Clark: October 6, 1805
On a cold Sunday morning with strong easterly winds blowing down from the mountains, the expedition gathered their saddles and buried them in a hole on a riverbend about half a mile below camp, along with a canister of powder and a bag of balls, near where Shields had cut a canoe from a tree. All canoes were finished and ready to launch by evening. Clark fell ill with stomach and bowel pain he attributed to his diet. The party set out downriver at 3 p.m., passing several bad rapids, with Clark's lead canoe springing a leak at the third.
October 6th Sunday 1805 A Col Easterley wind which Spring up in the latter
part of the night and Continues untill about 7 or 8 oClock A.M. had all
our Saddles Collected a whole dug and in the night buried them, also a
Canister of powder and a bag of Balls at the place the Canoe which Shields
made was cut from the body of the treeThe Saddles were buried on
the Side of a bend about 1/2 a mile belowall the Canoes finished
this evening ready to be put into the water. I am taken verry unwell with
a paine in the bowels & Stomach, which is certainly the effects of my
diet-which last all night-.
The winds blow cold from a little before day untill the Suns gets to Some
hight from the Mountans East as they did from the mountans at the time we
lay at the falls of Missouri from the West The river below this forks is
Called Kos kos keel it is Clear rapid with Shoals or Swift places The open
Countrey Commences a fiew miles below This on each side of the river, on
the Lard Side below the 1st Creek. with a few trees Scattered near the
river. passd maney bad rapids, one Canoe that in which I went in front
Sprung a Leak in passing the 3rd rapid
Set out at 3 oClock P M & proceeded on
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October 6th, Sunday, 1805. A cool easterly wind sprang up in the latter part of the night and continued until about 7 or 8 o'clock A.M. We collected all our saddles, dug a hole, and buried them in the night, along with a canister of powder and a bag of balls, at the place where the canoe that Shields made was cut from the body of the tree. The saddles were buried on the side of a bend about half a mile below. All the canoes were finished this evening, ready to be put into the water. I was taken very unwell with a pain in the bowels and stomach, which is certainly the effect of my diet — and which lasted all night.
The winds blow cold from a little before day until the sun gets to some height, from the mountains to the east, as they did from the mountains at the time we lay at the Falls of the Missouri from the west. The river below this fork is called the Kooskooskee. It is clear and rapid, with shoals or swift places. The open country begins a few miles below this point on each side of the river, on the larboard side below the first creek, with a few trees scattered near the river. We passed many bad rapids; one canoe — the one in which I went in front — sprang a leak in passing the third rapid.
Set out at 3 o'clock P.M. and proceeded on.
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