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September 18, 1806
William Clark

at 10 oClock we came too and gathered pottows [papaws] to eate we have nothing but a fiew Buisquit to eate and are partly compelled to eate poppows ... our party entirely out of provisions subsisting on poppaws. we divide[d] the buiskit which amounted to nearly one buisket per man, this in addition to the poppaws is to last us down to the Settlement's which is 150 miles the party appear perfectly contented and tell us that they can live very well on the pappaws. ... one of our party J. Potts complains very much of one of his eyes which is burnt by the Sun from exposeing his face without a cover from the Sun. Shannon also complains of his face & eyes &c.


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