Pleasant Camp, Oacoma, SD The Corps moves 1¼ miles up the Missouri River to establish a ‘pleasant’ camp. Because the barge is still heavily loaded, the captains decide to keep using the red pirogue.
White and Red Pirogues
Courtesy Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
Lightening up the Load[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
Drying Out and Resting
we Set out verry eairly this morning.— Cool & Clear, proceeded on in order to find a good place to Camp & dry & arange all afairs on board & refresh the party
—John Ordway
Keeping the Red Pirogue
[W]e concluded to ly by at this place the ballance of this day and the next, in order to . . . . lighten the boat by transfering a part of her lading to the red perogue [pirogue], which we now determined to take on with us to our winter residence wherever that might be;
—Meriwether Lewis
Bur (Burr) Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
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Bur Oak Acorns
the acorns were now falling, and we concluded that the number of deer which we saw here had been induced thither by the acorns of which they are remarkably fond. almost every species of wild game is fond of the acorn, the Buffaloe Elk, deer, bear, turkies, ducks, pigegians and even the wolves feed on them
—Meriwether Lewis
New Flannel Shirts
I gave out a flannel Shirt to each man, & powder to those who had expended thers
—William Clark
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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