April 29, 1804
Packing Indian goods
Several Kickapoo chiefs and a boat captain from Louisville visit Clark at Camp River Dubois. Fur trader John Hay continues to pack “Indian goods”, and Lewis continues across the Mississippi at St. Louis.
Adam Woolford
April 15, 1804
Paying Mrs. Cane
At winter camp on the River Dubois, Clark pays Mrs. Cane for her services as washerwoman and seamstress. A boat heading up the Mississippi River passes by, and several men hunt or practice shooting.
Discover More
- 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.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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