16th August Thursday 1804.
Fishing Camp 3 Ms. N. E. of the Mahars.
a verry cool morning the wind as useal from the NW.
Cap. Lewis took 12 men and went to the Pond & Creek
between Camp and the old village and Cought upwards of 800
fine fish, 79 Pike, 8 salmon
resembling Trout [8 fish resemb'g
Salmon Trout] 1
Rock, 1 flat Back, 127 Buffalow & red horse
4 Bass & 490 Cats,
with many Small Silver fish. (& Srimp) I
had a
Mast made and fixed to the Boat to day, the Party
Sent to the ottoes not
yet joined us. the wind shifted around
to the S. E. everry evening a
Breeze rises which blows off
the Musquitors & cools the
atmispeere.