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Wednesday 9th Jan 1805 2 unexperenced hunter went out today, the day proved to be verry cold & Stormey, one of them returned to the fort about 8 oclock in the evening with one of his feet frost bit. the other Stayed out all night. in the morning, Some men were going for their unclear expecting they were froze but they came in before they unclear well & hearty, Some of the natives went in the prarie a hunting in the evening as they were returning one of them gave out. they left him behind. Some of his friends or his father went after him expecting to find him a unclear but after they left him he came too So that he changed his position to the woods & broke branches to lye on So his life was spared, but his feet was froze verry bad. they got him to our fort, Capt Lewis doctered him. Some hunters went out the Same evening & stayed out all night.

Friday 11th Jan 1805 2 of the hunters came to the fort unclear 3? Elk & dressed them & took the meat to