Day-by-Day / June 26, 1804

June 26, 1804

A struggle at the Kaw

After an early start, the boats pass the Blue River in present-day Kansas City, Missouri. At the mouth of the Kansas, the towrope breaks. They manage to row the barge to the shore where they encamp.

Deer Hunting

Got mighty hot   Saw 3 deer Swiming Down the River the white peerogue took after them Killd. the three One of whom Sunk as Soon it Got Shot in the head Got the Other two Brought them Up to the Barge
Joseph Whitehouse

Struggle Before Kaw Point

at this Place the river appears to be Confd. in a verry narrow Channel, and the Current Still more So by Couenter Current or Whirl on one Side & high bank on the other, passed a Small Isd. in the bend to the L. Side we Killed a large rattle Snake, Sunning himself in the bank passed a bad Sand bar, where our tow rope broke twice, & with great exertions we rowed round it and Came to & Camped in the Point above the Kansas River
—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.