Clark: July 9, 1805

July 9th Tuesday 1805 a clear worm morning wind from the S W. Lanced the
Leather boat, and found that it leaked a little; Corked Lanced &
loaded the Canoes, hurried our truk wheels, & made a Carsh for a Skin
& a fiew papers I intend to leave here on trial found the leather boat
would not answer without the addition of Tar which we had none of, haveing
Substituted Cole & Tallow in its place to Stop the Seams &c. which
would not answer as it Seperated from the Skins when exposed to the water
and left the Skins naked & Seams exposed to the water this falire of
our favourate boat was a great disapointment to us, we haveing more
baggage than our Canoes would Carry. Concluded to build Canoes for to
Carry them; no timber near our Camp. I deturmined to proceed on up the
river to a bottom in which our hunters reported was large Trees &c.