At Wood River across the Mississippi from St. Louis, thick sheets of ice from the north float past. The hunters bring in small game, Clark takes a noon-time celestial observation, and Lewis conducts business in Cahokia and St. Louis.
Camp River Dubois
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission. (Altered: Power lines have been obscured)
Thick Ice
The river Mississipi raised & some [of] the Ice formed above the Missouris broke Loose & floted down, this Ice is 9 Inches Thick
—William Clark
Meridian Altitude of the Sun
Took the M Altitude of
L. L with Sext: & made it 62° 30′ 45″ N (cromtr. too fast 1 h 26′ 10″)
—William Clark
Small Game
many Grous Caught to Day & Hall Caught 14 Rabits—
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Therm. at weather wind Therm. at 4 oClock weather wind River 5 below 0 f N W 8 above 0 Cloudy N W fall Ice running out of the Missippi 9 In thick
—Meriwether Lewis and 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.
Experience the Lewis and Clark Trail
The Lewis and Clark Trail Experience—our sister site at lewisandclark.travel—connects the world to people and places on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Plan a trip related to January 20, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- Old Cahokia Courthouse
- Along the Mississippi (Inspiration Trip)
- Around St. Louis (Inspiration Trip)
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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