Williston and Tobacco Garden Creek, ND In the morning, Pryor arrives at Clark’s camp having paddled two bull boats down the Yellowstone River. Lewis sets up a camp near present-day Williston to make clothes, repair boats, hunt, and make jerky.
Bull Boats
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Sergeant Pryor Arrives[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
Sergeant Pryor Arrives
Reunion
at 8 A. M. Sergt. N. Pryor Shannon, hall & Windsor Came down the river in two Canoes made of Buffalow Skins [Bull Boats]
—William Clark
Returning for Lost Papers
Sergt. Pryor bing anxious to overtake me Set out Some time before day this morning and forgot his Saddlebags which contains his papers &c. I Sent Bratten back with him in Serch of them . . . . after dark Sergt. Pryor returned with his Saddlebeggs &c. they were much further up than he expected.
—William Clark
Missouri River at Cut Bluff Overlook
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Lewis Stops
Chapter of Accidents
not finding Capt. Clark I knew not what calculation to make with rispect to his halting and therefore determined to proceed as tho’ he was not before me and leave the rest to the chapter of accedents.
—Meriwether Lewis
Making New Clothes
I therefore determined to halt at this place untill the perogue and canoe could be repared and the men dress skins and make themselves the necessary cloathing.
—Meriwether Lewis
Drying Meat
from this place to the little Missouri there is an abundance of game I shall therefore when I leave this place travel at my leasure and avail myself of every opportunity to collect and dry meat untill I provide a sufficient quantity for our voyage not knowing what provision Capt C. has made in this rispect.
—Meriwether Lewis
Mosquito Problems
we found the Musquetoes extreemly troublesome but in this rispect there is but little choise of camps from hence down to St. Louis . . . . the air is cold yet the Musquetoes continue to be troublesome.—
—Meriwether Lewis
Weather Diaries
State of the weather at rise
Wind at State of the weather at 4 P. M. Wind at 4 P. M. fair N. E fair N E wind hard but not so much so as to detain us.—
—Meriwether Lewis
State of the weather at Sun rise State of wind at Sunrise State of the weather at 4 P. M. Wind at 4 P. M. State of river fair N. fair N. W. fall 2 in. air cool. Sergt. pryor arrive in Skin Canoes.
—William Clark[2]To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted, some abbreviations have been spelled out, and the three river columns have been merged.
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 | To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted, some abbreviations have been spelled out, and the three river columns have been merged. |
