May 14, 1804
I set out at 4 oclock p.m., in the presence of many of the neighboring
inhabitants, and proceeded on under a gentle breeze up the Missouri.
--William Clark
We set forward...in order to join my friend, companion, and fellow laborer Captain William Clark...destined for the discovery of the interior of the continent of North America.
-- Meriwether Lewis
May 24, 1804
Passed a very bad part of the river called the devils race ground…the
swiftness of current wheeled the boat, broke our tow rope, and was nearly
oversetting the boat.
-- William Clark.
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