The journal entries found here are not the complete entries of Lewis and Clark. They are merely sampling of some of the entries.
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All the preparations being completed, we left our encampment. Not being able to set sail before four o'clock P.M., we did not make more than four miles, and encamped on the first island opposite a small creek called Cold Water. The boat struck on it and would have upset immediately, if the men had not jumped into the water and held her, til the sand washed from under her. This nation is now hunting in the plains for the buffalo which our hunters have seen for the first time. The commanding Officers approve of the Sentence of the Court and orders that Punishment take place at half past three this evening, at which time the party will Parrade for inspection.