Clark: July 12, 1805
On a fair, windy Friday with strong southwest winds, the crew began work at daylight, some building canoes and others drying meat for the upcoming voyage. Clark sent W. Bratton to the lower camp to fetch two needed axes. Sergeant Pryor was suffering from a shoulder dislocated the previous day while carrying meat. Two hunters returned in the evening with three deer and two otters, and four men arrived overland from the lower camp to help with canoe building. Mosquitoes and gnats were very troublesome, and a few wild pigeons were seen near camp.
July 12th Friday 1805 a fair windey morning wind from the S. W. all hands
at work at Day light Some at the Canoes, & others drying meat for our
voyage- Dispatched W. Brattin to the lower Camp for two axes which are
necessary to carry on our work at this place &. Serjt. Pryors Sholder
was put out of place yesterday Carrying Meat and is painfull to day. wind
hard all day dispatched 2 hunters, they returnd in the evening with three
Deer & 2 orters. four men arrived from the lower Camp by land to
assist at this place in building the Canoes &c. musquitors & knats
verry troublesom all day. a fiew wild pigions about our Camp.
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July 12th Friday 1805. A fair, windy morning, wind from the S.W. All hands at work at daylight, some at the canoes, and others drying meat for our voyage. Dispatched W. Brattin (W. Bratton) to the lower camp for two axes, which are necessary to carry on our work at this place. Sergeant Pryor's shoulder was put out of place yesterday carrying meat, and is painful today.
Wind hard all day. Dispatched 2 hunters; they returned in the evening with three deer and 2 otters. Four men arrived from the lower camp by land to assist at this place in building the canoes, etc. Mosquitoes and gnats very troublesome all day. A few wild pigeons about our camp.
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