Jefferson's river
Place · mentioned in 26 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
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Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"north fork named for Jefferson"
— transcribed as Jefferson River
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 27, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"near county boundaries"
— transcribed as Jefferson River
Lewis: July 31, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 31, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"main river being ascended"
Clark: August 7, 1805
William Clark · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"gentle crooked above Wisdom"
— transcribed as Jefferson River
Lewis: August 7, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"party proceeded up this river"
— transcribed as Jefferson's River
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 8, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"regarded as continuation by explorers"
— transcribed as Jefferson River
Lewis: August 9, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"Wisdom river runs obliquely along it"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 9, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"name given to one fork"
— transcribed as Jefferson River
Lewis: August 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"forks examined for navigability"
Lewis: August 13, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"enters mountains S 18° W"
Lewis: August 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"forks where baggage to arrive"
Lewis: August 15, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"forks where party awaited Lewis"
Lewis: August 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 18, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"Clark encamped near narrow pass"
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 18, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 18, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"ascended its north branch"
— transcribed as Jefferson river
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 19, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"head spring at dividing ridge"
— transcribed as Jefferson river
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 27, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 27, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"compared to bottoms with clover/timothy"
— transcribed as Jefferson river
Clark: February 14, 1806
William Clark · Feb 14, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"mapped tributary of Missouri"
Lewis: February 14, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 14, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"river included in map"
Clark: June 25, 1806
William Clark · Jun 25, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"head where roots collected last fall"
— transcribed as Jefferson river
Lewis: June 25, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 25, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"head where Drewyer took roots"
Lewis: July 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 1, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"head where canoes deposited"
Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — Patrick Gass: July 1, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 1, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"head waters where canoes were left"
— transcribed as Jefferson river
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 19, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 19, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"forks at the mouth"
— transcribed as Jefferson river
Lewis and Clark reunite at Missouri-Yellowstone confluence — Patrick Gass: August 12, 1806
Patrick Gass · Aug 12, 1806 · Lewis and Clark reunite at Missouri-Yellowstone confluence
"main branch of the Missouri"
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"index reference"
— transcribed as Jefferson river
Patrick Gass: November 30, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 30, 1806 · Missouri River, eastern Montana – downstream travel
"canoe deposit near its head"
— transcribed as Jefferson's River