Men collect honey and complete various errands around winter camp at the River Dubois—present Wood River—across from the mouth of the Missouri. Clark orders food for two dozen Sauk Indians and reports that the mosquitoes are bad.
Blacksmith Goods at Camp River Dubois
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission.
Camp Dubois Tasks
Guterge [Goodrich] returned with Eggs & [unknown word], Willard brought in 10 pr. Hinges George Shannon Caught 3 large Cat fish—
—William Clark
Gathering Honey
the men find numbers of Bee Trees, & take great quantities of honey
—William Clark
Provisioning the Sauks
at 11 oClock 24 Sauckees [Sauks] Came pass from St Louis, and asked for Provisions I ordered them 75 lb Beef, 25 lb flour, & 50 lb meal—
—William Clark
Bad Mosquitoes
The musquetors are verry bad this evening. Newman return with Letters & Papers from St Louis.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River 24 above 0 fair SSW 54 above 0 fair E rise 2 ft. Saw the 1st White Crain return
—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.
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.
In present St. Louis, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial “commemorates Thomas Jefferson’s vision of the continental expansion of the United States” and is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service.
Notes
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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.
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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).