At winter camp on the River Dubois, Clark pays Mrs. Cane for her services as washerwoman and seamstress. A boat heading up the Mississippi River passes by, and several men hunt or practice shooting.
Paying the Washerwoman
a fair morning Sent out Shields with McLain to the head of Wood River. Settled with Mrs. Cane for all to this day & paid 12/c.
—William Clark
River Dubois Activities
Clouded up at 12 oClock the wind from the S. W blew verey hard
a Boat pass up the Mississippi under Sail at 1 oClock
Several men out to day Hunting & visiting.
Mr. Wolpards Boat came up to day at 2 oClock under Sail, left St Louis at 8 oClock a. m.
Some Shooting at a mark
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermometr. at rise
Weather Wind at Sunrise Thermometr. at 4 oClock Weather Wind at 4 oClock River 30 above 0 fair N W fall 6 ½ in. —William Clark[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.
Notes
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