After morning fog clears, the men tow the boats up the Missouri stopping about seven miles below the Musselshell River at the bottom of present-day UL Bend in Eastern Montana. While performing his duties as a retriever, Lewis‘s dog Seaman is bitten by a wounded beaver.
Seaman Is Bitten by a Beaver
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
Clark’s Views
I assended the highest hill I could See, from the top of which I Saw the mouth of M. Shell R [Musselshell River] & the meanderings of the Missouri for a long distance. I also Saw a high mountain in a westerley direction, bearing S. S W. about 40 or 50 miles distant
—William Clark
Foggy Morning
we were unable to set out untill 8 oclock A. M. in consequence of a heavy fogg, which obscured the river in such a manner that we could not see our way . . . . at eight we set out and proceeded as yesterday by means of the cord principally
—Meriwether Lewis
Another Grizzly Falls, Eventually
I walked on Shore with two men we killed a white or grey bear; not withstanding that it was Shot through the heart it ran at it’s usial pace near a quarter of a mile before it fell.
—William Clark
Seaman at Rest
Taken with cooperation from the Fort Clatsop National Historical Park and the Pacific Northwest Living Historians. Photo © 2013 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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 38 [above 0] fair E. 68 [above 0] fair after cloudy S. W. heavy fog this morning on the river
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “State of the river” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
