With Lewis and Clark

Tuesday, May 15, 1804

It rained during the greater part of last night and continued untill 7 OCk. A. M. after which the Prarty proceeded, passed two Islands and incamped on the Stard. shore at Mr. Fifer’s landing opposite an Island, the evening was fair. some wild gees with their young brudes were seen today. the barge run foul three several times —on logs, and in one instance it was with much difficulty they could get her off; happily no injury was sustained, tho’ the barge was several minutes in eminent danger; this was cased by her being too heavily laden in the stern. Persons accustomed to the navigation of the Missouri and the Mississippi also below the mouth of this river, uniformly take the precaution to load their vessels heavyest in the bow when they ascend the stream in order to avoid the danger incedent to runing foul of the concealed timber which lyes in great quantities in the beds of these rivers

Lewis

Tuesday 15— rained all last night and this morning untill 7 oClock, all our fire extinguished, Some Provisions on the top of the Perogus wet, I sent two men to the Countrey to hunt, & proceed on at 9 oClock, and proceeded on 9 miles and Camped at a Mr Pip:[er’s] Landing just below a Coal Bank on the South Side the prarie Comes with ¼ of a mile of the river on the N. Side I sent to the Setlements in the Pairie & purchased fowls &. one of the Perogue are not Sufficently maned to Keep up.

Clark

Source: Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Online