Lewis: July 14, 1806
At a campsite near the Great Falls, the carriage wheels were dug up in good condition, and the iron frame of the boat was found largely undamaged. Meat was sliced thinner to dry in the sun, and cows roots were pounded into meal for the upcoming journey. Because the old cache was too damp, trunks were moved to a scaffold on a large island and covered with skins to guard against possible theft by Indians. Hunters killed two wolves; buffalo had nearly vanished, though wolves were abundant. Drewyer had not yet returned.
14th July Had the carriage wheels dug up found them in good order. the
iron frame of the boat had not suffered materially. had the meat cut
thiner and exposed to dry in the sun. and some roots of cows of which I
have yet a small stock pounded into meal for my journey. I find the fat
buffaloe meat a great improvement to the mush of these roots. the old cash
being too damp to venture to deposit my trunks &c in I sent them over
to the Large island and had them put on a high scaffold among some thick
brush and covered with skins. I take this precaution lest some indians may
visit the men I leave here before the arrival of the main party and rob
them. the hunters killed a couple of wolves, the buffaloe have almost
entirely disappeared. saw the bee martin. the wolves are in great numbers
howling arround us and loling about in the plains in view at the distance
of two or three hundred yards. I counted 27 about the carcase of a
buffaloe which lies in the water at the upper point of the large island.
these are generally of the large kind. Drewyer did not return this
evening.-
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14th July. Had the carriage wheels dug up and found them in good order. The iron frame of the boat had not suffered significantly. Had the meat cut thinner and exposed to dry in the sun, and some roots of cows, of which I still have a small stock, pounded into meal for my journey. I find the fat buffalo meat a great improvement to the mush of these roots. The old cache being too damp to venture to deposit my trunks etc. in, I sent them over to the large island and had them put on a high scaffold among some thick brush and covered with skins. I take this precaution lest some Indians may visit the men I leave here before the arrival of the main party and rob them.
The hunters killed a couple of wolves. The buffalo have almost entirely disappeared. Saw the bee martin. The wolves are in great numbers, howling around us and lolling about in the plains in view at the distance of two or three hundred yards. I counted 27 about the carcass of a buffalo which lies in the water at the upper point of the large island. These are generally of the large kind. Drewyer did not return this evening.
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