Clark: August 7, 1806

Saturday 7th August 1806 Some hard rain this morning after daylight which
wet us all. I formed a Sort of Camped and delayed untill 11 a.m. when it
Stoped raining for a short time. I directed every thing put on board and
proceeded on down. the rain Continued at intervales all day tho not hard
in the evenig Saw a Bear on the bank but Could not get a Shoot at it. at 6
P M I landed on a Sand bar on the South Side and Campd. Soon after we
landed the wind blew very hard for about 2 hours, when it lulled a little.
the air was exceedingly Clear and Cold and not a misquetor to be Seen,
which is a joyfull circumstance to the Party.