Photo Mural 16
Missouri River (near Craig, Montana)
June 30th Sunday 1805. "I Set 4 men to make new axeltrees & repare the Carrages, others to take the load across the run which had fallen & is about 3 feet water, men Complain of being Swore this day dull and lolling about,...at 3 oClock a Storm of wind from the S. W. after which we had a clear evening. Great numbers of Buffalow in every direction, I think 10,000 may be Seen in a view." William Clark The above quote is taken directly from the Gary Moulton, University of Nebraska version of the Lewis and Clark Journals. |
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Land for the Historic Old Courthouse was donated in 1816 by Judge John Baptisite Charles Lucas and St. Louis founder Rene Auguste Chouteau. More...