Journal Entry

Clark: July 6, 1805

July 6, 1805
William Clark Great Falls Portage

July 6th Satturday 1805 a heavy wind from the S W and Some rain about mid
night last, at day light this morning a verry black Cloud from the S W,
with a Contined rore of thunder & Some lightening and rained and
hailed tremendiously for about 1/2 an hour, the hail was the Size of a
musket ball and Covered the ground. this hail & rain was accompand. by
a hard wind which lasted for a fiew minits. Cloudy all the forepart of the
day, after Part Clear. dispatched 4 men in 2 Canoes to the falls, to kill
Buffalow, for their Skins & Meat others employd about the boat, I
cought Some Small fish this evening.

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