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Day of the Month |
State of the weather at ☉ rise |
Wind at ☉ rise |
State of the weather at 4 P. M. |
Wind at 4 P. M. |
| 1st | c a f | N W | f | N W |
| 2cd | f | S E | f | S E |
| 3rd | f | S E | f | N W |
| 4th | f | S E | f | N W |
| 5th | f | N E | f | S W |
| 6th | f | N E | f | S W |
| 7 | c a r T & L. | S W | c a f & r | W |
| 8th | f | S W | f | W. |
| 9th | c a r | N. E. | r. | N. E. |
| 10th | f a r | N W. | f | W. |
| 11th | f | N W | f | N. W. |
| 12th | f | N W | f | N W |
| 13th | f | N E | f | N E |
| 14th | f | S W | f | S W |
| 15th | f | S W | f | E |
| 16th | f | S W | f | S W |
| 17th | f a T L | S W | f | S W |
| 18th | f | S W | f | N E |
| 19th | f | S E | f | N E |
| 20th | f | E | f | N. |
| 21st | f | N. | f | N. E. |
| 22cd | f | S E | f | N. E. |
| 23rd | f a T & L | S E | f | S W |
| 24th | c a r T & L | N W | c a r t L | N W. |
| 25th | c a r | N W | c a r | N W |
| 26th | c a r | N | f | N W |
| 27th | f | N W | f | S W |
| 28th | f a r T & L. | N E | c a f h r T & L | N E |
| 29th | r a r T & L— | S W | c a r | N E |
| 30th | r a r | N E | r | N E |
| 31st | c a r | N E | r | N W |
| 1st | a speceis of wild clover with a small leaf just in blume. |
| 3rd | the turtle dove [3] lays it's eggs on the ground in these plains and is now seting, it has two eggs only and they are white. |
| 5th | a great number of pigeons breeding in this part of the mountains musquetoes not so troblesome as near Clark's river. some ear flies [4] of the common kind and a few large horse flies. [5] |
| 6th | the last night cold with a very heavy dew. |
| 7 | a cloud came on about sunset and continued to rain moderately all night. rained at 3 P. M. |
| 8th | heavy white frost last night. very cold. |
| 9th | rained slightly last night. air cold. rained constantly all day air extreemly cold it began to rain about 8 A. M. and continued with but little intermission all day in the evening late it abated and we ob- tained a view of the mountains we had just pased they were covered with snow apparrently several feet deep which had fallen during this day.— |
| 10th | rain ceased a little after dark. |
| 11th | wind very hard in the latter part of the day |
| 12th | wind violent all last night and today untill 5 P. M. when it ceased in some measure |
| 16th | Saw the Cookkoo or rain crow and the redheaded woodpecker. [6] the golden rye [7] now heading. both species of the prickly pare [8] in blume.— the sunflower in blume. |
| 17th | wind violent all day. distant thunder last evening to the West. |
| 23rd | a distant thundercloud last evening to the west. mountains covered with snow. |
| 24th | a violent gust of thunder Lightning last evening at 6 P. M. rain and wind all night untill this evening with some intervales. |
| 25th | rained and wind violent all day and night. |
| 26th | wind violent rain continues. |
| 28th | a thundershower last night from N. W. but little rain where we were. heavy hail storm at 3 P. M. the prickly pear has now cast it's blume |
| 29th | heavy rain last night, continued with small intervales all night |
| 30th | rained almost without intermission |
| 31st | do do do do |
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Day of the month |
State of the weather at Sun rise |
Wind at Sun rise |
State of the weather at 4 P. M |
Wind at 4 P M. |
| 1st | c a f | N W | f. | N W |
| 2cd | f. | S E | f | N. W |
| 3rd | f. | S E | f | S W |
| 4th | f. | S W | f. | S W |
| 5th | f. | N. E. | f. | S W. |
| 6th | f. | S W. | c. a. r. T. & L | S W |
| 7th | c. a. r | W. | f. a. r | S W by W |
| 8th | f. a. r | W. | f. | S W |
| 9th | c. | S W. | f. | S W |
| 10th | f. | S. E. | f. | S W. |
| 11th | f. | S E | f. | N N E |
| 12th | f. | S E. | f. | N W |
| 13th | f. | S S E | f. | N E |
| 14th | f. | N W | f. | N W |
| 15th | f. | S E. by E | f. | N E |
| 16th | c. | N E | c. | N. E |
| 17th | f. a. r. h. T. & L. | S E | f. | S W |
| 18th | f. | S W | f. | S E |
| 19th | f. | N W | f. | S E |
| 20th | f. | N E | f. | N E |
| 21st | f. | N E | c. | N. E. |
| 22nd | f. a. T. L & r | N E | c. | N. E |
| 23rd | f. | N. E. | c. | S E |
| 24th | f. | S W | r. | S W. |
| 25th | c. | E | c. a r | S W |
| 26th | c. | S S W | f a. r. | N W. |
| 27th | f. | N. E. | f. | S W. |
| 28th | C a f r | N E | f. | N. W. |
| 29th | c. a. r. T. & L | N. E | f. | N. |
| 30th | f. a. r. T. L | N. W. | f. a. r. | S. E |
| 31st | f. | N W. | c. a. r | N E |
| 1st | a Species of wild Clover in blume |
| 2nd | Musquetors very troublesom |
| 3rd | Cap L. & my Self part at Travellers rest. |
| 4th | a worm day. I saw a Speces of Honeysuckle [10] with a redish brown flower in blume |
| 5th | Cool night. Some dew this morning [11] the nights are Cool. the musquetors are troublesome untill a little after dark when the air become Cool and Musquetoes disappear. |
| 6th | cold night with frost. I slept cold under 2 blankets on head of Clarks river. I arived in an open plain in the middle of which a violent Wind from the N W. accompanied with hard rain which lasted from 4 untill half past 5 P. M. quawmash in those plains at the head of wisdom River is just begining to blume and the grass is about 6 inches high. |
| 7th | Saw a blowing Snake. [12] a violent rain from 4 to ½ past 5 last evening & Some rain in the latter part of last night. a small Shower of rain at 4 this morning accompanied with wind from the S. S. W. |
| 8th | a Small Shower of rain a little after dark a heavy rain and wind from S W. at 4 P. M yesterday [13] a heavy Shower of rain accompanied with rain from the S W. from 4 to 5 P M. passed the boiling hot Springs emerced 2 peces of raw meat in the Spring and in 25 Minits the Smallest pece was sufficiently cooked and in 32 the larger was also sufficiently cooked |
| 9th | Hard frost. Some ice this morning. last night was very Cold and wind hard from the N E. all night. The river is 12 inches higher than it was last Summer when we made the deposit here and portage from this place. more Snow on the adjacent moun- tains than was at that time. |
| 10th | white frost this morning. ice ¾ of an inch thick on Standing water. grass killd by the frost. river falling proceviable. a large white frost last night. the air extreemlly Cold. Ice ¾ of an inch thick on Standing water. |
| 11th | frost this morning. goslins nearly grown fishing hawks [14] have their young The yellow Current nearly ripe. a Slight frost last night. the air Cool. the Musquetors retired a little after dark, and did not return untill about an hour after Sunrise. |
| 12th | wisdom river is high but falling. Prickly pears in blume |
| 14th | Saw a Tobaco worm [15] shown me by York |
| 15th | Struck the river Rochejhone 120 yds wide water falling a little |
| 16th | Saw the wild indigo & common sunflower |
| 17th | Heavy showers of rain Hard Thunder & Lightning last night a heavy Shower of rain accompanied with hail Thunder and Lightning at 2 a. m. with hard wind from the S W. after the Shower was over it Cleared away and became fair. |
| 18th | yellow, purple, & black Currents ripe and abundant |
| 19th | Saw the 1st Grape vine [16] of the dark purple kind the grape nearly grown |
| 20th | Sworms of grass hoppers have eaten the grass of the plains for many miles. The River Rochejhone falls about ½ an in in 24 hours and becoms much Clearer than above. The Grass hop- pers are emencely noumerous and have distroyed every Species of grass from one to 10 Miles above on the river & a great dis- tance back. |
| 21st | river falls a little and the water is nearly Clear |
| 22nd | raind Slightly last evening about dark with hard winds Thun- der & lightning a fiew drops of rain last night at dark. the Cloud appd. to hang to the S W, wind blew hard from different points from 5 to 〈7〉 8 P M which time it thundered and Light- ened. The river by 11 a. m. to day had risen 15 inches, and the water of a milky white Colour. |
| 23rd | violent wind last night from S W. The river has fallen within the last 24 hours 7 inches. the wind was violent from the S W for about 3 hours last night from the hours of 1 to 3 A. M. |
| 24th | Violent wind last night. river falling a little Since the last rise it had fallen 13 inches. river falling a little it is 6 feet lower than the highest appearance of it's rise. Rained from 3 to 4 P M but Slightly. the wind violent from the S. W. (Sgt. Pryor crossd and Set out for the Mandans.[)] |
| 25th | rained from 3 to 4 P M yesterday but Slight. rained Several Showers Several Showers of rain with hard winds from the S and S W the fore part of the day. the brooks on each Side are high and water muddye. |
| 26th | a Slight Shower this morning with hard wind from the S. W. The river falling, but very Slowly 1 inch in 24 hs. |
| 27th | Saw a flight of gulls, [17] a Small rattle Snake [18] Several flocks of Crows & black burds. [19] |
| 28th | a fiew drops of rain this morning a little before day light. river Still falling a little Bratten Coet [caught] a beaver Labeech Shot 2 last evenig. I saw a wild Cat [20] lying on a log over the water. |
| 29th [21] | a fiew drops of rain accompanied with hard Claps of Thunder and Sharp lightning last night wind hard from the N. E. |
| 30th | Great number of Swallows, [22] they have their young. Killed 1s black tail deer. young gees beginning to fly a Slight Shower of rain accompanied with thunder and lightning. Several Show- ers in the course of this day. it cleared away in the evening and became fair river falling a little. Great quantities of Coal ap- pear in the bluffs on either Side. Some appearance of Burnt hills at a distance from the river. [23] |
| 31st | rained only a fiew drops last night. a Small Showers to day. wind hard from the N E The wind blew hard and it was Show- ery all day tho not much rain. the clouds came up from the W. and N W frequently in course of the day. |
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