Clark: July 11, 1805
On a fair, windy Thursday, Clark sent Bratten, sidelined by an infected finger, to retrieve two needed axes from the incoming canoes. Bratten's canoe arrived around 1 p.m. after the crew killed a buffalo upriver, and Sergeant Pryor was dispatched with three men to fetch the meat, returning with a second buffalo as well. The remaining three canoes arrived at sunset, were unloaded, and sent back to the portage camp to collect the last baggage. A hunter killed three deer. Mosquitoes and small gnats tormented the men throughout the day.
July 11th Thursday 1805 a fair windey morning wind S. W. I dispatch W
Bratten (who cannot work he haveing a turner rising on his finger) to meat
the Canoes & bring from them two axes, which is necessary for the work
at the perogues or Canoes, and is indespenceable he returned in about two
hours & informed that one Canoe was within three miles, about 1 oClock
the Canoe which Bratten left arrived haveing killed a Buffalow on the
river above our Camp, at which place the bend of the river below &
that above is about 1 mile apart, I dispatched Serjt. Pryor with 3 men in
the Canoe to get the meat they killed another buffalow near the one killed
and brought the meat of both down. at Sunset the 3 remaining Canoes
arrived unloaded & returned imeadeately with orders to flote down to
Camp at the portage to night for the purpose of takeing up the remaining
baggage. Musquitors verry troublesom, and in addition to their torments we
have a Small Knat, which is as disagreeable, our hunter killed 3 Deer to
day one of them verry fat. all the men with me engaged about the Canoes
hunting &c. &.
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July 11th, Thursday 1805. A fair, windy morning, wind from the S.W. I dispatched W. Bratten (who cannot work because he has a tumor rising on his finger) to meet the canoes and bring two axes from them, which are necessary for the work on the pirogues or canoes, and are indispensable. He returned in about two hours and informed me that one canoe was within three miles. About 1 o'clock the canoe that Bratten had left arrived, having killed a buffalo on the river above our camp, at which place the bend of the river below and the one above are about 1 mile apart. I dispatched Sergeant Pryor with 3 men in the canoe to get the meat. They killed another buffalo near the one already killed and brought the meat of both down.
At sunset the 3 remaining canoes arrived, unloaded, and returned immediately with orders to float down to camp at the portage tonight for the purpose of taking up the remaining baggage. Mosquitoes are very troublesome, and in addition to their torments we have a small gnat, which is just as disagreeable. Our hunter killed 3 deer today, one of them very fat. All the men with me are engaged about the canoes, hunting, etc., etc.
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