Day-by-Day / December 15, 1803

December 15, 1803

Cutting a road

At winter camp at Wood River—Camp River Dubois—the day brings snow, and a road is made from the camp site to the prairie. An Indian brings meat, and the hunters kill several grouse.

Cutting a Road

I cut a road to the prairey 2490 yards East Comminc the Cabins one Indian Came with meat, 2 [men?] Pass to dy   hunters [k]illed Some grouse   Snow
William Clark

 

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  • 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.