At Fish Camp near present Homer, Nebraska, Lewis bests yesterday’s catch when they pull out nearly ‘800 fine fish’ from a nearby beaver pond. In the evening, Clark appreciates the cooling breeze which ‘blows off the mosquitoes‘. The two deserters—and the men chasing them—remain at large.[1]The men in pursuit of deserters Moses Reed and La Liberté were George Drouillard, William Bratton, François Labiche, and Reubin Field.
A Big Fish Story
by Yellowstone Public Radio[2]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
800 Fine Fish
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Photo © Georg Mittenecker. Permission via the Creative Commons 2.5 License.
Capt Lewis took 12 men & went to the Pond & Crek between Camp and the old [Omaha] Village and Cought upwards of 800 fine fish, 79 Pike, 8 Salmon, 1 Rock, 1 flat Back, 127 Buffalow & red horse 4 Bass & 490 Catt. with many Small Silver fish
—William Clark
High Spirits, Cold Night
—the party in high Spirits fiddleing & danceing last night. I was up all night on duty, the latter part of the night verry cold, for the month of august.
—John Ordway
An Evening Breezes
the wind Shifted around to the S E. the night’s are Cool & a Breeze rises after generally; Sometimes before night which Blows off the Musquitors cools the atmospere.
—William Clark
Notes
| ↑1 | The men in pursuit of deserters Moses Reed and La Liberté were George Drouillard, William Bratton, François Labiche, and Reubin Field. |
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| ↑2 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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