Journal entry · July 24, 1804
Clark: July 24, 1804
William Clark · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, White Catfish Camp, NE
White Catfish Camp 24th of July Tuesday. a fair morning the wind rose with
the Sun & blows hard from the S. thos Southerley Breezes are dry Cool
& refreshing. the Northerley Breezes which is more frequent is much
Cooler, and moist, I continue my Drawing. Cap Lewis also ingaged
prepareing Som paper to Send back, one of the men cought a white Catfish,
the eyes Small, & Tale resembling that of a Dolfin.
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White Catfish Camp 10 Ms. above Platt 24th, of July 1804 Tuesday a fair
day the wind blows hard from the South, the Breezes which are verry
frequent on this part of the Missouri is cool and refreshing. Several
hunters out to day; but as the game of all Kinds are Scarce only two Deer
were brought inI am much engaged drawing off a map, Capt. Lewis
also much engaged in prepareing Papers to Send back by a pirogueWhich
we intended to Send back from the river Plateobservations at this
place makes the Lattitude 41° 3′ 19″ North
This evening Guthrege Cought a white Catfish, its eyes Small & tale
much like that of a Dolfin
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, White Catfish Camp, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of July 22 to July 26, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- White Catfish Camp (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.2 mi
- Fontenelle Forest Nature Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.5 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
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