Clark: August 4, 1805
On a cool, fine morning with the thermometer at 49 degrees at sunrise, the party set out very early and breakfasted at the camp Captain Lewis had left the previous morning. Lewis had left a note reporting no fresh signs of Indians. The river remained crowded with islands, shallow, rapid, and clear. Clark could not walk on shore due to a sore ankle from a tumor. The men labored extremely hard, hauling canoes over continuous rapids, towing, poling, and walking on stones, wet all day with sore feet.
August 4th Sunday 1805 a fine morning cool proceeded on verry early and
Brackfast at the Camp Capt Lewis left yesterday morning, at this Camp he
left a note informing that he discovered no fresh Sign of Indians &c.
The river continued to be crouded with Islands Sholey rapid & clear, I
could not walk on Shore to day as my ankle was Sore from a turner on that
part. the method we are compelled to take to get on is fatigueing &
laborious in the extreen, haul the Canoes over the rapids, which Suckceed
each other every two or three hundred yards and between the water rapid
oblige to towe & walke on Stones the whole day except when we have
poleing men wet all day Sore feet &c. &c Murcury at Sun rise 49 a.
0,
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August 4th, Sunday, 1805. A fine, cool morning. We set out very early and had breakfast at the camp Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) left yesterday morning. At this camp he left a note informing us that he had discovered no fresh sign of Indians, etc.
The river continued to be crowded with islands, shoaly, rapid, and clear. I could not walk on shore today, as my ankle was sore from a tumor on that part. The method we are compelled to take to get on is fatiguing and laborious in the extreme: hauling the canoes over the rapids, which succeed each other every two or three hundred yards, and between them the water is rapid, obliging us to tow and walk on stones the whole day, except when we have poling men. Wet all day, sore feet, etc., etc. Mercury at sunrise 49 above 0.
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