Clark: September 5, 1806
Tormented by mosquitoes, the party boarded their boats and set out at daylight, traveling 73 miles down a narrower, more crooked, and snag-filled stretch of river. They did not find McClellan at the creek as expected, attributing earlier gunshots to Maha hunters returning to their village for the corn, bean, and pumpkin harvest. After passing the Blue Stone Bluff at 3 P.M., they camped on a sandbar near their August 9, 1804 campsite. Captain Lewis remained convalescent, and no notable game was spotted, only pelicans, geese, ducks, eagles, and hawks.
Friday 5th September 1806 The Musquetors being So excessively tormenting
that the party was all on board and we Set out at day light and proceeded
on very well. here the river is bordered on both sides with timber &c
becoms much narrower more Crooked and the Current more rapid and Crouded
with Snags or Sawyers than it is above, and continus So all day. We did
not meet with McClellen as we expected at the Creek. the report of the
guns which was heard must have been the Mahars who most probably have just
arrived at their village from hunting the buffalow. this is a Season they
usialy return to their village to Secure their Crops of Corn Beens punkins
&c &c. proceeded on very well passd. the blue Stone bluff at 3 P.
M here the river leaves the high lands and meanders through a low rich
bottom. Encamped on the S W Side on a Sand bar at a cut off a little below
our Encampment of the 9th of August 1804. haveing made 73 Miles to day-
Capt. Lewis still in a Convelesent State. We Saw no game on the Shores to
day worth killig only Such as pelicans Geese ducks, Eagles and Hawks &c.-
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Friday, 5th September 1806. The mosquitoes being so excessively tormenting, the party was all on board and we set out at daylight and proceeded on very well. Here the river is bordered on both sides with timber, etc. It becomes much narrower, more crooked, and the current more rapid and crowded with snags or sawyers than it is above, and continues so all day. We did not meet with McClellen as we expected at the creek. The report of the guns which was heard must have been the Mahars, who most probably have just arrived at their village from hunting the buffalo. This is the season they usually return to their village to secure their crops of corn, beans, pumpkins, etc.
Proceeded on very well. Passed the blue stone bluff at 3 P.M. Here the river leaves the highlands and meanders through a low, rich bottom. Camped on the SW side on a sandbar at a cutoff a little below our encampment of the 9th of August 1804, having made 73 miles today. Capt. Lewis (Capt. Lewis) is still in a convalescent state. We saw no game on the shores today worth killing, only such as pelicans, geese, ducks, eagles, and hawks, etc.
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