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[Clark:]

June 11th. Tuesday 1805

a fair morning wind from the S W. hard we burry 1 keg
in the cach & 2 canisters of Powder in 2 seperate places all
with Lead; & in the cach 2 axes, auger, Plains, 1 keg flour,
2 kegs Pork, 2 Kegs Parched meal 1 keg salt, files, chisel,
2 Musquits, some tin cups, Howel, 3 bear skins, Beaver Skins,
Horns, & parts of the mens robes & clothes. Beaver Traps
and blacksmith's tools. Capt. Lewis set out at 8 oClock we
delayed to repair some guns out of order & complete our
deposit, which took us the day the evening fair and fine
wind from the N.W. after night it became cold & the wind
blew hard, the Indian woman verry sick, I blead her which
appeared to be of great service to her, both rivers riseing fast