Clark: June 30, 1805

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.