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February
1, 1804
Clark Goes Out Riding
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Still unwell, Clark rode out six miles on a borrowed horse.
Widnesday 1st Feby 1804 a Cloudy
morning & warm wind from the S.W, I rode out 6 miles on
Mr Hays horse am verry sick, wind was verry high at 1 oClock,
a warm day, all the good[s] put out and aired I am very unwell
Sources: Osgood 27, 208; Moulton 2:172.
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February 2, 1804
A Brief Entry, Clark Still Unwell
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The brevity of this week’s entries indicates the seriousness
of Clark’s continuing sickness.
Thursday 2nd Feby Mrs Hays & Hay set out for Kohokia,
Cap Lewis & my self accompanyed them one mile, & then
went to Mr — & Kanes and returned to Dinner, verry
sick wind high from SW
Sources: Osgood 27, 208; Moulton 2:172.
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February
3, 1804
Clark Still Unwell
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This even briefer entry shows Clark struggling with his sickness
and attempting purgative cures.
Friday 3rd I am verry unwell
all day, take medicine without effect fair Thawing Day
Sources: Osgood 27, 208; Moulton 2:172.
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February
4, 1804
Disciplinary Action
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Clark had to discipline and dismiss a man for theft. With
the water rising, they were able to take the boat a little
way up River Dubois.
Satturday 4 Discharge Leakens
for theift with a Small Correction a warm Day some rain
last night, in the Evening the River Covered with large
Sheetes of Ice from both rivers, the River & Creek rised
Suffecent to take the boat up the Creek some distance moderate
day I am verry sick wild fowl pass
Sources: Osgood, 27, 208; Moulton 2:173.
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February
5, 1804
Lewis Obtains New Herbal Medicine for Clark
No doubt concerned at Clark’s continued sickness, Lewis
sent a man to find walnut bark, an emetic.
Sonday 5th Feby Still Sick,
The french Man Wife &c came to See us to day Mrs Cane
als[o] Hanley sent us some Butter & milk, river riseing
& Covered with Small Ice. Ct L send out Shields to get
walnut Bark for pills, fowl pass
Sources: Osgood, 27, 208; Moulton 2:173. |
February
6,
1804
Great Flocks of Wildfowl
Clark’s journal records large flocks of migrating wildfowl.
Clark was dosed with the purgative pills, and his health improves,
with no further mention of this bout of sickness.
Monday 6th Fby a fair day Snow nearly gone, Some Ice Still
running Sick take Walnut pills, Winser killed a Badger. My
P[ills] work &c great numbers of wild fowl flying Northerly.
Swans in great number, river began to fall Thompson return
from Kohokia
Sources: Osgood, 27, 208; Moulton 2:173 |
February
7,
1804
Heavy Rain
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Heavy rains brought flood water down the Dubois, carrying
away an Indian canoe and promising to clear out the Missouri
mud from the mouth of the Dubois.
Tuesday 7th some rain last
night, Rain this morning, the [river] falling 8 Inches.
Sergt O[r]dway returned from Kohokia @ 2 oClock rain Incres
a little, The Creek or River a Dubois raisin fast, Swept
off a canoo belonging to a Maumies Indian from out its mouth.
if the present fresh continue a few days, the water passing
down this small river [Dubois] will Wash off all that immense
quantity of mud which has filled up its mouth for 300 yards
by the Missourie O[o]ze or mud
Sources: Osgood 27, 208; Moulton 2:173
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