Clark: June 28, 1805
On a fair, south-windy morning, Clark sent the last canoe with baggage three miles up the hill while other men cached items in a hole, repaired one of the wagon trucks, and prepared to move on. After covering the cache, the party crossed a risen, reddish, foul-tasting creek and hauled the canoe and remaining baggage up the hill, leaving some pork and flour boxes behind. They camped six miles on at Willow Run, endured a shower and a dreadful nighttime wind and rain off the snowy mountains, killed two buffalo, and Clark issued a dram to the soaked men.
June 28th Friday 1805 a fair morning wind from the South I dispatch the
remaining Canoe with baggage in her to the top of the Hill three miles,
imploy Some hands in Carrying those things we intend to deposit to the
Carsh or hole, Some to repareing one of the trucks &c. &c. the
water is riseing and of a redish brown Cholour after Covering the Carshe
& loading the two Carrges with the remaining part of our Baggage we
all Set out passed the Creek which had rose a little and the water nearly
red, and bad tasted, we assended the hill to the place the Canoe lay with
great labour, at the Canoe at which place we left Some boxes & Kegs of
Pork & flour for another Load, and proceeded on with the Canoe &
what baggage we could draw on the wheels to willow run 6 miles where we
Camped, this run mearly Some water remaining in holes &c. Soon after
we halted we had a Shower, and at dark we expereinced a most dredfull wind
from off the Snow Mountains to the S. W. accompd. with rain which
continued at intervales all night men wet. I refreshed them with a dram.
Killed 2 Buffalow. Great nos. about
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June 28th, Friday 1805. A fair morning, wind from the south. I dispatched the remaining canoe with baggage in her to the top of the hill three miles away. I employed some hands in carrying those things we intend to deposit to the cache or hole, and some to repairing one of the trucks, etc., etc. The water is rising and is of a reddish brown color.
After covering the cache and loading the two carriages with the remaining part of our baggage, we all set out, passed the creek (which had risen a little and the water was nearly red and bad tasted), and ascended the hill to the place the canoe lay, with great labor. At the canoe, we left some boxes and kegs of pork and flour for another load, and proceeded on with the canoe and what baggage we could draw on the wheels to Willow Run, 6 miles, where we camped. This run is merely some water remaining in holes, etc.
Soon after we halted, we had a shower, and at dark we experienced a most dreadful wind from off the snow mountains to the S.W., accompanied with rain which continued at intervals all night. The men were wet. I refreshed them with a dram. Killed 2 buffalo. Great numbers about.
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