Clark: July 7, 1805
On a warm, cloudy Sunday with southwest winds and afternoon rain, Clark waited at camp as four hunters who had been out overnight finally returned in the evening. He sent two additional men to hunt elk for hides needed to cover the iron-frame boat. His servant York was ill, and Clark dosed him with tartar. The day's hunting yielded three buffalo skins, two goat skins, four deer skins, three wolf skins, two deer, and one elk—materials intended for covering the boat and canoes and making moccasins.
July 7th Sunday 1805 A Warm day wind from the S. W Cloudy as usial, the
four men hunters did not return last night. dispatched 2 men to kill Elk
for the use of their Skin for the boat. my man York Sick, I give him a
dosh of Tarter. Some rain in the after part of the day in the evining the
hunters returned with three buffalow Skins two goat Skins, four Deer
Skins, two deer, & 3 wolve Skins, to be used in Covering the boat
Canoes & to make mockersons, one Elk also killed to day
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July 7th, Sunday 1805. A warm day, wind from the S.W., cloudy as usual. The four hunters did not return last night. Dispatched 2 men to kill elk for the use of their skins for the boat. My man York is sick; I gave him a dose of tartar. Some rain in the latter part of the day.
In the evening the hunters returned with three buffalo skins, two goat skins, four deer skins, two deer, and 3 wolf skins, to be used in covering the boat and canoes and to make moccasins. One elk was also killed today.
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