Clark: June 27, 1805
A fair, warm morning with a moderate southeast wind opened the day, and Sergeant Pryor was feeling somewhat better. Clark worked on finishing a rough draft of the river and distances to leave at the camp, noting it was the warmest day of the year so far. At 4 p.m. the party returned from the head of the portage, after which hail, rain, and a heavy northwest wind struck. Clark gave the men a drink of grog. The river began rising and ran reddish-brown, and several drowned buffalo washed over the falls.
June 27th Thursday 1805 a fair warm morning wind from the S, E, and
moderate. Serjt. Pryor Something better this morning, I proceed to finish
a rough draugh of the river & Distances to leave at this place, the
wormest day we have had this year, at 4 oClock the Party returned from the
head of the portage Soon after it began to hail and rain hard and
continued for a fiew minits & Ceased for an hour and began to rain
again with a heavy wind from the N W. I refresh the men with a drink of
grog The river beginning to rise a little the water is Coloured a redish
brown, the Small Streams, discharges in great torrents, and partake of the
Choler of the earth over which it passes-a great part of which is light
& of a redish brown. Several Buffalow pass drowned & in passing
over the falls Cloudy all night, Cold
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June 27th, Thursday, 1805. A fair, warm morning, wind from the S.E. and moderate. Sergeant Pryor is somewhat better this morning. I proceeded to finish a rough draft of the river and distances to leave at this place. It was the warmest day we have had this year. At 4 o'clock the party returned from the head of the portage. Soon after, it began to hail and rain hard, and continued for a few minutes, then ceased for an hour, and began to rain again with a heavy wind from the N.W. I refreshed the men with a drink of grog.
The river is beginning to rise a little, and the water is colored a reddish brown. The small streams discharge in great torrents, and take on the color of the earth over which they pass—a great part of which is light and of a reddish brown. Several buffalo passed by, drowned in passing over the falls. Cloudy all night, cold.
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