Clark: July 9, 1806
The party rose early at Camp Fortunate, retrieving horses and hauling canoes ashore to dry and repair them. Men dug for tobacco Captain Lewis had cached the previous summer beneath an old lodge site, but found nothing. Sergeant Ordway arrived at 10 a.m. with the horses lost earlier, found scattered near a creek head. Clark organized canoe loads for departure the next morning and selected the party that would accompany him overland to the Yellowstone River. Sacagawea brought him an edible carrot-like root. Shields and Collins each killed a deer. The day was windy and cold.
Wednesday 9th July 1806 rose early had the horses brought up. after which
I had the Canoes raised washed, brough down and drawn up on Shore to dry
and repard. Set Several men to work digging for the Tobacco Capt. Lewis
informed me he had buried in the place the lodge Stood when we lay here
last Summer, they Serched diligently without finding anything. at 10 A M
Sergt. Ordway and party arrived with the horses we had lost. he reported
that he found those horses near the head of the Creek on which we
encamped, makeing off as fast as they could and much Scattered. nothing
material took place with his party in their absence. I had the Canoes
repared men & lodes appotioned ready to embark tomorrow morning. I
also formd. the party to accomp me to the river Rejhone from applicants
and apportioned what little baggage I intended to carry as also the Spear
horses. this day was windy and Cold. The Squar brought me a Plant the root
of which the nativs eat. this root most resembles a Carrot in form and
Size and Something of its colour, being of a pailer yellow than that of
our Carrot, the Stem and leaf is much like the Common Carrot, and the
taste not unlike. it is a native of moist land.John Sheilds and
Collins each killed a Deer this morning. the wind dried our Canoes very
much they will be Sufficiently dry by tomorrow morning to Set out in them
down the river.
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Wednesday 9th July 1806. Rose early and had the horses brought up. After that, I had the canoes raised, washed, brought down, and drawn up on shore to dry and be repaired. I set several men to work digging for the tobacco that Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) informed me he had buried in the place where the lodge stood when we lay here last summer. They searched diligently without finding anything.
At 10 A.M. Sergt. Ordway (Sergeant Ordway) and his party arrived with the horses we had lost. He reported that he found those horses near the head of the creek on which we camped, making off as fast as they could and much scattered. Nothing of importance took place with his party during their absence.
I had the canoes repaired and the men and loads apportioned, ready to embark tomorrow morning. I also formed the party to accompany me to the river Rejhone from those who applied, and apportioned what little baggage I intended to carry, as also the spare horses. This day was windy and cold.
The Squar (Sacagawea) brought me a plant, the root of which the natives eat. This root most resembles a carrot in form and size, and somewhat in its color, being of a paler yellow than that of our carrot. The stem and leaf are much like the common carrot, and the taste not unlike it. It is a native of moist land.
John Sheilds (John Shields) and Collins each killed a deer this morning. The wind dried our canoes very much; they will be sufficiently dry by tomorrow morning to set out in them down the river.
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