Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 21, 1805
A hard white frost gripped the camp overnight, freezing water in small vessels, stiffening wet deerskins, and even freezing ink in the pen at sunrise, though the morning turned clear and pleasant. One hunter went out on horseback while four men were sent to dig a cache. By 8 a.m. some of the party found ice a quarter-inch thick in standing water. Captain Lewis took observations, fixing the latitude at 43°44'19" North. After dark, the baggage was carried to the cache site to avoid being seen by the Indians.
a hard white frost the water which Stood in the Small ves-
sells froze a little. Some deer Skins which was Spread out wet
last night are froze Stiff this morning. the Ink freezes in the
pen at Sunrise. a clear pleasant morning. one hunter out
with a horse a hunting. 4 men Sent to dig a carsh or hole.
at 8 oClock A. M. Some of the party found Ice in Some
Standing water 14 of an Inch thick. Captain Lewis took ob-
servations at this place and the Latitude produced is 43°, 44™,
19° North. in the evening after dark we carried our baggage
we concluded to carsh to the place of cashing, So as that the
Indians need not discover us, or mistrust that we are going to
berry any thing at this place &c &c.
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A hard white frost. The water which stood in the small vessels froze a little. Some deer skins which were spread out wet last night are frozen stiff this morning. The ink freezes in the pen at sunrise. A clear, pleasant morning. One hunter is out with a horse hunting. 4 men were sent to dig a cache or hole.
At 8 o'clock A.M. some of the party found ice in some standing water 1/4 of an inch thick. Captain Lewis took observations at this place, and the latitude produced is 43°, 44', 19" North. In the evening after dark we carried our baggage which we had concluded to cache to the place of caching, so that the Indians would not discover us, or suspect that we are going to bury anything at this place &c. &c.
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