Clark: June 21, 1805
On a fine, windy morning at the portage camp along the Missouri, Captain Lewis and most of the men hauled baggage and a canoe three miles up the hill. Other men shaved and grained elk hides to cover the iron-frame boat, while three men sent up the Medicine (Sun) River the previous day hunted elk for additional skins. Clark worried about obtaining enough hides. The afternoon turned cloudy, and meat was dried for provisions. Lewis decided to move to the upper portage the next day with three men to assemble the iron boat.
June 21st Friday 1805 a fine morning wind from the S W. off the mountains
and hard, Capt Lewis with the men except a few take a part of the baggage
& a Canoe up the Hill 3 mile in advance, Several men employed in
Shaveing & Graneing Elk hides for the Iron boat as it is called3
men were Sent up the Medison river yesterday to kill Elk for the Skins for
the boat, I fear that we Shall be put to Some dificuelty in precureing Elk
Skins Sufficent-, Cloudy afternoon, we dry meat for the men to eat on
their return from the upper part of the portage Capt Lewis determine to
proceed to the upper part of the Portage tomorrow & with 3 men proced
to fix the Iron boat with Skins &c. &c.
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June 21st, Friday, 1805. A fine morning, with wind from the S.W. off the mountains and blowing hard. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis), with the men except a few, took a part of the baggage and a canoe up the hill 3 miles in advance. Several men were employed in shaving and graining elk hides for the iron boat, as it is called. 3 men were sent up the Medison (Medicine) river yesterday to kill elk for the skins for the boat. I fear that we shall be put to some difficulty in procuring elk skins sufficient. Cloudy afternoon. We dried meat for the men to eat on their return from the upper part of the portage. Capt Lewis determined to proceed to the upper part of the portage tomorrow, and with 3 men proceed to fix the iron boat with skins, etc., etc.
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