Day-by-Day / September 24, 1805

September 24, 1805

Down to the Clearwater

Men round up scattered horses, and the entire corps travels from Weippe Prairie to the Clearwater River. Several men are so sick they can barely ride. They set up camp on a small island.

Rounding Up Horses

we went to look for our horses but found them much Scatered and mixed among the Indian horses which were numerous.
John Ordway

despatched J. Colter back to hunt the horses lost in the mountains & bring up Some Shot left behind
William Clark

Moving to China Island

we Set out and proceeded on the day warm we had a good road mostly plain but no water. Some Scattering pine timber. towards evening we came down on a fork of Columbia River and followed it down Some distance then went on a small prarie Island and Camped. our hunters joined us had got 4 deer and two Sammon which they killed.
—John Ordway

Sick Men

Capt Lewis Scercely able to ride on a jentle horse which was furnishd by the Chief, Several men So unwell that they were Compelled to lie on the Side of the road for Some time others obliged to be put on horses. I gave rushes Pills [Rush’s bilious pills] to the Sick this evening.
—William Clark

 

Weather Diary

Weather at sun symbol rise Wind at sun symbol rise Weather at 4 P.M. Wind at 4 P.M.
fair after rain, thunder, & lightning S E fair after rain S E.

a thunder cloud last evening. [Clark adds:] Capt Lewis & Several men Sick.
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.

Notes

Notes
1 To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.

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