Tuesday, April 1, 1806

[Whitehouse]
The Quick Sand {Sandy} River is 350 Yards wide & only 50 Yards of Water the remainder being entirely a Quick Sand.—    I found this river part of the way up it, 6 feet deep, & the remainder as far up it as I went, only 6 inches deep of water & 4 inches quick sand.    we saw a high mountain laying a great distance off to the Southward of us, which appeared to be covered with snow. Our Officers named this Mountain Jefferson Mountain.    We had a number of Indians encamped near us for the Night.    they came in 2 Canoes

This morning early we dispatched Sergt. Pryor, with two men in a Small canoe up quick sand river with orders to proceed as far as he Could and return this evening.    we also Sent a party of three hunters over the river to hunt a large bottom of woodland and prarie above the enterance of Q. Sand {Sandy} River; the ballance of the hunters we Sent out in different directions on this Side of the Columbia, and employed those about Camp in makeing a rope of Elk Skin.

 [Gass] 
We had a cloudy morning; and we agreed to stay here all day, for the purpose of hunting. So 9 hunters set out early; 3 of whom went up Quicksand {Sandy} river, and killed a deer; the other six killed 4 elk and a deer. In the evening nine of us went to bring in the meat of the elk; but it being late we were obliged to encamp out all night.