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[Clark:]

July 12th. Friday 1805

a fair windey morning wind from the S.W. all hands at
work at Day light Some at the Canoes, & others drying meat
for our voyage Despatched W Brattin to the lower Camp
for two axes which are necessary to carry on our work at this
place &c. Serjt. Pryors Sholder was put out of place yesterday
Carrying Meat and is painfull to day. Wind hard all day
dispatched 2 hunters, they returnd in the evening with three
Deer & 2 orters [otters]. four men arrived from the lower
Camp by land to assist at this place in building the Canoes &c.
Musquetors & knats verry troublesom all day. a fiew wild
pigions about our camp.