Clark: December 14, 1805
On a cloudy, rainy Saturday at the expedition's new camp, the men completed the log work of their building and began finishing a separate house to store meat. The visiting Indians departed after selling a small sea otter skin and a robe. Four men were sent to guard elk killed in the woods until a party could retrieve them the next day. Recent constant rains had spoiled the last supply of elk, and hardly anyone had been dry since arrival. The sick were improving, though Clark's man York suffered from colic and griping.
December 14th Saturday 1805 a cloudy day & rained moderately all day
we finish the log works of our building, the Indians leave us to day after
Selling a Small Sea otter Skin and a roabe, Send 4 men to Stay at the Elk
which is out in the woods &c.
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Saturday 14th December 1805 The Day Cloudy and rained moderately all day
we finish the log work of our building, the Indians leave us to day after
Selling a Small Sea otter Skin and a roab, dispatch 4 men to the Elk out
in the woods with derections to delay untill the party goes up tomorrow.
all employd in finishing a house to put meat into. all our last Supply of
Elk has Spoiled in the repeeted rains which has been fallen ever Since our
arrival at this place, and for a long time before, Scerce one man in Camp
Can host of being one day dry Since we landed at this point, the Sick
getting better, my man York Sick with Cholick & gripeing
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December 14th, Saturday 1805. A cloudy day, and it rained moderately all day. We finished the log work of our building. The Indians left us today after selling a small sea otter skin and a robe. We sent 4 men to stay at the elk that are out in the woods, etc.
Saturday, 14th December 1805. The day was cloudy and it rained moderately all day. We finished the log work of our building. The Indians left us today after selling a small sea otter skin and a robe. We dispatched 4 men to the elk out in the woods, with directions to wait until the party goes up tomorrow. All are employed in finishing a house to put meat into. All of our last supply of elk has spoiled in the repeated rains, which have been falling ever since our arrival at this place, and for a long time before. Scarcely one man in camp can boast of being dry for one day since we landed at this point. The sick are getting better. My man York is sick with colic and griping.
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