The day begins by dropping back three miles to the start of a better river channel. Various Sioux along the banks are avoided, and the day’s camp is across from an abandoned Arikara village near present Forest City, South Dakota. Lewis adds fire-on-the-mountain to his plant collection.
Several Indians on the Bank
by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Empty Mandan Lodge
Taken in cooperation with the Knife River Villages National Historic Site, U.S. National Park Service. Photo © 2011 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Dropping Back
we were obliged to drop down 3 miles to get a Channel Sufficient Deep to pass Several Indians on the bank, Call’d to us frequently to Land, one gave 3 yels & Sciped a Ball before us, we payed no attention to them
—William Clark
Abandoned Arikara Village
Camped on a Sand bar at the upper point of an Island on which is the remains of an old ricara [Arikara] Village fortified Called La hoo call It was circular, this Village appears to have been deserted about 5 or 6 years, 17 houses yet remain
—William Clark
Fire-on-the-Mountain
Euphorbia cyathophora
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Fire-on-the-Mountain Specimen
No. 38. 1804 October.
the growth of the high Prairies or plain
—Meriwether Lewis[2]Euphorbia cyathophora, Moulton, ed. Herbarium, specimen 66.
Weather Diary
Thermot. at rise
Weather Wind at thermotr. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oC P.M. 38 cloudy after rain N. W 50 cloudy N. W. —Meriwether Lewis[3]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | Euphorbia cyathophora, Moulton, ed. Herbarium, specimen 66. |
| ↑3 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
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