river

Place · mentioned in 35 journal entries

Planning Westward Fort Clatsop Return Post-expedition NPS L&C NHT trail data © National Park Service
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
97 mentions via 51 variants: Medicine river (6) · Columbia river (5) · Missouri River (5) · Maria's river (4) · Osage river (4) · Smith's river (3) …
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) — Patrick Gass: July 30, 1804
Patrick Gass · Jul 30, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
"lake on south side of river"
Lewis: August 5, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"large prairie adjoining the river bank"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 17, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 17, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"buffalo coming to the river"
Clark: December 20, 1804
William Clark · Dec 20, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"pickets put up next to river"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 27, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 27, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"hunters went down river"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 30, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jan 30, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"prairies rising on both sides of river"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 1, 1805
Patrick Gass · Mar 1, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"canoes carried to river, ice breaking"
Clark: April 6, 1805
William Clark · Apr 6, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"Ricarra arrived on other side"
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 19, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 19, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"men caught small catfish in river"
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 4, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 4, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"straighter for two or three days"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 23, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 23, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"creeks on each side of river"
Patrick Gass: June 22, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jun 22, 1805 · Great Falls Portage, MT
"intended place of embarkation"
Clark: August 16, 1805
William Clark · Aug 16, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"river forked near narrows, left hand largest"
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 21, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 21, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"about 70 yards wide"
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 22, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"narrow river with rapids, 80 yards wide"
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 6, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 6, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"Indians traveling up and down in canoes"
Clark: November 22, 1805
William Clark · Nov 22, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"waves blown from river into camp"
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 26, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 26, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"crossed early in the morning"
Lewis: November 29, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Nov 29, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"proceeded down its east side"
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 3, 1805
Patrick Gass · Dec 3, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"natives proceeded down the river"
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 7, 1805
Patrick Gass · Dec 7, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"about 100 yards broad, went up 2 miles"
Clark: January 11, 1806
William Clark · Jan 11, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"party went up searching for canoe"
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 5, 1806
John Ordway · Feb 5, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"party crossed to find canoe"
Clark: April 8, 1806
William Clark · Apr 8, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"waves rose across the river"
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — Patrick Gass: April 17, 1806
Patrick Gass · Apr 17, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"Clarke remained on opposite side"
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 23, 1806
John Ordway · Apr 23, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"sand banks along the river"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 23, 1806
John Ordway · May 23, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"deer swam across to S. Side"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 24, 1806
John Ordway · May 24, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"natives came down in canoe"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 25, 1806
John Ordway · May 25, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"hunters crossed to south side"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 26, 1806
John Ordway · May 26, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"rising; canoe put in"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 1, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"rose eighteen inches overnight"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 6, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 6, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"party crossed to reach villages"
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 5, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 5, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"35 yards wide with rapid current"
Patrick Gass: October 8, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 8, 1806
"old chief had gone down it last fall"
Patrick Gass: October 19, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 19, 1806
"lodges located four miles upriver"

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