Day-by-Day / December 31, 1803

December 31, 1803

Discipline problems

At Wood River, Clark addresses problems with excessive drinking. Lewis travels between Cahokia and St. Louis gathering intelligence on the upper Louisiana Territory and preparing for departure in the spring.

Whiskey Keg and Bottle

Small keg and large whiskey bottle

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Discipline Problems

I Issued certain [orders?] & prohibited a Certain [blank] Ramey from Selling Liquer to the Party, Several things Killed to day. Colter [illegible word] Willard Leakens Hall & Collins Drunk.
—William Clark

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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.

 

Discover More

  • 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).