Lewis: February 10, 1805
Cloudy weather followed an overnight snowfall, with a strong northwest wind making the day feel colder than the previous one despite a higher temperature of 18° above zero. Mr. McKenzie departed in the morning. Charbonneau returned with a Frenchman and reported leaving three heavily loaded horses, two men, and meat sent by Captain Clark some distance down the river, as the unshod horses could not travel on ice. Lewis ordered men to set out the next morning with two small sleds to retrieve the meat, while others would guide the horses by the plain.
10th February Sunday 1805. This Morning was Cloudy after a slight snow
which fell in the course of the night the wind blue very hard from N. W.
altho the thermometer stood at 18° Above naught the violence of the wind
caused a degree of could that was much more unpleasent than that of
yesterday when thermometer stood at 10° only above the same point. Mr.
McKinzey left me this morning. Charbono returned with one of the Frenchmen
and informed that he had left the three Horses and two men with the meat
which Capt. Clark had sent at some distance below on the riverhe
told me that the horses were heavy loaded and that not being shod it was
impossible for horses to travel on the ice. I determined to send down some
men with two small slays for the meat and accordingly I gave orders that
they should set out early the next morning. two men were also sent to
conduct the horses by way of the plain.
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10th February, Sunday, 1805. This morning was cloudy after a slight snow which fell during the night. The wind blew very hard from the N.W. Although the thermometer stood at 18° above zero, the violence of the wind caused a degree of cold that was much more unpleasant than that of yesterday, when the thermometer stood at only 10° above the same point. Mr. McKinzey (McKenzie) left me this morning. Charbono (Charbonneau) returned with one of the Frenchmen and informed me that he had left the three horses and two men with the meat which Capt. Clark had sent, at some distance below on the river. He told me that the horses were heavily loaded, and that, not being shod, it was impossible for them to travel on the ice. I determined to send down some men with two small sleds for the meat, and accordingly I gave orders that they should set out early the next morning. Two men were also sent to conduct the horses by way of the plain.
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