This morning we experienced a heavy shower of rain for about an hour after which it became fair. not having seen the large fountain of which
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Shortly after the rain which fell early this morning he found it imposseble from the state of the plains for the party to reach the upper extremity of the portage with their present load, and therefore sent back almost all of the party to bring the baggage which had been left behind yesterday. he determined himself to pass by the way of the river to camp in order to supply the deficiency of some notes and remarks which he had made as he first ascended the river but which he had unfortunately lost. accordingly he left one man at
a little rain verry early this morning after Clear, finding that the Prarie was So wet as to render it impossible to pass on to the end of the portage, deturmined to Send back to the top of the hill at the Creek for the remaining part of the baggage left at that place yesterday, leaveing one man to take care of the baggage at this place. I deturmined my Self to proceed on to Compas, an eligant fusee, Tomahawk Humbrallo, Shot pouh, & horn wih powder & Ball, mockersons, & the woman lost her Childs Bear & Clothes bedding &c.— [X: Sah car gah we â
] The Compass is a Serious loss; as we have no other large one. The plains are So wet that we Can do nothing this evining particilarly as two deep reveins are between ourselves & Load
June 29th Satturday 1805. a little rain verry eairly this morning after clear & warm we find that the prarie is So wet as to render it impossable to pass on to the end of the portage, So. Compass, an elegant fusee, tommahawk, an Humbrello Shot pouch & horn with powder and ball mockinsons and
Saturday 29th. We had a very hard gust of wind and rain in the morning; but a fine forenoon after it.
June 29th Saturday 1805. a little rain verry eairly this morning. after clear and pleasant. in the afternoon their 〈cam〉 arose a storm of hard wind and rain and amazeing large hail at our Camp we measured & weighed Some of them, and
Saturday June 29th This morning very early, we had some rain; which lasted but for a short time, when the weather cleared off, and it became pleasant.—
In the afternoon, there arose a storm of hard wind & Rain; accompanied with amazing large hail at the