Clark: June 24, 1804
The party set out at 6:30 a.m., with Clark rejoining the boat at 8 after an encounter on the bank where he was forced to kill a snake drawn to a hanging deer carcass. They noted abundant bear signs amid plentiful mulberries, passed Hay Cabbin Creek and stopped briefly to jerk meat, recording the latitude as 38°37'5" N. Captain Lewis walked ashore and killed a deer. The crew navigated a rocky stretch and hauled the boat over a sandbar before camping near an island. Game was abundant and spirits were high.
24th, June Sunday Set out at half after Six. I joined the boat this morng
at 8 oClock (I will only remark that dureing the time I lay on the band
waiting for the boat, a large Snake Swam to the bank imediately under the
Deer which was hanging over the water, and no great distance from it, I
threw chunks and drove this Snake off Several times. I found that he was
So determined on getting to the meet I was Compelld to Kill him, the part
of the Deer which attracted this Snake I think was the milk from the bag
of the Doe.) I observed great quts. of Bear Signs, where they had passed
in all Directions thro the bottoms in Serch of Mulberries, which were in
great numbers in all the bottoms thro which our party passed.)
Passed the mouth of a Creek 20 yds. wide name Hay Cabbin Creek from camps
of Straw built on it came to about 1/2 me. above this Creek & jurked,
the meet killed yesterday and this morning Lattitude of this place 38° 37′
5″ N. Capt. Lewis walked on Shore & Killed a Deer, pass a bad part of
the river, on the S. S. the rocks projected into the river Some distance,
a Creek above Called Sharston Carta, in the evening we Passed thro betwen
two Sand bars at the head we had to raise the Boat 8 Inches together over,
Camped near the lower point of an Island on the L. Side, party in high
Spirrits. The Countrey on each Side of the river is fine interspersed with
Praries, in which imence herds of Deer is Seen, on the banks of the river
we observe numbers of Deer watering and feeding on the young willow,
Several Killed to day
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24th June, Sunday. Set out at half after six. I joined the boat this morning at 8 o'clock. (I will only remark that during the time I lay on the bank waiting for the boat, a large snake swam to the bank immediately under the deer which was hanging over the water, and no great distance from it. I threw chunks and drove this snake off several times. I found that he was so determined on getting to the meat that I was compelled to kill him. The part of the deer which attracted this snake, I think, was the milk from the bag of the doe.) I observed great quantities of bear signs, where they had passed in all directions through the bottoms in search of mulberries, which were in great numbers in all the bottoms through which our party passed.
Passed the mouth of a creek 20 yards wide, named Hay Cabin Creek from camps of straw built on it. Came to about 1/2 mile above this creek and jerked the meat killed yesterday and this morning. Latitude of this place 38° 37' 5" N. Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked on shore and killed a deer. Passed a bad part of the river; on the starboard side the rocks projected into the river some distance. A creek above is called Sharston Carta. In the evening we passed through between two sandbars; at the head we had to raise the boat 8 inches together over. Camped near the lower point of an island on the larboard side. Party in high spirits. The country on each side of the river is fine, interspersed with prairies, in which immense herds of deer are seen. On the banks of the river we observe numbers of deer watering and feeding on the young willow. Several killed today.
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