At winter camp at the Wood River across from the mouth of the Missouri, Major Nathan Rumsey, U.S. Army commissary, arrives to help provision the expedition. Clark sends two men to rescue a horse in distress.
Horse
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Rescuing a Horse
Sent over two men to the Island to See about a horse which was Seen in distress there, Majr. Runsey arrived
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Therm at rise
weather wind Therm at 4 Oclk weather wind River fair N W fair NWW rise 2 in. Windey
—Meriwether Lewis and William Clark[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
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Notes
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