With a tailwind, the boats make nearly twenty-six miles up the Missouri River. They see fresh signs of Assiniboine Indians, and Lewis comments on his preference for beaver tail and liver. Camp is above present Lewis and Clark State Park in North Dakota.
Bison Herd
Photo by the National Bison Range Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Lean Bison
at the place we halted to dine on the Lard. side we met with a herd of buffaloe of which I killed the fatest as I concieved among them, however on examining it I found it so poar that I thought it unfit for uce and only took the tongue;
—Meriwether Lewis
Assiniboine Tracks
we saw some tracks of Indians who had passed about 24 hours; they left four rafts of tim[ber] on the Stard. side, on which they had passed. we supposed them to have been a party of the Assinniboins who had been to war against the rocky mountain Indians, and then on their return.
—Meriwether Lewis
Beaver Tail and Liver
there were three beaver taken this morning by the party. the men prefer the flesh of this anamal, to that of any other which we have, or are able to procure at this moment. I eat very heartily of the beaver myself, and think it excellent; particularly the tale, and liver.
—Meriwether Lewis
Other Sightings
Weather Diary
State of Thermometer at rise
Weather Wind at State of Thermometer at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. State of the River 56 [above 0] fair N. E. 74 [above 0] cloudy S. W. fallen ½ in. thunder Shower passed above us from S. W. to N. E. rain where we were.
—William Clark and Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, clarified the “State of the River” information, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Notes
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