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Lewis and Clark Journal Summary 9

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Lewis and Clark Journal Summary 9: Dates August 30, 1805 - October 6, 1805
The following is a summary of the journal entries made by Lewis and Clark. Dates: August 30, 1805 - October 6, 1805
 

The Horses Struggle and a Change of Diet Leads to Illness

August 30, 1805
Lewis and Clark resumed their journey but the expedition soon encountered difficulties. They had to cut a route through thickets and negotiated very steep rocky hills where several of their horses slipped and some fell. The temperature was dropping and snow was falling.

September 4, 1805
Lewis and Clark entered a valley where some Flathead Indians were camped. They purchased some horses from them and stayed the night before resuming their expedition.

September 10, 1805
Three Flathead Indians were brought to the camp by one of the hunters. They were in pursuit of some other Indians who had stolen horses from them. One of them agreed to guide Lewis and Clark to their residence in the plain below the mountains on the Columbia River. He said that it was possible to navigate the river from that point to the sea.

When the expedition was delayed by some horses escaping, the Flathead Indian decided to go on ahead. They continued their journey, over mountains and through valleys, losing the use of several horses as they became injured from falling down hills. They began to struggle to find meat and had to kill some of their horses for food.

September 18, 1805
Clark took a small party ahead of the main expedition to hunt for food.

September 19, 1805
Lewis recorded that several of the expedition members were suffering with dysentery. A few days later, Lewis met up with Clark at an Indian settlement.

September 27, 1805
Meriwether Lewis and some of the other men had been unwell for several days. Clark directed the able bodied men to build 5 canoes.

October 2, 1805
The ill men were beginning to recover and Clark had another horse killed for food. The only other food available was dried fish and dried roots which were causing stomach problems.

October 6, 1805
The canoes were finished on and William Clark became unwell.

 

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