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Thursday 5th. of December 1805
Some hard Showers of rain last night, this morning cloudy
and drisley at Some little distance above the isthmus the rain
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higher than that of yesterday, all our Stores and bedding are
again wet by the hard rain of last night. Capt. Lewis's long
delay below, has been the Sorce of no little uneas[i]ness on
my part of his probable Situation and Safty, the repeeted
rains[17] and hard winds which blows from the S.W. renders it
impossible for me to move with loaded Canoes along an unknown
coast we are all wet and disagreeable, the party much
better of indispositions. Capt. Lewis returned with 3 men in
the Canoe and informs me that he thinks that a Sufficient
number of Elk may be pr[o]cured convenient to a Situation
on a Small river which falls into a Small bay a Short distance
below, that his party had Killed 6 Elk & 5 Deer in his rout,
two men of his party left behind to secure the Elk.
this was verry Satisfactory information to all the party. we
accordingly deturmined to proceed on to the Situation which
Capt. Lewis had Viewed as Soon as the wind and weather should
permit and Comence building huts &c.
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