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from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |
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June 30th.. Sunday 1805.
a fair morning. I remained Still at the upper Camp assisting
with the Iron boat Sowing Skins together &c. &c. the
hunters kill Some buffalow and 3 white bear. one verry
large the fore feet of which measured 9 inches across, & the
head t[w]o feet 11 ¼ Inches long and 7 Inches wide a bear
[came] nearly catching Joseph Fields chased him in to the
water bear about the Camp everry night, and Seen on the
Islands in the day time. we look for Capt. Clark & party.
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