Day-by-Day / April 26, 1804

April 26, 1804

A killing frost

At winter camp at the River Dubois, fur trader and Cahokia Postmaster John Hay arrives to help prepare the Indian gifts. He reports that frost has killed much of the fruit in the Cahokia area.

News from Cahokia

Mr. Hay arrived, river falls,
William Clark

 

Weather Diary

Thermometr. at sun symbol rise Weather Wind at Sunrise Thermometr. at 4 oClock Weather Wind at 4 oClock River
24 above [0] fair N W. 66 above fair N. W fall 6 in.

The white frost Killed much froot near Kahokia, while that at St Louis escaped with little injurey—
Meriwether Lewis[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.

Notes

Notes
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.

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