Clark: November 15, 1804
On a cloudy Thursday with thicker ice running in the river, George Drouillard and a French engagé arrived back at camp around 10 a.m. from the hunters' camp roughly 30 miles downstream. About an hour later, a man was sent back with orders for the hunters to push on through the floating ice, carrying tin to protect the pirogue and a tow rope. Winds were variable, and the crew worked on their huts until 1 a.m. Swans flew south, few waterfowl were visible, and no Indians visited the fort.
15th of November Thursday 1804 a Cloudy morning, the ice run much thicker
than yesterday at 10 oClock G Drewyer & the frenchman we Dispatched
yesterday came up from the Hunters, who is incamped about 30 miles belowafter
a about one hour we Dispatched a man with orders to the hunters to proceed
on without Delay thro the floating ice, we Sent by the man Tin, to put on
the parts of the Perogue exposed to the ice & a toe roapeThe
wind Changeableall hands work at their huts untill 1 oClock at
night Swans passing to the Southbut fiew fowls water to be Seennot
one Indian Came to our fort to day
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15th of November, Thursday 1804. A cloudy morning. The ice was running much thicker than yesterday. At 10 o'clock G. Drewyer and the Frenchman we dispatched yesterday came up from the hunters, who are camped about 30 miles below. After about one hour we dispatched a man with orders to the hunters to proceed on without delay through the floating ice. We sent by the man tin, to put on the parts of the pirogue exposed to the ice, and a tow rope.
The wind was changeable. All hands worked at their huts until 1 o'clock at night. Swans were passing to the south, but few waterfowl were to be seen. Not one Indian came to our fort today.
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