Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 21, 1805
A hard white frost gripped the camp, freezing standing water nearly an inch thick, stiffening wet deer skins, and even freezing ink in the pen. The sun rose clear and pleasant. One hunter set out on horseback while four men were sent to dig a cache. Captain Lewis took observations, fixing the latitude at 44°35'28" North. After dark, the party hauled baggage to the cache to hide it from the natives, and packed remaining gear and pack saddles in preparation for crossing the dividing ridge once the horses returned.
hard white frost, the water which stood in the small vessells
froze of an Inch thick, a little. Some deer skins which was
spread out wet last night are froze Stiff this morning, the Ink
freezes in my pen now the sun jest ariseing clear and pleasant
this morning one hunter out a hunting, took a horse with
them, four men sent to dig a hole or carsh. Cap* Lewis took his
observations at the place and the Latitude produced is 44d
35m 28. Is North, this evening after dark we carried the baggage
to the carsh or hole which we leave at this place, we took it to
hide undiscovred from the natives, all the baggage which we
carry with us packed up & pack saddles made ready to cross
the diveding ridge as soon as the horses return from the other
Side.
Read this entry in modern English AI-translated
Hard white frost. The water that stood in the small vessels froze about an inch thick, a little. Some deer skins which were spread out wet last night are frozen stiff this morning. The ink freezes in my pen now, with the sun just rising — clear and pleasant this morning. One hunter went out hunting and took a horse with him. Four men were sent to dig a hole, or cache.
Capt Lewis (Capt. Lewis) took his observations at the place, and the latitude produced is 44° 35' 28" North. This evening after dark we carried the baggage to the cache, or hole, which we leave at this place. We took it there to hide it undiscovered from the natives. All the baggage which we carry with us is packed up, and pack saddles made ready to cross the dividing ridge as soon as the horses return from the other side.
This modernization is AI-generated for accessibility. The original above is the authoritative version.
Entities mentioned in this entry
Auto-extracted from the entry text. Hover any entity for context.
