23rd. of February 1805 Satturday
All hands employed in Cutting the
Perogues Loose from
the ice, which was nearly even with their top; we
found great
dificuelty in effecting this work owing to the Different devisions
of Ice & water. after Cutting as
much as we Could with
axes, we had all the Iron we Could get, & some
axes put on
long poles and picked through the ice, under the first water,
which was not more the [than] 6 or 8 inches Deep, we disengaged
one Perogue, and nearly disengaged the
2nd. in Course
of this day which has been worm &
pleasent vis'ed by a No
of Indians, Jessomme & familey went to the Shoe Indians
Villag to day
The father of the Boy
whose feet were frosed near this place,
and nearly Cured by us, took him
home in a Slay.
