@section 2 {day} @section 3 {au} Clark @section 3 {dt} April 19, 1806 @section 3 {txc} April 19th 1806 this morning early Some rain had the Small Canoes hauled out to dry every man Capable of Carrying a load Comencd the portage and by 5 P# M had every part of our baggage and canoes across the portage. I then took Sgt# Pryor, G# Shannon & Crusat & Labiech and went up to the falls at which place I arivd. about 8 P#M# in the Course of this day I purchased 4 horses at the town & Capt Lewis purchased one. the nativs finding that we were about to proceed on by water Sold us those fiew horses for which we were Compd# to pay them emence prices and the horses were indefferent. Several Showers of rain this day. description of those people &c narrows bad =