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to hunt the bu.^aIoe ; and killed nine and a deer. 
One man got bis hand frozen, another his foot ; and 
some more got a little touched. Two men encamped 
®utto take care of the meat. 
Sunday 9th, Captain Lewis and twelve more of us, 
went down, to the bottom where the two men were 
taking care of the meat. We foutid some buiialoe 
had come into the woods, and w^e killed ten of them 
and a deer. Having dressed them Y/e loaded four 
horses with meat and sent them with some of tb® 
partj to the fort : Captain Levvis and the rest of us 
encamped out, and had tolerable lodging with the 
assistance of the hides of the bulTaloe we liad killed. 
Monday lOfh. Alter breakfasting on marrow 
hones. Captain Lewis' and four of us set out for ih% 
fort. Four hunters and another man to keep camp 
remained out. On our return we met one of our men, 
who said that a party had gone down with the horses 
for TGore meat. This day was very cold : an experi- 
iiaent was made with proof spirits, which in fifteen 
minutes froze into hard ice. In the evening two of 
our hunters came in v^dth the horses, but had killed 
nothing. Five encamped out. 
Tuseday Wth, Captain Lewis and Captain Clark« 
thinking the weather too cold to hunt, sent men 
down to the camp to bring up the remainder of the 
meat, and orders for the hunters to return. The 
hunters came in at dark. They had killed four 
buffaloe, and had dressed two of them. The cold was 
so severe they could do nothing with the other two. 
Wednesday \2th. We all remained at the garrison, 
the weather being intensely cold. We made three 
small sleds to haul in the meat with. 
Thursday \Sth, The weather this day, began to 
be more moderate. Two hunters went out and killed 
two buffaloe. One came in, and he and some of the 
tuen went out and brought in the meat. 
I^riday I4th. This day was more moderate, and 
