Clark: June 12, 1805
On a clear, cool morning, the expedition set out at 8 a.m. with a southwest wind and made good progress against swift water. Clark moved Sacagawea, who was seriously ill, into the cooler covered part of the pirogue. The party observed swallows, coal-bearing bluffs, and many rattlesnakes, one nearly grabbed by a man reaching for a bush. Three canoes had close calls in the rough water. Clark walked overland and killed an elk and a deer. They camped on the starboard side, with Sacagawea worsening and two men also ailing.
June 12th 1805 Wednesday last night was Clear and Cold, this morning fair
we Set out at 8 oClock & proceeded on verry well wind from the S. W.
The interpreters wife verry Sick So much So that I move her into the back
part of our Covered part of the Perogue which is Cool, her own situation
being a verry hot one in the bottom of the Perogue exposed to the SunSaw
emence No. of Swallows in the 1st bluff on the Lard. Side, water verry
Swift, the bluff are blackish Clay & Coal for about 80 feet. the earth
above that for 30 or 40 feet is a brownish yellow, a number of bars of
corse gravil and Stones of different Shape & Size &c. Saw a number
of rattle Snakes to day one of the men cought one by the head in Catch’g
hold of a bush on which his head lay reclined three canoes were in great
danger today one diped water, another was near turning over &c. at 2
oClock P M a fiew drops of rain I walked thro a point and killed a Buck
Elk & Deer, and we camped on the Stard Side, the Interpreters woman
verry Sick worse than She has been. I give her medison one man have a
fellon riseing on his hand one other with the Tooth ake has taken cold in
the jaw &c.
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June 12th 1805, Wednesday. Last night was clear and cold; this morning is fair. We set out at 8 o'clock and proceeded on very well, with the wind from the S.W. The interpreter's wife is very sick, so much so that I moved her into the back part of the covered section of our pirogue, which is cool. Her own situation, in the bottom of the pirogue exposed to the sun, was a very hot one.
I saw an immense number of swallows in the first bluff on the larboard side. The water is very swift. The bluffs are blackish clay and coal for about 80 feet. The earth above that, for 30 or 40 feet, is a brownish yellow. There are a number of bars of coarse gravel and stones of different shapes and sizes, etc.
We saw a number of rattlesnakes today. One of the men caught one by the head when he grabbed hold of a bush on which the snake's head lay reclined. Three canoes were in great danger today: one dipped water, another was near turning over, etc. At 2 o'clock P.M. there were a few drops of rain.
I walked through a point and killed a buck elk and a deer, and we camped on the starboard side. The interpreter's woman is very sick, worse than she has been. I gave her medicine. One man has a felon rising on his hand; another, with the toothache, has taken cold in the jaw, etc.
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