Clark: January 10, 1805

10th Of January 1805 This morning a boy of 13 years of age Came to the
fort with his feet frozed, haveing Stayed out all night without fire, with
no other Covering than a Small Robe goat skin leagens & a pr. Buffalow
Skin mockersonsThe Murcery Stood at 72° below the freesing pointSeveral
others Stayed out all night not in the least hurt, This boy lost his Toes
only-

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10th of January Thursday 1805 last night was excessively Cold the murkery
this morning Stood at 40° below 0 which is 72° below the freesing point,
we had one man out last night, who returned about 8 oClock this morning
The Indians of the lower Villages turned out to hunt for a man & a boy
who had not returnd from the hunt of yesterday, and borrowd a Slay to
bring them in expecting to find them frosed to death about 10 oclock the
boy about 13 years of age Came to the fort with his feet frosed and had
layen out last night without fire with only a Buffalow Robe to Cover him,
the Dress which he wore was a pr of Cabra Legins, which is verry thin and
mockersonswe had his feet put in Cold water and they are Comeing
too- Soon after the arrival of the Boy, a man Came in who had also Stayed
out without fire, and verry thinly Clothed, this man was not the least
injured Customs & the habits of those people has ancered to bare more
Cold than I thought it possible for man to indure

Send out 3 men to hunt Elk below about 7 miles