Clark: June 30, 1805
On a fair Sunday morning at the Great Falls portage camp, Clark sent most of the party out to retrieve scattered baggage, hunt, and work at the falls. Hunters returned with plenty of fat meat. Crew members built new axletrees, repaired carriages, and ferried loads across a creek that had risen to three feet. Two men recovered the compass lost the previous day in the flash flood, but no other items were found. A southwest windstorm hit at 3 p.m., clearing by evening. Buffalo were visible in enormous numbers, perhaps 10,000 in sight.
June 30th Sunday 1805. a fair morning, I dispatch the party except 5 for
the remaining baggage Scattered in the plains, two to hunt for meat, two
to the falls, and one to Cook at 10 oClock the hunters Came in loaded with
fat meat, & those were dispatched for the baggage returned with it. I
Set 4 men to make new axeltrees & repare the Carrages, others to take
the load across the run which had fallen & is about 3 feet water, men
Complain of being Swore this day dull and lolling about, The two men
dispatched in Serch of the articls lost yesterday returned and brought the
Compass which they found in the mud & Stones near the mouth of the
revein, no other articles found, the place I Sheltered under filled up
with hugh Rocks, I Set the party out at 11 oClock to take a load to the 6
mile Stake & return this evening, and I intend to take on the ballance
to the river tomorrow if the prarie will permit. at 3 oClock a Storm of
wind from the S. W. after which we had a clear evening. Great numbers of
Buffalow in every direction, I think 10,000 may be Seen in a view.
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June 30th, Sunday, 1805. A fair morning. I dispatched the party, except for 5, for the remaining baggage scattered in the plains: two to hunt for meat, two to the falls, and one to cook. At 10 o'clock the hunters came in loaded with fat meat, and those who had been dispatched for the baggage returned with it. I set 4 men to make new axletrees and repair the carriages, and others to take the load across the run, which had fallen and is about 3 feet of water. The men complained of being sore this day, dull and lolling about.
The two men dispatched in search of the articles lost yesterday returned and brought the compass, which they found in the mud and stones near the mouth of the ravine. No other articles were found. The place I sheltered under filled up with huge rocks. I set the party out at 11 o'clock to take a load to the 6-mile stake and return this evening, and I intend to take on the balance to the river tomorrow if the prairie will permit.
At 3 o'clock a storm of wind came from the S. W., after which we had a clear evening. Great numbers of buffalo were in every direction; I think 10,000 may be seen in a single view.
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