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to hunt in order to prepare Elk Skins for the iron boat we prepare to move the goods & baggage unclear Saw large gangs of buffaloes on the pine? hills on the opposite Shore, The wind continues high all day. we are now 2580 odd miles from the mouth of Misouree

Thursday 20th June 1805 Some cloudy & cold. the wind continues high from the west. three or 4 men went acros the river to hunt &c we lay at camp at the commencement of the carrying place. to wait the arival of Capt. Clark & party. a light squall of rain about noon in the afternoon Some of the hunters came in had killed 11 buffalow the most of them verry fat. all hands turned out after the meat but could not fetch more than half of what was fat. 3 men stayed all night to butcher the remainder of the buffalow which lay dead. Saw large Gangs come about close to the men which was dressing the meat. &c a little rain in the evening Capt Clark & party returned. they informed us tat they traversed the river going up & measured the falls & river found the first to be about 30 feet the highest middle 87 feet the upper one 45 feet all of which is perpenticular? a continued rapids between each other they found it to be 17 miles to the head.