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one of the men gathered a small kitchen pan of the hail which kept the most part of the day--the morning cloudy. 4 men let out in 2 canoes order to go down to the head of the falls to kill buffalow for skins to cover our crafts and meat unclear some men employed finishing off the iron boat. others drying skins &c the day proved clear. light showers in the afternoon. the hunters did not return this evening.

July 7th Sunday 1805: a clear pleasant morning. one man caught a beaver last night 2 hunters set out across the river this morning to attempt to kill 1 or 2 elk for their skins we finished off the iron boat and put hir up in an open place to day. the day warmed I am employed making leather cloaths for the party &c some thunder and a light shower of rain about 4 oclock the hunters returned had killed several buffalow one elk and several wolves &c they brought in some skins to cover the crafts with The 2 hunters returned from across river had killed 4 deer and one antelope &c

July 8th Monday 1805: a clear pleasant morning. one man went unclear the river a hunting. about 9 o clock AM Capt. Clark and