Swan Creek, SD The expedition comes to a recently inhabited Arikara village. They find bull boats, baskets, and a garden. On the river, the numerous channels make navigation difficult.
Mandan Earthen Lodge
Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952)
Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-114582.
Migrating Birds[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
Empty Arikara Village
About 11 we passed a handsome bottom, where a band of the Rees [Arikaras] lived last winter. They had left a number of round huts covered with earth, some of their water craft made of buffaloe hides [bull boats], and some garden truck, such as squashes.
—Patrick Gass
Too Many Channels
we have been obgd to hunt a Chanl. for Some time past the river being devided in many places in a great number of Chanels
—William Clark
Prairie Birds
Capt Lewis walked on Shore Saw great numbers of Prarie hens [sharp-tailed grouse], I observe but fiew Gulls or Pleaver in this part of the river, The Corvos or Magpye is verry Common in this quarter
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Thermot. at rise
Weather Wind at thermotr. at 4 P.M. Weather Wind at 4 oC P.M. 43 fair N W. 60 fair N W. frost as last night saw teal, mallard, & Gulls large.
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
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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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “day of the month” column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
