Clark: August 26, 1805
On a fine Monday morning, Clark sent hunters ahead and dispatched his guide with four men to recover missing horses, delaying departure until 9 a.m. He then traveled past the forks to the Indian camps, where the group went hungry all day as hunters found no game and few fish were caught. The Indians shared two boiled salmon, and a man shot another at sunset for supper. Clark noted the friendly camp, ordered the men to mend their moccasins and hunt at dawn, and observed black grasshoppers, wild bears, lizards, and pigeons.
August 26th Monday 1805 a fine morning Despatched three men a head to
hunt, our horses missing Sent out my guide and four men to hunt them,
which detained me untill 9 oClock a.m. at which time I Set out and
proceeded on by the way of the forks to the Indian Camps at the first were
not one mouthfull to eate untill night as our hunters could kill nothing
and I could See & catch no fish except a few Small ones. The Indians
gave us 2 Sammon boiled which I gave to the men, one of my men Shot a
Sammon in the river about Sunset those fish gave us a Supper. all the Camp
flocked about me untill I went to Sleepand I beleve if they had a
Sufficency to eate themselves and any to Spare they would be liberal of it
I derected the men to mend their Mockessons to night and turn out in the
morning early to hunt Deer fish birds &c. &c. Saw great numbers of
the large Black grass hopper. Some bars which were verry wild, but few
Birds. a number of ground Lizards; Some fiew Pigions
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August 26th, Monday, 1805. A fine morning. Dispatched three men ahead to hunt. Our horses being missing, I sent out my guide and four men to hunt them, which detained me until 9 o'clock a.m., at which time I set out and proceeded on by way of the forks to the Indian camps at the first. We had not one mouthful to eat until night, as our hunters could kill nothing and I could see and catch no fish except a few small ones.
The Indians gave us 2 salmon boiled, which I gave to the men. One of my men shot a salmon in the river about sunset; those fish gave us a supper. All the camp flocked about me until I went to sleep, and I believe if they had a sufficiency to eat themselves and any to spare, they would be liberal of it.
I directed the men to mend their moccasins tonight and turn out in the morning early to hunt deer, fish, birds, etc., etc. Saw great numbers of the large black grasshopper. Some bears, which were very wild, but few birds. A number of ground lizards; some few pigeons.
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