At Camp River Dubois near present Wood River, Illinois, Pvt. Reubin Field takes his first turn at hunting and bags a deer. A local French man and his family come to see Clark about their missing hog—stolen by expedition hunters on January 5.
Cahokia Creek Diversion Channel
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission.
The Cahokia Channel diverts Cahokia Creek and flows past today’s reconstruction of Camp River Dubois. The actual camp was near the confluence of the Missouri and Wood rivers. Both channels have since moved considerably. See The Mouth of the Missouri.
Reubin Takes a Turn
Send out Colter & George [Drouillard] to the head of the Debouis [Dubois] R. to hunt— . . . . R Field Killed a Deer to day, this is the first of his turning out—
—William Clark
Rainy Night
Rained moderately all last night, a butifull morning a few large sheets of thin Ice running this morning
—William Clark
Angry Hog Owner
a French man & his family Came to see me to day I trade with them for Onions, & gave Tin &c. This man made Complaint that he had lost a Hogg— Some Hog meat had been brought in as before mentioned, as the men whome brought it in are absent, I pospone the inquirey untill tomorrow
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Therm. at rise
weather wind Therm. at 4 oClock weather wind River fair S W fair N W Ice run down the little river [Dubois]
—Meriwether Lewis and William Clark[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date 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 January 8, 1804:
- Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois)
- Old Cahokia Courthouse
- 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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