Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 23, 1805

the wind has Shifted to the East. Cloudy. a light Sprink-
ling of rain. in the afternoon one of the hunters came in from
the Medicine River & informed us that one man G. Shannon
left them the first day he left this place, & took with hima
Small kittle & Some parched meal which was for the hunters,
and that the other 2 had killed 16 buffalow and a fiew Deer
but Saw no Elk. had dryed considerable of fat buffalow meat
at their Camp on the Medicine River. in the evening Cap*
Clark and party came in from the upper Camp & I with them
& informed us that they had Some difficulty with their truck
waggons as they broke Sundry times. Cap! Clark Surveyed
& measured the remainder of the portage, and looked out the
best way for the truck waggons & baggage to Go, and made
the distance to the upper camp to where we take water again
to be 18 miles a Strait course. they put up mile half mile 4
mile & a half quarty mile Stakes as well as Several flags as
guides for the portage or carrying place &c. Cap! Lewis &
3 men Stayed at the upper Camp, to prepare the Iron boat
dc. Bee.