Clark: July 1, 1805
Clark and his party completed the grueling portage around the Falls of the Missouri, arriving at Captain Lewis's camp at the White Bear Islands at 3 PM on a warm, windy day, exhausted from hauling the final load. Lewis's group was busy assembling the iron boat. One man was ill with swollen, broken-out legs. Hailstones from a recent storm at Lewis's camp measured 7 inches around and weighed 3 ounces. Hunters killed three grizzly bears, one of which had chased Joseph Fields into the water; bears prowled the camp nightly.
White Bear Islands above the Falls of the Missouri July 1st Monday 1805 I
arrived at this place to day at 3 oClock P.M. with the party from the
lower part of the portage much fatigued &c.
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July 1st Monday 1805. We Set out early this morning with the remaining
load, and proceeded on verry well to Capt Lewis’s Camp where we arrived at
3 oClock, the Day worm and party much fatigued, found Capt. Lewis and
party all buisey employd in fitting up the Iron boat, the wind hard from
the S, W,one man verry unwell, his legs & theis broke out and
Swelled the hail which fell at Capt. Lewis Camp 27 Ins was 7 Inches in
circumfrance & waied 3 ounces, fortunately for us it was not So large
in the plains, if it had we Should most certainly fallen victims to its
rage as the men were mostly naked, and but few with hats or any covering
on their heads, The hunters killed 3 white bear one large, the fore feet
of which measured 9 Inchs across, the hind feet 11 Inchs 3/4 long & 7
Inch’s wide a bear nearly Catching Joseph Fields Chased him into the
water, bear about the Camp every night & Seen on an Isld. in the day
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White Bear Islands above the Falls of the Missouri, July 1st, Monday 1805. I arrived at this place today at 3 o'clock P.M. with the party from the lower part of the portage, much fatigued, etc.
July 1st, Monday 1805. We set out early this morning with the remaining load, and proceeded on very well to Capt Lewis's (Capt. Lewis's) Camp, where we arrived at 3 o'clock. The day was warm and the party much fatigued. Found Capt. Lewis and party all busy employed in fitting up the iron boat. The wind was hard from the S.W. One man very unwell, his legs and thighs broke out and swelled. The hail which fell at Capt. Lewis's Camp on the 27th was 7 inches in circumference and weighed 3 ounces. Fortunately for us, it was not so large in the plains; if it had been, we should most certainly have fallen victims to its rage, as the men were mostly naked, and but few had hats or any covering on their heads. The hunters killed 3 white bear, one large, the fore feet of which measured 9 inches across, the hind feet 11 3/4 inches long and 7 inches wide. A bear nearly catching Joseph Fields chased him into the water. Bears were about the camp every night and seen on an island in the day.
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