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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from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents
Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809)
  
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  
CONTENTS TO VOL. I
  
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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INTRODUCTION
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA
  
The Original Journals of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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Chapter I
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Chapter II
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Chapter III
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Chapter IV
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Chapter V
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Chapter VI
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[Clark:]
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[Lewis:]
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[Clark:]
  
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[Clark:]
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Chapter VII
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Chapter VIII PART I

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10th Monday Dec. 1804 Fort Mandan—

a verry Cold Day The Thermometer to day at 10 & 11
Degrees. below 0.[33] Capt. Lewis returned, to day at 12 oClock
leaveing 6 Men at the Camp to prepare the meat for to pack
4 Horse loads came in, Capt. Lewis had a Cold Disagreeable
night last in the Snow on a Cold point with one Small Blankett,
the Buffalow crossed the river below in imence herds without
brakeing in. only 2 buffalow killed to day one of which was
too pore to Skin, The men which was frost bit is getting
better. the [river] rise 1 1/2 inch wind North.

 
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An experiment was made with proof spirits, which in fifteen minutes froze into
hard ice.— Gass (p. 90).

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