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June 30th Sunday 1805. a fair morning, I remained still at the upper camp asisting with the iron boat sowing skins together & &c the hunters kill some buffalow and 3 white bear. one verry large the fore feet of which measured 9 inches across & the head ? feet 11 1/4 inches long and 7 inches wide a bear nearly catching Joseph Fields chased him in to the water bear about the camp everry night and seen on the Island in the day time. we cook for Capt. Clark & party July 1st Monday 1805. pleasant and warm. we continued on with the iron boat as usal about 3 oclock Capt. Clark and party arrived with the last canoe and the most of the baggage. the remainder left only out at the 6 mile stake. they informed us that the wet weather was what detained them and that they were out in the hail storm 200