Lewis: July 6, 1805
Overnight and morning storms brought hail the size of musket balls, rain, thunder, and lightning to the camp near the falls; some hail was collected to cool drinking water. The wet weather delayed work on the iron-frame boat, which was not yet ready for greasing and coaling. Four hunters and two canoes were sent ahead to the head of the rapids as planned. Red and yellow currants were ripening but still tart. The party also observed a small, wary, burrowing fox living in prairie communities, unique to this area.
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.
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Saturday, July 6th, 1805. In the course of last night we had several showers of hail and rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning. About daybreak a heavy storm came on from the southwest, with hail, rain, and a continuous roar of thunder and some lightning. The hail was as large as musket balls and covered the ground completely. We had some of it collected, and it kept very well through the day and served to cool our water. These showers and gusts keep my boat wet in spite of my efforts. She is not yet ready for the grease and coal.
After the hail and rain were over this morning, we dispatched 4 hunters and two canoes to the head of the rapids, as we had determined last evening. The red and yellow currants are now ripe and abundant; they are rather acidic as yet.
There is a remarkably small fox which associates in large communities and burrows in the prairies, something like the small wolf, but we have not yet been able to obtain one of them. They are extremely watchful and take refuge in their burrows, which are very deep. We have seen them nowhere except near these falls.
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