Clark: August 31, 1806

Saturday 31st August 1806 all wet and disagreeable this morning. at half
past 11 last night the wind Shifted about to the N. W. and it began to
rain with hard Claps of thunder and lightning the Clouds passd over and
the wind Shifted about to the S W. & blew with great violence So much
So that all hands were obliged to hold the Canoes & Perogue to prevent
their being blown off from the Sand bar, however a Suden Squal of wind
broke the cables of the two Small Canoes and with Some dificuelty they
were got to Shore Soon after the 2 Canoes in which Sergt. Pryor and the
indians go in broke loose with wiser and Willard in them and were blown
quite across the river to the N E. Shore where fortunately they arived
Safe, I Sent Sergt. Jo Ordway with a Small perogue and 6 men to prosue the
2 Canoes and assist them in effecting a landing, those 2 Canoes being tied
together 2 men could not manage them, the wind Slackened a little and by 2
A.M. Sergt Ordway with willard wiser and the 2 Canoes returned all Safe,
the wind continud to blow and it rained untill day light all wet and
disagreeable. all the party examind their arms and put them in order and
we Set out and proceeded on down. Saw Several Indians on the hills untill
we passed the Island of Cedar 9 A. M the morning Cloudy and wind down the
the river at 4 P.M. passed the doome and lowest village of Barking
Squirels. this is also the highest up the river where I observed the fox
Squirel in the bottom above the doome on N. E Side I killed 2 fox
Squirels. we Saw no game of any kind to day as the banks as usial. the Sun
Shone with a number of flying Clouds. we encamped on the N. E. Side a
little below our Encampment of the 5th of Septr. on no preserve Island
haveing Come 70 Miles.