Clark: September 11, 1806
A morning thunderstorm and northwest wind delayed departure until after sunrise. The party traveled down the Missouri, passing the low Nemaha and nearly dry Wolf River. In the afternoon they halted above the Nodaway River to hunt, as their previous meat had spoiled, but six hunters returned with only two deer. They camped on a small island after covering 40 miles through rapid, snag-filled water. Clark noted abundant deer sign, the absence of mosquitoes, howling wolves, and prairie wolves whose barks the men mistook for dogs of an approaching boat. Pawpaws were nearly ripe.
Thursday 11th Septr. 1806 a heavy Cloud and wind from the N W. detained us
untill after Sunrise at which time we Set out and proceeded on very well,
passed the nemahar which was low and did not appear as wide as when we
passed up. Wolf river Scercely runs at all, at 3 P. M we halted a little
above the Nadawa river on the S. Side of the Missouri to kill Some meat
that which we killed a fiew days past being all Spoiled. Sent out 6
hunters they killed and brought in two Deer only, we proceeded on a fiew
miles below the Nadawa Island and encamped on a Small Isld. near the N. E.
Side, haveing Came 40 Miles only to day, river rapid and in maney places
Crouded with Snag’s. I observe on the Shores much deer Signthe
mosquitoes are no longer troublesome on the river, from what cause they
are noumerous above and not So on this part of the river I cannot account.
Wolves were howling in different directions this evening after we had
encamped, and the barking of the little prarie wolves resembled those of
our Common Small Dogs that 3/4 of the party believed them to be the dogs
of Some boat assending which was yet below us. the barking of those little
wolves I have frequently taken notice of on this as also the other Side of
the Rocky mountains, and their Bark so much resembles or Sounds to me like
our Common Small Cur dogs that I have frequently mistaken them for that
Speces of dogThe papaws nearly ripe
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Thursday, 11th September 1806. A heavy cloud and wind from the northwest detained us until after sunrise, at which time we set out and proceeded on very well. We passed the Nemahar (Nemaha), which was low and did not appear as wide as when we passed up. Wolf River scarcely runs at all. At 3 p.m. we halted a little above the Nadawa (Nodaway) River on the south side of the Missouri to kill some meat, since that which we had killed a few days past was all spoiled. Sent out 6 hunters; they killed and brought in only two deer. We proceeded on a few miles below the Nadawa Island and camped on a small island near the northeast side, having come only 40 miles today. The river is rapid and in many places crowded with snags.
I observe much deer sign on the shores. The mosquitoes are no longer troublesome on the river. I cannot account for why they are numerous above and not so on this part of the river. Wolves were howling in different directions this evening after we had camped, and the barking of the little prairie wolves resembled that of our common small dogs so much that 3/4 of the party believed them to be the dogs of some boat ascending which was yet below us. I have frequently taken notice of the barking of those little wolves on this as well as the other side of the Rocky Mountains, and their bark so much resembles or sounds to me like our common small cur dogs that I have frequently mistaken them for that species of dog. The papaws are nearly ripe.
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