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.went out to hutit, and remained out to the i7th cTur- 
ing which time there was a great deai of heavy rain, 
and the weather changeable and disagreeable 
While we wxre out we killed 8 elk. Dui ing one of 
the most disagreeable nights, myself and another lay 
out in our shirts and overalls, with only one elk skin 
to defend us from a violent night's rain. We had 
started a gang of elk, and in order to be light in the 
pursuit left our clothes where the first was killed, and 
€Ould not get back before dark. Our shirts and 
overalls being all of leather made it the more dis- 
agreeable. 
Mondaxj \7th. The day was stormy ; w-e set out 
for the fort and arrived there in the afternoon. We 
found the sick men at the fort, and still very bad. 
One ef the men brought word from the salt works, 
that they had made about 4 bushels of salt ; and the 
Commanding Officers thought that would be suffici- 
ent to serve the party, until we should arrive at the 
Missouri where there is some deposited, 
Tuesday \Hth. The morning of this day was 
f loudy. A sergeant and six men set out to go to the 
aalt works, to bring the salt and kettles to the fort. 
At the same time I started with 10 more to bring \\y 
imeat ; but the weather was so stormy we couldJiiot 
g;et'round the bay, and we ail returned to the fort. 
■ I't^nesday \9lh. We were employed in bringing 
-iti meat, arid the sergeant and 7 men again set out for 
the salt works by land, to bring the salt and kettles to 
the fort. The day was very w^et and stormy. 
Thursday 20th. This was a cloudy morning. A 
liimiber of the Chinook Indians came to the fort 
with hats to trade. They are made of the cedar bark 
and silk grass, look handsome and keep out the rain. 
But little rain fell to day, and in the evening we turn- 
ed out the natives as usual, and they all w^ent home. 
Friday 21a^, About I o'clock, our salt m.akers^ 
cr^me homej with the. salt and baggage. They had a 
