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[Clark:]

July 28th. Sunday 1805

I was verry unwell all night, Something better this morning,
a very worm day untill 4 oClock when the wind rose & blew
hard from the SW. and was Cloudy, The Thermonet Stood
at 90° above 0′ in the evening a heavy thunder Shower from
the SW. which continued at intervales untill after dark,
Several deer killed to day men all employed dressing Skins
for Clothes & Mockersons, two men went up the East fork
& reports that it is nearly the Size of the N. fork, verry rapid
& has maney Islands. Our present Camp is the prosize Spot
the Snake Indians were Camped at the time the Minetarries
came in Sight, attacked & killed 4 men 4 women & a number
of boys, & made prisoners of all the females & 4 boys.