Clark: August 14, 1805
On a cold morning with temperatures at 51°F and a southwest wind, Clark delayed departure to let the stiff men eat breakfast before setting out at 7 a.m. The party pushed up an extremely crooked and rapid stretch of river, passing two bold streams flowing from snow-capped and spring-fed mountains. The grueling work of hauling canoes injured several men. Clark reprimanded the interpreter Charbonneau for striking his wife Sacagawea at dinner. Hunters Joseph and Reubin Field killed four deer and an antelope, and Clark shot a fat buck that evening. They camped where the river enters the mountains.
August 14th Wednesday 1805. a Cold morning wind from the S. W. The
Thermometer Stood at 51° a 0, at Sunrise the morning being cold and men
Stiff. I deturmind to delay & take brackfast at the place we Encamped.
we Set out at 7 oClock and proceeded on river verry Crooked and rapid as
below Some fiew trees on the borders near the mountain, passed a bold
running Stream at 1 mile on the Stard. Side which heads in a mountain to
the North on which there is Snow passed a bold running Stream on the Lard.
Side which heads in a Spring undr. a mountain, the river near the mountain
is one continued rapid, which requres great labour to push & haul the
Canoes up. We Encamped on the Lard Side near the place the river passes
thro the mountain. I checked our interpreter for Strikeing his woman at
their Dinner.
The hunters Jo. & R. Fields killed 4 Deer & a antilope, I killed a
fat Buck in the evening, Several men have hurt themselves pushing up the
Canoes. I am oblige to a pole occasionally.
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August 14th Wednesday 1805. A cold morning, wind from the S.W. The thermometer stood at 51° above 0 at sunrise. The morning being cold and the men stiff, I determined to delay and take breakfast at the place we camped. We set out at 7 o'clock and proceeded on. The river is very crooked and rapid as below, with a few trees on the borders near the mountain. We passed a bold running stream at 1 mile on the starboard side, which heads in a mountain to the north on which there is snow. We passed a bold running stream on the larboard side, which heads in a spring under a mountain. The river near the mountain is one continued rapid, which requires great labor to push and haul the canoes up. We camped on the larboard side near the place the river passes through the mountain. I reprimanded our interpreter for striking his woman at their dinner.
The hunters Jo. and R. Fields killed 4 deer and an antelope. I killed a fat buck in the evening. Several men have hurt themselves pushing up the canoes. I am obliged to use a pole occasionally.
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