Journals of the
Lewis & Clark Expedition

[Clark]

Wed: Jany. 4th    a Cold Clear morning, the river Covered with Ice from the Missouri, the Massissippi above frosed across, the Wind from the West, The Thermometer this morning at 19° below freesing [13° F.], Continue Cold & Clear all day, I took the altd. of S. [sun's] L. L and found it to be 57° 27' 15" N, purchase 12 lb Tallow for 6/—of Whitesides, who Sold the Beef to the Com; [commissary] at 3$ pr. Hw [hundredweight]    Several Countrey people here to day—    at 4 oClock the murcuria of the Thmtr. in a corner of a warm room was 20 D. above (0)—

Worner & Potts fight after Dark without my Knowledge & the Corpl. ^[1] head of the mess left the hut & Suffered them to bruse themselves much, he has no authority, the other Part of the detachment verry merry at night