Journals of the
Lewis & Clark Expedition

[Clark]

Mon. 9th Jany—    Some Snow last night, a hard wind this morning from W, N W, river Rises with large Sheets of Ice out of Mississippi, the morning is fair (the man Ramey gives me much trouble)    I took Collins & went to the place he found a Hog Skined & Hung up, the Crows ^[1] had devoured the meet, Killed Prary fowl ^[2] and went across a Prary to a 2nd Bank where I discovered an Indian Fortification, ^[3] near the Second bank I attempted to cross a Bond [pond] of about 400 yds wide on the Ice & Broke in    this fortress is 9 mouns forming a Circle    two of them is about 7 foot above the leavel of the plain on the edge of the first bank and 2 m from the woods & about the Same distance from the main high land, about this place I found great quantities of Earthen ware & flints—    about ½ m. N. is a Grave on an Emenince    I returned before Sun Set, and found that my feet, which were wet had frozed to my Shoes, which rendered precaution necessary to prevent a frost bite, the Wind from the W, across the Sand Islands in the Mouth of the Missouries, raised Such a dust that I could not See in that derection, the Ice Continue to run & river rise Slowly—    exceeding Cold day