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