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September 8, 1805 - (Camped near Stevensville, Ravalli County) " Set out early and proceeded on through an open vallie for 23 miles, the wind from the N.W. & cold."
" as our guide informed that we should leaved the river at this place and the weather settled and fair I determined to halt the next day rest our horses and take some scelestial Observations. We called this creek Travellers rest*." Travellers rest*- Explorers remained encamped until September 11. September 10, 1805 - Traveler's Rest Morning was fair and all hunters were sent out, while the remainder of the party repaired their clothes. Toward evening Colter returned with 3 Indians : " 3 Tushapaw Indians who were in pursuit of 2 Snake Indians that hade taken from the them 21 horses… Cp Lewis gave them a Steel & a little Powder to make fire, after eating 2 of them proceeded on in pursute of their horses, one of them Concluded to return with us."
Leaving their camp, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery began one of the most difficult and demanding legs of their journey: "hills on the right high & ruged, the mountains on the left high & covered with snow. nothing killed this evening."
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