"The weather became so intensely cold that we……" — Meriwether Lewis
"The weather became so intensely cold that we sent for all the hunters who had remained out with captain Clarke's party, and they returned in the evening several of them frostbitten."
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14 Quotes by Meriwether Lewis
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I am not a coward, but I am so strong. So hard to die.
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A clear cold morning with high wind: we caught in a trap a large gray wolf, and last night obtained…
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On the acquisition of Louisiana, in the year 1803, the attention of the government of the United States, was early…
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The day cold and fair with a high easterly wind: we were visited by two Indians who gave us an…
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The weather was fine and moderate. The hunters all returned, having killed during their absence three elk, four deer, two…
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Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last…
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Captain Clarke who had gone out yesterday with eighteen men to bring in the meat we had killed the day…
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A woman brought her child with an abscess in the lower part of the back, and offered as much corn…
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We were also fortunate enough to engage in our service a Canadian Frenchmen, who had been with the Chayenne Indians…
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The musquetos continue to infest us in such manner that we can scarcely exist. My dog even howls with the…
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We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of…
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We procured from an Indian a weasel perfectly white except the extremity of the tail which was black: great numbers…
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