Wednesday August 6th. 1806.
A little after dark last evening a violent storm arrose to the
N. E. and shortly after came on attended with violent Thunder
lightning and some hail; the rain fell in a mere torrant and the
wind blew so violently that it was with difficulty I could have
the small canoes unloaded before they filled with water; they
sustained no injury. our situation was open and exposed to
the storm. in attending to the canoes I got wet to the skin
and having no shelter on land I betook myself to the orning
of the perogue which I had, formed of Elkskin, here I obtained
a few hours of broken rest; the wind and rain continued
almost all night and the air became very cold. we set out early
this morning and decended the river about 10 miles below
Porcupine river when the wind became so violent that I laid
by untill 4 P. M. the wind then abaiting in some measure we
again resumed our voyage, and decended the river about 5 miles
below our encampment of the 1st. of May 1805 where we halted
for the night on the S. W. side of the river. after halting we
killed three fat cows and a buck. we had previously killed
today 4 deer a buck Elk and a fat cow. in short game is so
abundant and gentle that we kill it when we please. the
Feildses went on ahead this evening and we did not overtake
them. we saw several bear in the course of the day.
