The day is warm as the men row and tow the boats up the Missouri. Pvt. Frazer is “Struck with the Sun,” and Sgt. Ordway spends the day and night away from the main party. They camp across from present St. Joseph, Missouri.
One Man Very Sick
by Yellowstone Public Radio[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
Missouri River near St. Joseph
(view north)
Some modern items digitally obscured. © 4 August 2015 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Frazier’s Illness
one man [Robert Frazer] verry Sick, Struck with the Sun, Capt. Lewis bled him & gave Niter which has revived him much
—William Clark
Sergeant Ordway’s Trip
I went on Shore with the Horses in the afternoon In the North Side crossed a Creek 2 miles up in the evening followed down to the mouth, and Camped it being too late to find the boat, the Musquitoes troubled me So that I Could not Sleep, as this Creek is without name & my Describeing it to my Capt. he named it Ordway Creek.
—John Ordway
Sergeant Floyd’s Day
Set out errley prosed along, passed Some Strong water on the South Side, which Compelled us to Draw up by the Cord Clear morning verry warm Strong water Came 10 miles Camt on the N. Side
—Charles Floyd
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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