Clark: August 5, 1806

Thursday 5th August 1806. The Musquetors was So troublesom to the men last
night that they Slept but very little. indeed they were excessive
troublesom to me. my Musquetor Bear has a number of Small holes worn
through they pass in. I Set out at an early hour intending to proceed to
Some other Situation. I had not proceded on far before I Saw a ram of the
big horn Animal near the top of a Lard. Bluff I assended the hill with a
view to kill the ram. the Misquetors was So noumerous that I could not
keep them off my gun long enough to take Sight and by thair means missed.
at 10 a.m. the wind rose with a gentle breeze from the N. W. which in Some
measure thinned the Misquetors. I landed on a Sand bar from the South
Point intending to form a Camp at this place and Continue untill Capt
Lewis Should arive. and killed two Buck Elks and a Deer the best of their
flesh & fat I had Saved. had all the dryed meat & fat put out to
Sun and continued at this place untill late in the evening finding that
there were no buffalow or fresh Sign I deturmined to proceed on
accordingly Set out at 4 P. M and proceeded on but a fiew miles eeir I saw
a Bear of the white Species walking on a Sand bear. I with one man went on
the Sand bear and killed the Bear which proved to be a feemale very large
and fat. much the fattest animale we have killed on the rout as this bear
had got into the river before we killed her I had her toed across to the
South Side under a high Bluff where formed a Camp, had the bear Skined and
fleaced. our Situation was exposed to a light breeze of wind which
continued all the forepart of the night from the S W. and blew away the
misquetors.