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from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |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 JOURNAL OF
Sergeant CHARLES FLOYD1
1The original of Floyd's Journal is the property of the Wisconsin Historical
Society—its press-mark being, M6. It is contained in a weather-beaten blank
book, bound in marble boards, now much faded. The writing is upon fifty-three
pages, each 5 ⅞ × 7 ½ inches in size, and runs in coarse hand the length of the
page; in addition to these pages, there are entries upon the inside covers and upon
fly-leaves. The greater part was written by Floyd, but there are also entries by Clark
and another person whose hand the Editor does not recognize. These entries are indicated
by us, as they appear. See also vol. i, pp. liv, lv, ante.
For facility in comparison, we have divided the journal into two chapters, according
with the corresponding divisions in the journals of Lewis and Clark.—Ed.
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 |  |
Tuesday July 17th 1804
Lay by all this day for to kill Som fresh meat Capt. Lewis
& Go. Druger went out Hunting Drugher Killed 3 Deer
the Land is prarie Land the Blufs puts in about 2 miles from
the River and all prarie Land betwen which Runs up and
Down for Som distance from 20 to 30 miles
| The ORIGINAL JOURNAL OF
Sergeant CHARLES FLOYD1
1The original of Floyd's Journal is the property of the Wisconsin Historical
Society—its press-mark being, M6. It is contained in a weather-beaten blank
book, bound in marble boards, now much faded. The writing is upon fifty-three
pages, each 5 ⅞ × 7 ½ inches in size, and runs in coarse hand the length of the
page; in addition to these pages, there are entries upon the inside covers and upon
fly-leaves. The greater part was written by Floyd, but there are also entries by Clark
and another person whose hand the Editor does not recognize. These entries are indicated
by us, as they appear. See also vol. i, pp. liv, lv, ante.
For facility in comparison, we have divided the journal into two chapters, according
with the corresponding divisions in the journals of Lewis and Clark.—Ed.
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | |