Clark: December 17, 1805
Rain, hail, and strong wind marked the morning of December 17, 1805, before clearing to a fair, cool afternoon. The men worked on the new huts, chinking, daubing, and cutting out doors, though the recently felled trees split poorly into boards. Seven men sent to retrieve elk meat returned with two carcasses but could not locate a third left by the previously lost party. Snow covered a rugged mountain about ten miles southeast. The crew began smoking the meat in small pieces. Most stores were wet, and the leather lodge had rotted nearly through.
December 17th Tuesday 1805 rained Some last night and this morning, all
hands at work about the huts Chinking them, The 7 men left to bring in the
Elk left in the woods Come with 2 the 3rd they Could not find, as it was
that left by the party that got lost night before last
The after part of the Day fair & Cool, fore part of the Day rain
hailed & blew hard, The mountain which lies S. E of this is covered
with Snow to day we fleece all the meat and hang it up over a Small Smoke
The trees are hard to Split for Punchens to Cover our houses &c.
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Tuesday 17th of December 1805 Some rain last night and a continuation of
it this morning. all the men at work about the houses, Some Chinking,
Dobbing Cutting out dores &c. &c. The 7 men left to bring in the
Elk arrived and informed that they Could not find the meat that the party
who Stayed out all night had leftthe forepart of this day rained
hailed and blew hard, the after part is fair and Coola Mountain
which is S. ____° E. about 10 miles distant has got Snow on its top which
is ruged and uneavin
Cause a Small fire & Smoke to be made under the meat which is hung up
in Small peaces. The trees which our men have fallen latterly Split verry
badly into boards. The most of our Stores are wet. our Leather Lodge has
become So rotten that the Smallest thing tares it into holes and it is now
Scrcely Sufficent to keep off the rain off a Spot Sufficiently large for
our bead.
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December 17th, Tuesday 1805. It rained some last night and this morning. All hands at work on the huts, chinking them. The 7 men left behind to bring in the elk left in the woods came back with 2; the 3rd they could not find, as it was the one left by the party that got lost the night before last.
The latter part of the day was fair and cool; the early part of the day it rained, hailed, and blew hard. The mountain which lies S.E. of this is covered with snow. Today we fleece all the meat and hang it up over a small smoke. The trees are hard to split for puncheons to cover our houses, etc.
Tuesday, 17th of December 1805. Some rain last night, and it continued this morning. All the men at work about the houses, some chinking, daubing, cutting out doors, etc., etc. The 7 men left to bring in the elk arrived and reported that they could not find the meat that the party who stayed out all night had left. The early part of this day it rained, hailed, and blew hard; the latter part is fair and cool. A mountain which is S. ____° E. about 10 miles distant has snow on its top, which is rugged and uneven.
Caused a small fire and smoke to be made under the meat, which is hung up in small pieces. The trees which our men have felled lately split very badly into boards. Most of our stores are wet. Our leather lodge has become so rotten that the smallest thing tears it into holes, and it is now scarcely sufficient to keep the rain off a spot large enough for our bed.
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