Clark: September 27, 1805
On a very hot day at the Nez Perce camp, all able men began building five canoes for the journey downriver, though many fell sick while working, including Captain Lewis. Hunters returned ill and empty-handed. John Colter came back with one of the lost horses and a deer, sharing half with local Indians and using the rest to feed the sick. The party purchased fresh salmon from visiting Indians, and the Shoshone guide spent the day making flint arrow points.
Septr. 27th Thursday 1805 Set all the men able to work abt. building
Canoes, Colter returned and found one horse & the Canister of Shot
left in the mountains he also killed a Deer 1/2 of which he brought hot
daymen Sick
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27th Septr. Wednesday 1805 all the men able to work comened building 5
Canoes, Several taken Sick at work, our hunters returned Sick without
meet. J. Colter returned he found only one of the lost horses, on his way
killed a deer, half of which he gave the Indians the other proved
nourishing to the Sick The day verry hot, we purchase fresh Salmon of them
Several Indians Come up the river from a Camp Some distance below Capt
Lewis very Sick nearly all the men Sick. our Shoshonee Indian Guide
employed himself makeing flint points for his arrows
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Sept. 27th, Thursday 1805. Set all the men able to work to building canoes. Colter returned, having found one horse and the canister of shot left in the mountains. He also killed a deer, half of which he brought back. The day was hot. Many men sick.
27th Sept., Wednesday 1805. All the men able to work commenced building 5 canoes. Several were taken sick at work. Our hunters returned sick without meat. J. Colter returned; he found only one of the lost horses. On his way he killed a deer, half of which he gave to the Indians, the other proving nourishing to the sick. The day was very hot. We purchased fresh salmon from them. Several Indians came up the river from a camp some distance below. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) very sick; nearly all the men sick. Our Shoshonee Indian guide employed himself making flint points for his arrows.
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