undated, ca. January 21, 1804
[Clark]
| 1804 | mes | months | days |
| From
Dubois
to the
Manden Nation 1500 miles at 10 mes. pr Day will be 150 days Viz: May June, July Augt. & Sept.— |
1500 in |
5 |
0 |
| From Do. at 12 mes. pr. day—125 days Viz: May June July Augt. & 5 days in Septr |
4 |
5 |
|
| 1[st] Winter | |||
| From Mandens to the rock mountains is 12° W. at 41 mes. [to a degree of longitude] Say 900 miles at 10 pr Day is 90 Days, Viz: Septr. Octr. Novr. & 4 Ds |
900 in |
3 |
0 |
| From Same at 12 miles pr Day 65 Days Septr. Octr & 19 of Novr |
2 |
15 |
|
| From the mountains to the Ocean in Longtd. 123° W say 10° at 41 miles to a degree of Longtd. add the windings 650 miles at 10 miles will take May June and July, [85?] Days |
650 in |
3 |
0 |
| From the Same place at 12 ms. 54 days, May & June |
2 |
[5?] |
|
| The time to the Ocean @ 10 ms per Day | 11 | 0 days | |
| The Time @ 12 ms. pr day | 8 | 20 days | |
| 1805 | |||
| (Delay 15 days) | |||
| Returning from the Ocean to the river 650 miles @ 10 ms. pr Day is 65 days Viz: 15 in August, Septr. 20 in Octr. |
650 m |
2 |
5 |
| do— Viz 〈to Mandens 900 m〉 in 65 Days m at 12 m pr Day 54 Day, 15 July Augt. 9 in Septr |
1 |
24 |
|
| ditto to the Mandens @ 20 ms pr. Day 45 Days Septr. Octr— |
900 |
1 |
21 |
| ditto @ to the mouth Nov. & Dec @ [blank] | 2 | 0 | |
| Returning to the Mandan @ 10 pr | 3 | 26 | |
| do do at 12 do | 3 | 15 |
| Months to Mandens |
Months to mountains |
Months to ocean |
Time [word illegible] lost winter &c. |
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| The Boat of | 25 men |
| 1 Pierogue | 6 |
| 1 do— | 6 |
| 37 |
| Boat of | 24 men |
| 1 Periogue of | 6 |
| 30 |
If 40 men
| Boat of | 26 |
| 1 Perogue— | 8 |
| 1 do— | 6 |
| 40 |
| Boat | 26 men |
| 1 Perog. | 10 |
| 1 do | 7 |
| 1 do— | 7 |
| 50 |
〈Those Numbers will Depend on the probability of an oppisition from roving Parties of Bad Indians which it is probable may be on the [R.? blot]〉
It is a faculty of the Soul, whereby it perceived external Objects, by means of the impressions they make on certain organs of the body. These organs are Commonly reconed 5, Viz: the Eyes, whereby we See objects; the ear, which enables us to hear sounds; the nose, by which we receive the Ideas of different smells; the Palate, by which we judge of tastes; and the Skin, which enables us to feel—the different, forms, hardness, or Softness of bodies. [5]
| 2 men takes up 3 feet | { | Boat 31 feet in Hol[d] | } | Inches | ||
| do 14 do on Cabn. | 32 Long | } | a [Bench or Bank?] | |||
| do 8—4 wide | 22 wide |
| foot | In | |||
| Lockers, must be | 2 | 6 wide | } |
156 foot of Plant @ [word illegible, per- haps a space and abbreviation for weight] pr. foot is [perhaps a space and abbrevia- tion for weight] |
| do—&— | 31 feet | Long | ||
| do. about— | 1— | 6 Deep |
| Lockers on the Cabin | 14—0—long | } | 84 feet |
| do wide | 3—0—wide | ||
| do | 3—0—Deep |
| Ends & Divisions &c. &c. &c. | 60 |
| 300 |
| Calculate ¼ | |
| for Season[ing] & wast | 75 |
| 375 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | [ridge] poles for an Orning |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | [for]ks to hold the ridge pole of 5 ½ foot abv Deck |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | [Base with an eye?] to hold the poles to stretch the Orning 3 foot |
| 4 | the Joint of the Mast & hook for it to Lay in T[his?] is pins to row by |
as examples are necessary [7]
Supposeing the party to Consist of 2 Intptrs 4 Non Comd. officers and 21 men and the rules to be observed is Strictly such as Cap. L & C shall from time establish, and a violiation or Disobediance shall be Subject to Such punishment as derected by the articles of War, in like Cases and Such other punishments, as Shall be inflicted by the Sentence of a Court Martial which 〈Shall〉 are to be formed in the following manner, Viz; one Intptr or Sergt. to act as president and at least 1 n Comd. officers & 5 privates members The Court to Consist of not less then 7 members, 〈in Capital offenses and〉 at other times when Convenient one of the Capts. will preside at the Court in that Case the Court will have an addition to their number of a presdt. 〈who will have 2 votes〉 (but in all Cases Capt L. & C doe reserve to themselves the right rudcing N C officers at will of inflicting such punishment as they may thing [think] right agreeable to Law at any time which from the nature of the offence & the good of the Service require it) This Court will act agreeable to the rules and regulations of the Articles of War and Such others as may be established by the Said Cpt L. & C. from time to time.
