Day-by-Day / June 11, 1804

June 11, 1804

Wind so hard

Near present Cambridge, Missouri, the winds make steering the boats impossible. Instead of moving forward, they use the day to dry their wet cargo. Clark has a bad cold, and the hunters kill two deer and two bear which are made into jerky. The day ends with lively dancing and singing.

Wind So Hard

by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]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

Jerked Meat

Plate full of strips of meat

© 2013 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

Drying Out

The N W. wind blew hard & Cold as this wind was imediately a head, we Could not proceed we took the advantage of this Delay and Dried our wet articles examin’d Provisions &c. &c.
—William Clark

Two Bears and Two Deer

the hunters killed two Deer G: Drewyer Killed two Bear in the Prarie, they were not fat. we had the meat Jurked [jerked] and also the Venison, which is a Constant Practice to have all the fresh meat not used, Dried in this way.
—William Clark

Related: The Hunters’ Final Tally | Harvesting the Hunt

Singing and Dancing

men verry lively Danceing & Singing &c.
—William Clark

Related: The Songs They Sang | Dancing

Weather Diary

many small bird are now setting some have young, the whiperwill setting
—Meriwether Lewis

Related: Weather Observations

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Notes

Notes
↑1 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.

Discover More

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
  • The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.

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Unless otherwise noted, journal excerpts are from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Gary E. Moulton, 13 vols. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983-2001).