Clark: December 14, 1805

December 14th Saturday 1805 a cloudy day & rained moderately all day
we finish the log works of our building, the Indians leave us to day after
Selling a Small Sea otter Skin and a roabe, Send 4 men to Stay at the Elk
which is out in the woods &c.

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Saturday 14th December 1805 The Day Cloudy and rained moderately all day
we finish the log work of our building, the Indians leave us to day after
Selling a Small Sea otter Skin and a roab, dispatch 4 men to the Elk out
in the woods with derections to delay untill the party goes up tomorrow.
all employd in finishing a house to put meat into. all our last Supply of
Elk has Spoiled in the repeeted rains which has been fallen ever Since our
arrival at this place, and for a long time before, Scerce one man in Camp
Can host of being one day dry Since we landed at this point, the Sick
getting better, my man York Sick with Cholick & gripeing