Day-by-Day / January 4, 1805

January 4, 1805

Gifts for Little Raven

Fort Mandan, ND The weather warms enough to encourage hunters to go out. They kill a buffalo calf. Little Raven visits the fort, and he is given gifts.

Home on the Plains[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

Gifts for Little Raven

a worm Snowey morning . . . . Several Indians Came to day the little Crow, who has proved friendly Came we gave him a handkerchf & 2 files
William Clark

Hunting

the weather is not as cold as it was Some time past. Some hunters went out & 3 of Stayed out all night, the rest came home. had killed one Small buffalow.
Joseph Whitehouse

Cold Evening

in the evening the weather became cold and windey, wind from the N W. I am verry unwell the after part of the Daye
—William Clark

 

Weather Diary

Ther. at sun symbol rise Weather Wind at sun symbol rise Thert. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 P.M. River
28 above [0] cloudy after snow W. 4 below [0] cloudy N W raise 2 ½ in.

Meriwether Lewis[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.

Notes

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.
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.

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  • The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
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