Clark: September 13, 1804
On a dark, drizzly Thursday with cold northwest winds, the expedition set out early and made good progress despite numerous sand bars and very shallow water. George Drouillard had trapped four beaver the previous night, and Captain Lewis shot a porcupine that was feeding on the leaves and branches of a cottonwood tree. The party camped on the south side beneath a bluff, noting that the southern bluffs contained fewer minerals than those on the opposite shore. Mosquitoes were very troublesome.
13th Septr. Thursday 1804 a Dark Drizzley Day, G D Cought 4 Beaver last
night the winds from the N W. Cold Set out early and proceeded on verry
well passed a number of Sand bars, Capt Lewis killed a Porcupin on a
Cotton treee fieeding on the leaves & bowers of the Said tree, the
water is verry Shallow being Crouded with Sand bars Camped on the S. Side
under a Bluff. the Bluffs on the S. S. not So much impregnated with
mineral as on the L. S. muskeetors verry troublesom-.
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13th September, Thursday, 1804. A dark, drizzly day. G.D. caught 4 beaver last night. The winds from the N.W., cold. Set out early and proceeded on very well, passed a number of sandbars. Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) killed a porcupine on a cottonwood tree, feeding on the leaves and boughs of the said tree. The water is very shallow, being crowded with sandbars. Camped on the S. side under a bluff. The bluffs on the S. side are not so much impregnated with mineral as on the L. side. Mosquitoes very troublesome.
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