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April 2, 1804

Northward-bound traders

The day is fair at Camp River Dubois opposite the mouth of the Missouri, and Clark reports that the men are “a cleaning to Day.” A boat loaded with provisions to sell at Prairie du Chien stops for the night, and Lewis remains in St. Louis.

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February 2, 1804

Hays and Hay depart

William Clark and Meriwether Lewis accompany John Hay and John Hays part-way back to Cahokia before returning to winter camp at Wood River. Clark’s poor health continues.

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January 30, 1804

Lewis comes to camp

After working in Cahokia and St. Louis for nearly two months, Lewis comes to winter camp on the Wood River. On or near this date, Clark draws and labels a side elevation of the barge.

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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.