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[Clark:]

July 7th. Sunday 1805

A Warm day wind from the S.W Cloudy as usial, the
four men hunters did not return last night. dispatched 2 men
to kill Elk for the use of their Skin for the boat. my man
York sick; I give him a dost of Tarter. Some rain in the
after part of the day in the evining the hunters returned with
three buffalow Skins two goat Skins, four Deer Skins, two
deer, & 3 wolve Skins, to be used in Covering the boat Canoes
& to make mockersons, one Elk also killed to day