Clark: June 3, 1804
On a partly fair Sunday, Clark tried to take equal and meridian altitudes of the sun, but clouds obscured the disk and made the readings unreliable. Captain Lewis and George Drouillard went out hunting and killed deer. The party set out at 5 p.m. under cloudy skies and rain, traveling about five miles west, passing Cupboard Creek and camping at the mouth of Murrow Creek on the larboard side. Clark noted fresh signs of Indian war parties crossing there. He was suffering from a sore throat and plagued by mosquitoes and ticks.
June Sunday 3rd 1804 the fore part of the day fair I attempted to take
equal alltitudes, & M Altitudes, but was disapointed, the Clouds
obsured the Sun, took the D. of sun & moon Capt Lewis & George
Drewyer went out & Killed a Deer, We Set out at 5 oClock P M Cloudy
& rain, West 5 Ms. to the mo. of Murrow Creek Lb Sd. a pt. St. Side
Keeping along the Lbd Side 1 Ms., passed the mouth of a Creek on Lbd Side
3 ms., I call Cupboard, Creek, mouths behind a rock which projects into
the river, Camped in the mouth of the Creek aforesaid, at the mouth of
this Creek I saw much fresh Signs of Indians, haveing Crossed 2 Deer
Killed to day. I have a verry Sore Throat, & am Tormented with
Musquetors & Small ticks.
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June 3rd Sunday 1804 The forepart of the day fair Took meridional altitude
of suns U:L with the Octant and Glass Horrison adjusted back observation.
the instrument gave 38° 2′ 00″it was Cloudy and the Suns disk much
obsured, and Cannot be Depended on.
We made other Observations in the evening after the return of Capt Lewis
from a walk of three or four ms. roundWe Set out at 5 oClock P.M.
proceeded on five miles to the mouth of a Creek on the L. S. 20 yds. wide
Called Murow, passed a Creek at 3 ms. which I call Cupbord Creek as it
Mouths above a rock of that appearance. Several Deer Killed to dayat the
mouth of the Murow Creek I Saw much Sign of war parties of Inds. haveing
Crossed from the mouth of this Creek. I have a bad Cold with a Sore
throat. Near West 5 Miles
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June Sunday 3rd, 1804. The early part of the day was fair. I attempted to take equal altitudes and meridian altitudes, but was disappointed; the clouds obscured the sun. Took the distance of the sun and moon. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) and George Drewyer (Drouillard) went out and killed a deer. We set out at 5 o'clock P.M., cloudy and raining. West 5 miles to the mouth of Murrow Creek on the larboard side, a point on the starboard side. Keeping along the larboard side 1 mile, we passed the mouth of a creek on the larboard side at 3 miles, which I call Cupboard Creek; it empties behind a rock that projects into the river. Camped at the mouth of the creek mentioned above. At the mouth of this creek I saw many fresh signs of Indians having crossed. 2 deer killed today. I have a very sore throat, and am tormented with mosquitoes and small ticks.
June 3rd Sunday 1804. The forepart of the day was fair. Took meridian altitude of the sun's upper limb with the octant and glass horizon, adjusted for back observation. The instrument gave 38° 2' 00". It was cloudy and the sun's disk was much obscured, and cannot be depended on.
We made other observations in the evening after the return of Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) from a walk of three or four miles around. We set out at 5 o'clock P.M. and proceeded on five miles to the mouth of a creek on the larboard side, 20 yards wide, called Murow. Passed a creek at 3 miles, which I call Cupbord Creek (Cupboard Creek), as it empties above a rock of that appearance. Several deer killed today. At the mouth of the Murow Creek I saw much sign of war parties of Indians having crossed from the mouth of this creek. I have a bad cold with a sore throat. Near West 5 miles.
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