At the mouth of the Sun River, Lewis and his group wake to discover several horses are missing. Some are found, and Drouillard is sent to find the rest. He then returns to the 1805 upper portage camp by crossing the Missouri in bull boats.
On the Jefferson River, Clark and his group abandon two extra dugouts and then continue down the river. Pvt. Howard‘s canoe crashes into a sweeper and then gets caught in driftwood. Sgt. Pryor herds their horses separately.[1]For more on the captains’ strategy and various groups after leaving Travelers’ Rest, see Dividing Forces at Travelers’ Rest.
A Cache Opened
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
Lewis: Across the Missouri
Missing Horses
Great Falls of the Missouri, 21 July 2011. © by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
the remaining ten of our best horses were absent and not to be found. I fear that they are stolen . . . . at Noon Werner returned having found three others of the horses near Fort Mountain [Square Butte] . . . . I now dispatched Joseph Fields and Drewyer in quest of them. the former returned at dark unsuccessfull and the latter continued absent all night.
—Meriwether Lewis
Crossing in Bull Boats
the wind abated and we transported our baggage and meat to the opposite shore in our canoes which we found answered even beyond our expectations. we swam our horses over also and encamped at sunset. quetoes extreemly troublesome.
—Meriwether Lewis
Clark: Down the Jefferson
Jefferson River
© 22 July 2013 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Too Many Canoes
this Morning I was detained untill 7 A M makeing paddles and drawing the nails of the Canoe to be left at this place and the one we had before left here.
—William Clark
Down the Jefferson
after completing the paddles &c and takeing Some Brackfast I set out the Current I find much Stronger
—William Clark
Canoe Accident
at 2 P. M. the Canoe in which I was in was driven by a Suden puff of wind under a log which projected over the water from the bank, and the man in the Stern Howard was Caught in between the Canoe and the log and a little hurt after disingaging our selves from this log the canoe was driven imediately under a drift which projected over and a little abov the Water, here the Canoe was very near turning over we with much exertion after takeing out Some of the baggage hauled her out, and proceeded on without receving any damage.
—William Clark
Evening Camp
after dinner I proceeded on and Encamped a little below our encampmt. of the 31st of July last. the Musquetoes very troublesome this evening
—William Clark
Weather Diaries
State of the weather at rise
Wind at State of the weather at 4 P. M. Wind at 4 P. M. fair N W fair NW wind violent all last night and today untill 5 P. M. when it ceased in some measure
—Meriwether Lewis
State of the weather at Sun rise Wind at Sun rise State of the weather at 4 P. M Wind at 4 P M. fair S E. fair N W wisdom river is high but falling. Prickly pears in blume
—William Clark[3]To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted and some abbreviations have been spelled out.
Notes
| ↑1 | For more on the captains’ strategy and various groups after leaving Travelers’ Rest, see Dividing Forces at Travelers’ Rest. |
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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. |
| ↑3 | To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted and some abbreviations have been spelled out. |
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