William Clark and Meriwether Lewis travel up the river—likely up the Mississippi—with locals John Hays and John Hay. On or near this date, Clark makes plans to add lockers and benches to the barge.
Mouth of the Missouri at Wood River
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission.
Above: The Missouri River enters on the far side of the Mississippi which is flowing right to left. River Dubois—present Wood River—enters from the lower right. Since 1804, all three rivers have changed course. See The Mouth of the Missouri.
Heading up the River
my head akes much, I went up the river with Cap Lewis & Gentlem[en] . . . . Mr. Whitesides & Chittele crossed from the opposit Side of the Mississippi—
—William Clark
Lockers and Benches
2 men takes up 3 feet { Boat 31 feet in Hol[d] } Inches do 14 do on Cabn. 32 Long } a [Bench or Bank?] do 8—4 wide 22 wide 22 wide —William Clark (undated field note)[1]Derived from Moulton, Journals, 2:161 and Ernest S. Osgood, The Field Notes of William Clark, 1803–1805, Document 7 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1964), 22 and 204. Table borders … Continue reading
Weather Diary
Therm. at rise
weather wind Therm. at 4 oClock weather wind River 10 above 0 fair S W by W 15 above 0 fair w rise a fair morning the Trees guilded with ice . . . . Ice run a little
—Meriwether Lewis and William Clark[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.
Notes
| ↑1 | Derived from Moulton, Journals, 2:161 and Ernest S. Osgood, The Field Notes of William Clark, 1803–1805, Document 7 (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1964), 22 and 204. Table borders and shading have been added for clarity. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
