June 21st.. Friday 1805.
A FINE morning the wind from the S. W. off the Mountains
& hard. Capt. Lewis with the men except a fiew
take a part of the baggage &c. & a canoe up the Hill
better than a mile in advance. Several men employed in
Shave[in]g & graining Skins Elk hides for the Iron boat as
it is called. the meat was brought in & the men returned
which Stayed out to dress the buffalow last night. they killed
2 or 3 deer and a buffalow calf & a Small Elk. we Saw
innumerable numbers & gangs of buffalow & calfs on the high
plains on Stard. Side of the Missourie.
