JOURNAL. 
On the 27th. and 28th. the weather became much 
more settled, warm and pleasant than it had been for 
some time. 
Tuesday 29th, We attemped another plan for get- 
ting our w^ater craft disengaged from the ice : which 
was to heat water in the boats, with hot stones ; but 
in this project we failed, as the stones we found 
would not stand the fire, but broke to pieces. 
Wednesday oQth. I went up the river and found 
another kind of stones, which broke in the same man- 
ner : so our batteaux and periogues remained fast in 
the ice. 
Thursday 3l5t. Some snow fell last nighty five 
hunters went out with two horses. In the morning the 
wind blew and was cold, towards the middle oi the day 
the weather became moderate, and the afternoon was 
pleasant. 
Friday \st. Feb. 1805. A cold day. About 11 
tMV hunters came home, but had killed nothing. One 
of the men at the fort w^ent out a short distance, and 
killed a small deer. On the next day he went out 
Sind killed another deer. This and the third were cold. 
Monday 4th, A fine day. Captain Clarke and 18 
more went down the river to hunt. We proceeded 
^n 20 miles and could see no game. 
Tuesday 5th, We proceeded on to some Indian 
eamps and there we killed three deer. The next dar 
we went on to more Indian camps and killed some 
deer. On the 7th. we encamped in a bottom on the 
south side of the Missouri, and the next day turned 
out to hunt. We killed 10 elk and 18 deer, and re- 
mained there all night. On the 9th. we built a pen 
to secure our m.eat from the wolves, which are very 
numerous here ; and in the evening r/ent further 
down and encamped. The next morning we set eut 
on our return towards the fort ; and killed some elk 
and deer in our way. On the 1 2th. we arrived at the 
fort 5 and found 'that one of our interpreter's wives 
