Wednesday 21st.. August 1805.
a hard white frost the water which Stood in the Small vessells
froze a little. Some deer Skins which was Spread out wet
last night are froze Stiff this morning. the Ink freezes in the
pen at Sunrise. a clear pleasant morning. one hunter out
with a horse a hunting. 4 men Sent to dig a carsh or hole.
at 8 oClock A. M. Some of the party found Ice in Some
Standing water ¼ of an Inch thick. Captain Lewis took observations
at this place and the Latitude produced is 43D, 44M,
19S North. in the evening after dark we carried our baggage
we concluded to carsh to the place of cashing, So as that the
Indians need not discover us, or mistrust that we are going to
berry any thing at this place &c &c.
