With his Indian guide and three men, Captain Clark now pressed on his route of survey, leaving the remainder of his men behind to hunt and fish.

He went down the Salmon River about fifty-two miles, making his way as best he could along its banks.

Finding the way absolutely blocked for their purposes, Captain Clark returned on the twenty-fifth of August and rejoined the party that he had left behind.

These had not been able to kill anything, and for a time starvation stared them in the face.

Under date of August 27, the journal says:-- "The men, who were engaged last night in mending their moccasins, all except one, went out hunting, but no game was to be procured.