Clark: May 22, 1804
On a cloudy Tuesday following a night of violent rain, the expedition delayed about an hour for four Frenchmen who returned to town to settle forgotten business, then set out at 6 a.m. They passed several small farms, a large creek on the larboard side called Bonom, and some high lands on the starboard, navigating very hard water. Captain Lewis walked ashore briefly past a Kickapoo camp. Camping in a bend at a small creek's mouth, they received four deer from the Kickapoos as promised and gave them two quarts of whiskey in return.
Tuesday May 22nd delayed a Short time for the three french men who
returned and we Set out at 6 oClock a Cloudy morning rained Violently hard
last night Saw Several people on the bank to day & passed Several
Small farms. Capt. Lewis walk on Shore a little & passed a Camp of
Kickapoo Indians, & incamped in the mouth of a Small Creek in a large
Bend on the Stbd Side.
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May 22nd Tuesday 1804 a Cloudy morning Delay one hour for 4 french men who
got liberty to return to arrange Some business they had forgotten in Town,
at 6 oClock we proceeded on, passed Several Small farms on the bank, and a
large creek on the Lbd. Side Called Bonom a Camp of Kickapoos on the St.
Side Those Indians told me Several days ago that they would Come on &
hunt and by the time I got to their Camp they would have Some Provisions
for us, we Camped in a Bend at the Mo. of a Small creek, Soon after we
came too the Indians arrived with 4 Deer as a Present, for which we gave
them two qts. of whiskey-
This Day we passed Several Islands, and Some high lands on the Starboard
Side, Verry hard water.
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Tuesday May 22nd. We delayed a short time for the three Frenchmen who returned, and we set out at 6 o'clock. It was a cloudy morning; it rained violently hard last night. We saw several people on the bank today and passed several small farms. Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) walked on shore a little and passed a camp of Kickapoo Indians, and we camped at the mouth of a small creek in a large bend on the starboard side.
May 22nd Tuesday 1804. A cloudy morning. We delayed one hour for 4 Frenchmen who got permission to return to arrange some business they had forgotten in town. At 6 o'clock we proceeded on, passed several small farms on the bank, and a large creek on the larboard side called Bonom, and a camp of Kickapoos on the starboard side. Those Indians told me several days ago that they would come on and hunt, and by the time I got to their camp they would have some provisions for us. We camped in a bend at the mouth of a small creek. Soon after we came to, the Indians arrived with 4 deer as a present, for which we gave them two quarts of whiskey.
This day we passed several islands, and some highlands on the starboard side. Very hard water.
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