As they travel up the Missouri River below St. Charles, the crews adjust to their boats. The barge grounds on submerged logs three times, a pirogue has difficulty keeping up, and provisions become wet from the rain. Later in the day, they are able to employ the sails.
Boats too Heavy in the Stern
by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
The Barge and Pirogues
Courtesy U.S. National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Park.
The Barge Runs Afoul
the barge run foul three several times—on logs, and in one instance it was with much difficulty they could get her off; happily no injury was sustained, tho’ the barge was several minutes in eminent danger; this was cased by her being too heavily laden in the stern.
—Meriwether Lewis
Missouri River Lessons
Persons accustomed to the navigation of the Missouri and the Mississippi also below the mouth of this river, uniformly take the precaution to load their vessels heavyest in the bow when they ascend the stream in order to avoid the danger incedent to runing foul of the concealed timber which lyes in great quantities in the beds of these rivers
—Meriwether Lewis
Fair Winds
fair wind the Later part of the day Sailed som and encamped on the N. side
—Charles Floyd
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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