Little Blue River, MO Clark and Lewis climb a hill in present-day Kansas City and find it a good location for a fort. They camp near the Little Blue River where they gather pawpaw fruits.
Kaw Point (Detail)
From an interpretive sign at Kaw Point, Kansas. Photo 2015 by Kristopher K. Townsend.
The Kansas River[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
Lewis and Clark Point, Kansas City
passed the enterance of the Kanzas river which was very low, about a mile below we landed and Capt Lewis and my Self assended a hill which appeared to have a Commanding Situation for a fort, the Shore is bold and rocky imediately at the foot of the hill, from the top of the hill you have a perfect Command of the river, this hill fronts the Kanzas and has a view of the Missouri a Short distance above that river.
—William Clark
Disagreeable Heat
the weather disagreeably worm and if it was not for the constant winds which blow from the S. and S E. we Should be almost Suficated Comeing out of a northern Country open and Cool between the Latd. of 46° and 49° North in which we had been for nearly two years, rapidly decending into a woody Country in a wormer Climate . . . .
—William Clark
Fine Buck Elk
we discovered a Buck Elk on a Small Island, and sent the 2 fields [Joseph Field and Reubin Field] and Shannon in pursute of it they Soon Came up with and killed the Elk, he was large and in fine order we had his flesh Secured and divided.
—William Clark
Pawpaws on the Little Blue
we Camped at Sunset on N. Side an emence Site of pappaws & as the men were gathering them Saw a number of rattle Snakes and killed one of them and saved the skin.
—John Ordway
Weather Diary
State of the weather at Sun rise Course of the wind at Sun rise State of the weather at 4 oClock Course of wind at 4 P. M fair S E fair S E day very worm Smokey and worm
—William Clark[2]To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is not presented and some abbreviations have been spelled out.
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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| ↑2 | To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is not presented and some abbreviations have been spelled out. |
