Clark: June 24, 1805
On a cloudy Monday during the portage around the Great Falls, Clark had the last canoe pulled from the water to dry and divided the baggage into three loads. The party hauled gear and two canoes on truck wheels three miles ahead, with five other canoes already carried up the creek and left to dry. Clark walked four miles with them before turning back, his feet sore from days of carrying his pack and gun. A late afternoon storm brought hail, brief rain, warm nighttime showers, and thunder without lightning.
June 24th Monday 1805 a Cloudy morning I rose early had, the remaining
Canoe hauled out of the water to dry and divided the baggage into 3
parcels, one of which the party took on their backs & one waggon with
truk wheels to the Canoes 3 miles in advance (Those Canoes or 5 of our
Canoes were Carried up the Creek 13/4 of a mile taken out on the bank and
left to dry from which place they are taken up a point and intersects this
rout from the mouth of the Creek at 3 miles from the foot of the rapids)
after getting up their loads they divided men & load & proceeded
on with 2 canoes on truck wheels as before, I accompaned them 4 miles and
returned, my feet being verry Sore from the walk over ruts Stones &
hills & thro the leavel plain for 6 days proceeding Carrying my pack
and gun. Some few drops of rain in the fore part of the day, at 6 oClock a
black Cloud arose to the N West, the wind shifted from the S to that point
and in a short time the earth was entirely Covered with hail, Some rain
Succeeded, which Continud for about an hour very moderately on this Side
of the river, without the earths being wet 1/2 an inch, the riveins on the
opposit or N W Side discharged emence torrents of water into the river,
& Showed evidently that the rain was much heavyer on that Side, Some
rain at different times in the night which was wormThunder without
lightning accompanied the hail Cloud
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June 24th Monday 1805. A cloudy morning. I rose early and had the remaining canoe hauled out of the water to dry, and divided the baggage into 3 parcels. The party took one of these on their backs, and one wagon with truck wheels was taken to the canoes 3 miles in advance. (Those canoes, or 5 of our canoes, were carried up the creek 1 3/4 of a mile, taken out on the bank and left to dry, from which place they are taken up a point and intersect this route from the mouth of the creek at 3 miles from the foot of the rapids.) After getting up their loads, they divided men and load and proceeded on with 2 canoes on truck wheels as before. I accompanied them 4 miles and returned, my feet being very sore from the walk over ruts, stones, and hills, and through the level plain for 6 days preceding, carrying my pack and gun.
A few drops of rain fell in the fore part of the day. At 6 o'clock a black cloud arose to the northwest, the wind shifted from the south to that point, and in a short time the earth was entirely covered with hail. Some rain followed, which continued for about an hour very moderately on this side of the river, without the earth being wet 1/2 an inch. The ravines on the opposite or northwest side discharged immense torrents of water into the river, and showed evidently that the rain was much heavier on that side. Some rain fell at different times in the night, which was warm. Thunder without lightning accompanied the hail cloud.
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