Missouri River near Osage River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 3, 1804
The day began with fair weather. Several members of the expedition went out hunting, while the officers, Lewis and Clark, occupied themselves with taking astronomical and navigational observations. The brief entry suggests a relatively quiet day spent on routine activities rather than travel, with the party pausing to gather food and record scientific measurements of their location.
a fair morning. Several men out a hunting. our officers
takes observations &c.
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A fair morning. Several men were out hunting. Our officers took observations, etc.
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