Clark: February 23, 1805
On a warm, pleasant Saturday, the entire crew worked to free the pirogues from ice that had risen nearly to their tops. The work was difficult due to alternating layers of ice and water; after chopping with axes, the men fitted iron pieces and axe heads onto long poles to pick through the ice beneath a shallow layer of water. They freed one pirogue and nearly freed a second. Several Indians visited, Jessomme and his family left for the Shoe Indians' village, and a father retrieved his recovering frostbitten son by sleigh.
23rd of February 1805 Satturday All hands employed in Cutting the Perogus
Loose from the ice, which was nearly even with their top; we found great
difficuelty in effecting this work owing to the Different devisions of Ice
& water after Cutting as much as we Could with axes, we had all the
Iron we Could get & Some axes put on long poles and picked throught
the ice, under the first water, which was not more the 6 or 8 inches deepwe
disengaged one Perogue, and nearly disingaged the 2nd in Course of this
day which has been warm & pleasent vised by a no of Indians, jessomme
& familey went to the Shoes Indians Villag to day
The father of the Boy whose feet were frose near this place, and nearly
Cured by us took him home in a Slay-
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23rd of February 1805, Saturday. All hands were employed in cutting the pirogues loose from the ice, which was nearly even with their tops. We found great difficulty in carrying out this work owing to the different layers of ice and water. After cutting as much as we could with axes, we had all the iron we could get, and some axes, put on long poles and picked through the ice under the first layer of water, which was not more than 6 or 8 inches deep. We freed one pirogue, and nearly freed the second in the course of this day, which has been warm and pleasant. We were visited by a number of Indians. Jessomme (Jusseaume) and his family went to the Shoe Indians' village today.
The father of the boy whose feet were frozen near this place, and nearly cured by us, took him home in a sleigh.
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