The Journals of Lewis & Clark: December 17, 1804

Updated May 14, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
December 16, 1804
December 18, 1804

December 17, 1804

17th December Monday 1804

a verry Cold morning the Thrmt. Stood a 43° below 0. We found Mr. Henny a verry intelligent man from whome we obtained Some Scetches of the Countrey between the Mississippi & Missouri, and Some Sketches from him, which he had obtained from the Indins. to the West of this place also the names and charecktors of the Sceoux &c about 8 oClock P M. the thermometer fell to 74° below the freesing pointe- the Indian Chiefs Sent word that Buffalow was in our neighbourhood, and if we would join them, in the morning they would go and kill them-

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