[Clark:]
July 11th. Thursday 1805
a fair windey morning wind S.W. I dispatch W Bratton
(who cannot work he haveing a tumer riseing on his finger) to
Meat the Canoes & bring from them two axes, which is necessary
for the work at the perogues or canoes, and is indespenceable
he returned in about two hours & informed that one
Canoe was within three Miles, about 1 oClock the Canoe
which Bratton left arrived. haveing killed a Buffalow on the
river above our camp, at which place the bend of the river
below & that above is about 1 mile apart, I despatched Serjt.
Pryor with 3 men in the canoe to get the meat they killed
another buffalow near the one killed and brought the meat of
both down. at Sunset the 3 remaining canoes arrived unloaded
& returned imeadiately with orders to flote down to
Camp at the portage to night for the purpose of takeing up
the remaining baggage. Musquetors verry troublesom, and in
addition to their torments we have a Small Knat which is as
disagreeable, our hunter killed 3 Deer to day one of them
verry fat. all the men with me engaged about the Canoes
hunting &c. &c.
