Several people come to Wood River including Mrs. Cane their washer woman. Lewis asks Pvt. Shields to gather walnut tree bark to make medicine for Clark.
Mrs. Cane and Others Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Cane
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission.
The french man Wife &c Came to See us to day Mes. Cane als[o]. Hanley Sent us Some Butter & milk . . . . Cp L send out Shields to get walnut Bark for pills
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River 18 above 0 fair S.E. 31 above 0 cloudy after fair S.E.S. rise 2 ft. 6 ½ in. emmence quantities of ice runing some of which 11 Inches
—Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of month 1804” column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Experience the Lewis and Clark Trail
The Lewis and Clark Trail Experience—our sister site at lewisandclark.travel—connects the world to people and places on the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Plan a trip related to February 5, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- Along the Mississippi (Inspiration Trip)
- Around St. Louis (Inspiration Trip)
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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