Lewis: July 6, 1805

Saturday July 6th 1805 In the couse of last night had several showers of
hail and rain attended with thunder and lightning. about day a heavy storm
came on from the S W attended with hail rain and a continued roar of
thunder and some lightning. the hail was as large as musket balls and
covered the ground perfectly. we hand some of it collected which kept very
well through the day and served to cool our water. These showers and gusts
keep my boat wet in dispite of my exertions. she is not yet ready for the
grease and coal. after the hail and rain was over this morning we
dispatched 4 hunters and two canoes to the head of the rappids as we had
determined last evening. the red and yellow courants are now ripe and
abundant, they are reather ascid as yet. There is a remarkable small fox
which ascociate in large communities and burrow in the praries something
like the small wolf but we have not as yet been able to obtain one of
them; they are extreemly watchfull and take reffuge in their burrows which
are very deep; we have seen them no where except near these falls.