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Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806

printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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[Clark, first draft:]

December 17th. Tuesday 1805.

rained some last night and this morning, all hands at work
about the huts Chinking them, The 7 men left to bring in
the Elk left in the woods come with 2 the 3rd. they could
not find, as it was that left by the party that got lost night before
last

The after part of the Day fair & Cool, fore part of the Day
rain hailed & blew hard, The mountain which lies S.E. of this
is covered with snow to day we fleece all the meat and hang
it up over a small smoke The trees are hard to split for Punchens
to cover our houses &c.

Tuesday 17th. of December 1805

Some rain last night and a continuation of it this morning.
all the men at work about the houses, Some Chinking, Dobbing
Cutting out dores &c. &c. The 7 men left to bring in the
Elk arrived and informed that they could not find the meat
that the party who Stayed out all night had left. the forepart
of this day rained hailed and blew hard, the after part is fair and
cool a Mountain which is S. [blank space in MS for insertion


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of degrees] °. E about 10 miles distant, has got snow on its top
which is ruged and uneavin[28]

cause a Small fire & Smoke to be made under the meat
which is hung up in Small peaces: The trees which our men
have fallen latterly Split verry badly into boards. The most
of our Stores are wet. our Leather Lodge has become So
rotten that the Smallest thing tares it into holes and it is now
Sc[a]rcely Sufficent to keep off the rain off a Spot Sufficiently
large for our bead.

 
[28]

A reference to Saddle Mountain, from the vicinity of which descends the river on
which the party had encamped.—Ed.