Journal entry · September 22, 1806
Clark: September 22, 1806
William Clark · Missouri River approaching St. Louis
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort (Cantonment) Bellefontaine, MO, south (right) side Missouri River
Monday 22nd of Sept. 1806 This morning being very wet and the rain Still
Continueing hard, and our party being all Sheltered in the houses of those
hospitable people, we did not think proper to proceed on untill after the
rain was over, and continued at the house of Mr. Proulx. I took this
oppertunity of writeing to my friends in Kentucky &c. at 10 A M. it
seased raining and we Colected our party and Set out and proceeded on down
to the Contonemt. at Coldwater Creek about 3 miles up the Missouri on it’s
Southern banks, at this place we found Colo. Hunt & a Lieut Peters
& one Company of Artillerists we were kindly received by the Gentlemen
of this place. Mrs. Wilkinson the Lady of the Govr. & Genl. we wer
Sorry to find in delicate health.
we were honored with a Salute of ____ Guns and a harty welcom at this
place there is a publick Store kept in which I am informed the U. S have
60000$ worth of indian Goods
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort (Cantonment) Bellefontaine, MO, south (right) side Missouri River
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Belle Fontaine (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.4 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
St. Charles, Missouri in 360°
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