August 15, 1804
Captain Lewis told us today that we had just gone in a big 183/4 mile circle on the river when it was only 900 or so yards. Captain Clark is taking advantage of all the fish and caught 800 of them. I noticed Seaman did not like fish at all and saw that he was very happy when he caught a mouse to eat. Then all of a sudden Reed burst through the trees on the river bank followed by two men. Reeds punishment was two run a gauntlet 4 times with the men beating him with sticks. I herd one of the chiefs saying that it was a terrible punishment for Reed but then herd Lewis say that It was the least we could do to him for the crime.

Cameron Allen Randolph