At winter camp on the River Dubois, Clark moves the enlisted men out of their cabins and into tents—their shelters for the upcoming voyage. Finding it cooler, Clark has drinking water collected from the Missouri while Lewis continues working in St. Louis.
Canvas Tent and Wood Canteen
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Moving into Tents
I move the party into tents Mr. Rumsey & Several other men arrive, Dr. Catlet Set out late for St: Louis. the others Soon after, I send to the Missouries water for drinking water, it being much Cooler than the Mississippi which Keeps possession of about ¼ of the bead [bed] or Channel
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermometer at rise
Weather Wind at Thermometer at 4 oCk. P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oCk. P.M River 50 above fair E. 84 above fair S W fall 2 in. —Meriwether Lewis[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.
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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