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Journal Entry Archives July 11 - 13, 1804
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July 11, 1804-
Camped in Holt County, Missouri, opposite
the mouth of the Big Nemaha River, which enters the Missouri River on the
Nebraska side.
"Embarked early this morning. proceeded on ... sent out Dreweyer &
Jo Fields to hunt, back of this Island a creek comes in on the SS side
called by the Indians Little Tarkio Creek* I went on shore
above this island on the SS found the bottom subject for overflow wet and
verry thickly interwoven with grape vines - about 3 ms. observed fresh sign
of horse, I prosueed the track, with an expectation of finding a Camp of
Indians on the river, when I got to the river, saw a horse
on the beech, supposed to have been left by a hunting party last
winter. I joined the Boat on the Sand Island opposit the mouth of the
Ne Ma har River**, this river coms in on the LS is about 80 yds. wide
and navagable for Perogues some distance up the praries commnce above the
mouth and continues on both sides of this River. Drewyer killed 6 deer
to day J. Field one. "
ClarkLittle Tarkio Creek* - Probably later Little
Tarkio creek in Holt County, Missouri.
Ne Ma har River** - The Big Nemaha River, whose Oto Indian name,
nimaha, signifies "miry water," enters the Missouri in Richardson
County, Nebraska just above the Nebraska-Kansas line. The camp,
opposite the river mouth on an island, may have been in present Holt County,
Missouri.
July 12, 1804
"Concluded to Delay* here to day with a view of takeing equal
altitudes & making observations as well as refreshing our men who are much
fatigued. saw Elk &
Buffalow " Clark
Delay* - A court Martial for the trial of Alexander Willard, charged with "Lying
down and Sleeping on his post". Willard pleaded guilty of lying down,
not guilty of sleeping. Found guilty of both charges and sentenced to
100 lashes.
July 13, 1804- Camped in eastern Richardson County,
Nebraska
"My notes of the 13th of July by a Most unfortunate accident blew
over Board in a Storm in the morning of the 14th obliges me to refur to the
journals of Serjeants, and my own recollection of the accurences Courses
Distance of that day - Passed an elegt Prairie in the 1s bend to
the left. this plain also abounds in Grapes of defferent Kinds
Some nearly ripe. I killed two Goslings nearly Grown, Several others
Killed an cought on Shore, also one old Goose, with pin fethers, She
Could not fly - " Clark
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