Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |
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The ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF
LEWIS AND CLARK Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||
July 14th Satturday 1804—
Some
hard Showers of rain this morning prevented our
Setting out untill 7
oClock, at half past Seven, the atmispr.
became Sudenly darkened by a black and dismal looking
Cloud, at the time we were in a Situation (not to be bettered,)
near
the upper point of the Sand Island, on which we lay, and
the opposit
Shore, the bank was falling in and lined with snags
as far as we could See down, in this Situation the Storm
which
passd. over an open Plain from the N. E. Struck the our
boat on the Starbd. quarter, and would have thrown her
up on
the Sand Island dashed to pices in an Instant, had not the
party leeped out on the Leward Side and kept her off with
the
assistance of the ancker & Cable, untill the Storm
was
over, the waves washed over her windward Side and she
must have
filled with water if the Lockers which is [had not
been—Ed.] covered with Tarpoling & threw of the Water &
prevented any
quantity getting into Bilge of the Boat In this
Situation we Continued
about 40 Minits. when the Storm
Sudenly Seased and the river become
Instancetaniously as
Smoth as Glass.
The two perogu[e]s
dureing this Storm was in a Similar
situation with the boat about half a
mile above. The wind
shifted to the S. E. & we Sailed up passed a
Small (1) Isld
Situated on the S. S. and Dined & continued two hours,
men
examine their arms about a Mile above this Island, passed a
Small Tradeing fort on the S. S. where, Mr. Bennet of
St. Louis
Traded with the Otteaus & Panis two
years. I went on
Shore to Shoot Some Elk on a Sand bar to the L. S. I
fired
at one but did not get him, Went out into a large extensive
bottom the greater part of which over flows, the part that
dose not
over flow, is rich and well timbered, Some Small
of a large Island Situated on the S. S. above the Lower
point of this Island on the S. S. a (2) large Creek Coms into
the river called by the Maha's [Mahar] Indians Neesh-nah-ba-to-na
(Neĕsh-năh-bă-to-na) 50 yds. this is a Considerable
Creek, nearly as large as the Mine River, and runs parrilel
with the Missouri, the Greater part of its course. In those
small Praries or Glades I saw wild Timothy, lambs-quarter,
Cuckle burs,[69] & rich weed. on the edges Grows Sumr. Grapes,
Plum's, & Goose berries. I Joined the boat which had Came
to and Camped[70] in a bend opposd. the large Island before mentioned
on the L. S. Several men unwell with Boils, Felons,
&c. The river falls a little.
N. 70°. W. | 2 | Ms. to a point on S. S. a Sml. Isd. S. S. (1) |
N. 22°. W | 2 | Ms. to a pt. L. S. wind Shift N. W. by N. |
N. 30° W. | 1 | Ml. on the L. S. |
N. 50 W | 2 1/2 | Ms. to Lowr. pt. of an Isd. S. S. |
N. 87 W | 1 1/2 | Ms. to a pt. on S. Side of Isd. psd. a Creek (2) |
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