July 3rd.. Wednesday 1805.
a clear pleasant morning. Sergt. Gass and 2 men Set out to
go down and See the falls & large Spring &c. the men at
[camp] employed puting the leather on the Iron boat &c.
Some burning tar to put on it. we overhalled the Baggage
and found Some mice & killed a large curious rat with hair on
his tail. we fixed Scaffels to keep the Bags &c from the
ground and from the rats. a light Sprinkling of rain in the
afternoon. George Drewyer Cap
t. Lewis' hunter at the upper
Camp killed 2 large handsom otter and three beaver. in the
evening 2 men went out a Short distance from Camp and
killed a fat buffalow. Some men went for [the] meat. Serg
t.
Gass and the man returned from the falls, had killed Six
buffalow and Saved only the brains and tongues. we got the
leather on the Iron boat, and took it apart. 8 Sep
rt.. Sections
(2 men burning a tar kill)
