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.
