Clark: July 11, 1805

July 11th Thursday 1805 a fair windey morning wind S. W. I dispatch W
Bratten (who cannot work he haveing a turner rising on his finger) to meat
the Canoes & bring from them two axes, which is necessary for the work
at the perogues or Canoes, and is indespenceable he returned in about two
hours & informed that one Canoe was within three miles, about 1 oClock
the Canoe which Bratten left arrived haveing killed a Buffalow on the
river above our Camp, at which place the bend of the river below &
that above is about 1 mile apart, I dispatched Serjt. Pryor with 3 men in
the Canoe to get the meat they killed another buffalow near the one killed
and brought the meat of both down. at Sunset the 3 remaining Canoes
arrived unloaded & returned imeadeately with orders to flote down to
Camp at the portage to night for the purpose of takeing up the remaining
baggage. Musquitors verry troublesom, and in addition to their torments we
have a Small Knat, which is as disagreeable, our hunter killed 3 Deer to
day one of them verry fat. all the men with me engaged about the Canoes
hunting &c. &.