Clark: September 27, 1805

Septr. 27th Thursday 1805 Set all the men able to work abt. building
Canoes, Colter returned and found one horse & the Canister of Shot
left in the mountains he also killed a Deer 1/2 of which he brought hot
daymen Sick

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27th Septr. Wednesday 1805 all the men able to work comened building 5
Canoes, Several taken Sick at work, our hunters returned Sick without
meet. J. Colter returned he found only one of the lost horses, on his way
killed a deer, half of which he gave the Indians the other proved
nourishing to the Sick The day verry hot, we purchase fresh Salmon of them
Several Indians Come up the river from a Camp Some distance below Capt
Lewis very Sick nearly all the men Sick. our Shoshonee Indian Guide
employed himself makeing flint points for his arrows