Clark: January 29, 1805
On a mild, warm Tuesday, Clark gave Jessaume a dose of salts. The party gathered stones and piled them on a large log heap, intending to heat them and use them to warm water in the boat to free it from the ice. The plan failed when the stones shattered and flew apart in the fire. The men were also burning a large coal pit to repair the Indians' hatchets and forge war axes, which served as their primary means of trading for corn from the local tribes.
29th January Tuesday 1805 Gave Jassome a Dost of Salts we Send &
Collect Stones and put them on a large log heap to heet them with a View
of warming water in the Boat and by that means, Sepperate her from the
Ices, our attempt appears to be defeated by the Stones all breaking &
flying to peaces in the fire, a fine warm Day, we are now burning a large
Coal pit, to mend the indians hatchets, & make them war axes, the only
means by which we precure Corn from them
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29th January Tuesday 1805. Gave Jassome a dose of salts. We sent out men to collect stones and put them on a large log heap to heat them, with the idea of warming water in the boat and by that means separating her from the ice. Our attempt appears to be defeated, as the stones all broke and flew to pieces in the fire. A fine warm day. We are now burning a large coal pit to mend the Indians' hatchets and make them war axes, which is the only means by which we procure corn from them.
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