Clark: June 27, 1805

June 27th Thursday 1805 a fair warm morning wind from the S, E, and
moderate. Serjt. Pryor Something better this morning, I proceed to finish
a rough draugh of the river & Distances to leave at this place, the
wormest day we have had this year, at 4 oClock the Party returned from the
head of the portage Soon after it began to hail and rain hard and
continued for a fiew minits & Ceased for an hour and began to rain
again with a heavy wind from the N W. I refresh the men with a drink of
grog The river beginning to rise a little the water is Coloured a redish
brown, the Small Streams, discharges in great torrents, and partake of the
Choler of the earth over which it passes-a great part of which is light
& of a redish brown. Several Buffalow pass drowned & in passing
over the falls Cloudy all night, Cold