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[Lewis:]

Wednesday June 19th 1805.

This morning I sent over several men for the meat which
was killed yesterday, a few hours after they returned with it,
the wolves had not discovered it. I also dispatched George
Drewyer Reubin Fields and George Shannon on the North side
of the Missouri with orders to proceed to the entrance of
Medecine river and indeavour to kill some Elk in that neighbourhood.
as there is more timber on that river than the
Missouri I expect that the Elk are more plenty. The cash
completed today. The wind blew violently the greater part
of the day. the Indian woman was much better this morning
she walked out and gathered a considerable quantity of the
white apples of which she eat so heartily in their raw state, together
with a considerable quantity of dryed fish without my
knowledge that she complained very much and her fever again
returned. I rebuked Sharbono severely for suffering her to
indulge herself with such food he being privy to it and having
been previously told what she must only eat. I now gave her
broken dozes of diluted nitre untill it produced perspiration
and at 10 P. M. 30 drops of laudnum which gave her a tolerable
nights rest. I amused myself in fishing several hours
today and caught a number of both species of the white fish,
but no trout nor Cat. I employed the men in making up our
baggage in proper packages for transportation; and waxed the
stoppers of my powder canesters anew. had the frame of my
Iron boat clensed of rust and well greased. in the evening the
men mended their mockersons and prepared themselves for
the portage. After dark my dog barked very much and seemed
extreemly uneasy which was unusual with him; I ordered the
sergt. of the guard to reconniter with two men, thinking it possible
that some Indians might be about to pay us a visit, or
perhaps a white bear; he returned soon after & reported that
he believed the dog had been baying a buffaloe bull which had
attempted to swim the river just above our camp but had been

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