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Outing! The Two Rivers of Lewis & Clark Entries For December 10:
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(12/7/1804)||(12/16/1804) Next Entry >>| A very cold day. The
thermometer today at 10 and 11 degrees below zero. Captain Lewis
returned today at 12 o'clock, leaving 6 men at the camp to
prepare the meat for to pack. Four horse loads came in. Captain
Lewis had a cold. Disagreeable last night in the snow, on a cold
point with one small blanket. The buffalo crossed the river
below in immense herds without breaking in. Only 2 buffalo
killed today, one of which was too poor to skin. The men who
were frostbitten are getting better. The river rose 11/2 inch.
Wind north. Reprinted by permission of the American Studies
Programs at the University of Virginia. The complete text can
also be downloaded for printing from their website.