December 15th. Sunday 1805.
I set out with 16 men in 3 canoes for the Elk proced up
the 1st. right hand fork 4 miles & pack the meat from the woods
to the canoes from 4 mile to 3 miles distance all hands pack
not one man exempted from this labour I also pack my self
some of this meat, and cook for those out in packing Some
rain in the evening cloudy all day, the last load of meat all
the party got out of the road or Direction and did not get to
the canoe untill after night, 5 did not join to night
