Wisdom river

Place · mentioned in 22 journal entries

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Lewis: August 6, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 6, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"bold rapid clear stream newly named" — transcribed as Wisdom
Clark: August 7, 1805
William Clark · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"latitude of mouth recorded" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Lewis: August 7, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"Shannon may have pursued upwards" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 7, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"name given to right-hand fork" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Lewis: August 8, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"tributary, searched for Shannon"
Clark: August 9, 1805
William Clark · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"where Shannon was lost and pursued" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Lewis: August 9, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"Shannon marched one day up 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
"arduous navigation experience" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 9, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"north branch of three left behind" — transcribed as Wisdom
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"north fork of the three forks" — transcribed as Wisdom R.
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 10, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"north fork of last three forks" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Clark: August 13, 1805
William Clark · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"course noted as N. 25 W"
Lewis: August 13, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"valley opens N 25 W"
Clark: July 6, 1806
William Clark · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"descended branch of this river" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 7, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 7, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"also called Big Hole River, footnote" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 8, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"part of route described in note" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Clark: July 10, 1806
William Clark · Jul 10, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"tributary of Jeffersons river"
Clark: July 11, 1806
William Clark · Jul 11, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"encamped at entrance, very high and falling" — transcribed as Wisdom River
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 11, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 11, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"arrived at mouth, camped there" — transcribed as Wisdom 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
"boiling hot spring on head waters"
La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer — Patrick Gass: September 20, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 20, 1806 · La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer
"indexed river"
Patrick Gass: November 19, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 19, 1806
"head waters mentioned"

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