early this morning. previous to our departure saw a large herd of the Bighorned anamals on the immencely high and nearly perpendicular clift opposite to us; on the face of this clift they walked about and bounded from rock to rock with apparent unconcern where it appared to me that no quadruped could have stood, and from which had they made one false step the[y] must have been precipitated at least a 500 feet. this anamal appears to frequent such precepices and clifts where in fact they are perfectly secure from the pursuit of the wolf, bear, or even man himself.— at the distance of 2½ miles we passed the entrance of a considerable river on the Stard. side; about 80 yds. wide being nearly as wide as the
Point of obsevation No. 33.
On the Lard. shore two miles above the entrance of
I also observed another species [NB: Copy for Dr Barton
] of flax today which is not so large as the first, sildome obtaining a greater hight than 9 Inches or a foot the stem and leaf resemble the other species but the stem is rarely branched, bearing a single monopetallous bellshaped blue flower which is suspended with it's limb downwards,
a fine morning passed a Considerable river which falls in on the Stard Side and nearly as wide as the
July 18th Thursday 1805. a clear pleasant morning. we Saw Mountain Sheep or Ibex on the top of a high Steep pricipice. they ran along the rocks where it was all most perpentickelier and about 200 feet from the Surface of the water. we set out at sun rise and proceeded on about 3 miles passed the mouth of a river on the N. S. about 100 yards wide at its mouth. one mile further
Thursday 18th. The morning was fair and we proceeded on early: passed
July 18th Thursday 1805. a clear pleasant morning. we Saw Some Mountain Sheep on a verry high precipice which is nearly Steep from the river up 2 or 3 100 feet. we Set out about Sun rise and proceded on about 3 miles passed the mouth of a River about 100 yd. wide at the mouth it came in on the N. Side and run Strong. one mile further up blank] River. the mountains continue but not So high as yesterday. we Came 19½ miles and Camped in a narrow bottom on the S. Side. considerable of flax in this bottom half Seded. we took on board Some deer meat & a Skin which
Thursday July 18th This morning clear & pleasant; we saw some Mountain Sheep (Ibex) on a very high Precipice, which is nearly steep from the River, and 〈nearly〉 about 300 feet high, We set out about Sun rise, and proceeded on our way, and about 3 Miles from the place we left this morning, we passed the Mouth of a River, about 100 Yards wide at its mouth called
Those animals had larger horns, than any that we had yet seen.—