Lewis: August 6, 1806
A violent nighttime thunderstorm with hail and torrential rain struck the camp from the northeast, forcing Lewis to scramble unloading the small canoes before they filled with water. Soaked and without shelter, he slept fitfully under an elkskin awning on the pirogue as cold wind and rain continued. The party set out early on August 6, 1806, but high winds halted them mid-day below Porcupine River until 4 P.M. They camped on the southwest bank, killing abundant game including elk, deer, cows, and a buck. The Field brothers went ahead and were not overtaken.
Wednesday August 6th 1806. A little after dark last evening a violent
storm arrose to the N. E. and shortly after came on attended with violent
Thunder lightning and some hail; the rain fell in a mere torrant and the
wind blew so violently that it was with difficulty I could have the small
canoes unloaded before they filled with water; they sustained no injury.
our situation was open and exposed to the storm. in attending to the
canoes I got wet to the skin and having no shelter on land I betook myself
to the orning of the perogue which I had, formed of Elkskin, here I
obtained a few hours of broken rest; the wind and rain continued almost
all night and the air became very cold. we set out early this morning and
decended the river about 10 miles below Porcupine river when the wind
became so violent that I laid by untill 4 P.M. the wind then abaiting in
some measure we again resumed our voyage, and decended the river about 5
miles below our encampment of the 1st of May 1805 where we halted for the
night on the S. W. side of the river. after halting we killed three fat
cows and a buck. we had previously killed today 4 deer a buck Elk and a
fat cow. in short game is so abundant and gentle that we kill it when we
please. the Feildses went on ahead this evening and we did not overtake
them. we saw several bear in the course of the day.
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Wednesday, August 6th, 1806. A little after dark last evening, a violent storm arose to the N.E., and shortly after it came on with violent thunder, lightning, and some hail. The rain fell in a mere torrent, and the wind blew so violently that it was with difficulty I could have the small canoes unloaded before they filled with water; they sustained no injury. Our situation was open and exposed to the storm. In attending to the canoes, I got wet to the skin, and having no shelter on land, I took myself to the awning of the pirogue, which I had formed of elk skin. Here I obtained a few hours of broken rest. The wind and rain continued almost all night, and the air became very cold.
We set out early this morning and descended the river about 10 miles below Porcupine River, when the wind became so violent that I laid by until 4 P.M. The wind then abating in some measure, we again resumed our voyage and descended the river about 5 miles below our encampment of the 1st of May, 1805, where we halted for the night on the S.W. side of the river. After halting, we killed three fat cows and a buck. We had previously killed today 4 deer, a buck elk, and a fat cow. In short, game is so abundant and gentle that we kill it when we please. The Fieldses went on ahead this evening, and we did not overtake them. We saw several bear in the course of the day.
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