At winter camp on the Wood River, fur trader John Hay and William Clark nearly finish sorting and packing the Indian trade goods into bundles—each designated to a specific tribe. Across the Mississippi, Meriwether Lewis works in St. Louis.
Crates and Bales
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Packing Nearly Finished
all hands at work mr. Hay nearly finish packing up goods . . . . Mr McClain arrive.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermometr. at rise
Weather Wind at Sunrise Thermometr. at 4 oClock Weather Wind at 4 oClock River 26 above [0] fair S E 64 above fair N. E. fall 6 in. white frost, Slight did but 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.
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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- 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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