Lewis travels from Fort Kaskaskia to Cahokia by land. Meanwhile, Clark commandeers the boats up the Mississippi passing romantic cliffs and a difficult rock. He camps at the 1803 mouth of Fountain Creek, Illinois where he expects to take delivery of some provisions.
Cliffs (left) below Fountain Creek
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Romantic Cliffs
Set out this morning before sun rise, passed the upper point the Island at two miles, In this Course I observed (1), Several caves, also a number of Indented Arches of deferent sises in the Clifts on the Larbd. Side, which gave it a verry romanteck appearance
—William Clark
Difficult Rock
I came to on Lbd. side for the men to eate Dinner above a rock forming a worft [wharf] into the river 200 feet, as the Current of the river sets imedeately against this rock, we had some difecualty in passing it— this Rock appears to be Composed of Grit well calculated for Grind Stones—
—William Clark
Late Delivery
at the mouth of this Creek I intended to land and take in Some Provisions which was to be delivered to me at this place— by enquriey I was Informed (by Mr. Blean [Daniel Blouin] the owner of the place) that no provisions had arrived. he “expected it every minete,”
—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.
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