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St. Charles, Missouri — Charles Floyd: May 21, 1804

Charles Floyd · May 21, 1804 · St. Charles, Missouri

"encamped on north side"

St. Charles, Missouri — John Ordway: May 21, 1804

John Ordway · May 21, 1804 · St. Charles, Missouri

"encamped on N. side"

Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 16, 1804

John Ordway · Jun 16, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area

"strong current, sand bars encountered"

Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 18, 1804

John Ordway · Jun 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area

"South Side mentioned with prairies and good land"

Missouri River near St. Joseph area — Charles Floyd: July 5, 1804

Charles Floyd · Jul 5, 1804 · Missouri River near St. Joseph area

"river crossed by stray horse"

Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — Joseph Whitehouse: October 12, 1804

Joseph Whitehouse · Oct 12, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge

"camped on north side"

Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 30, 1804

John Ordway · Oct 30, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan

"traveled six miles up in pearogue"

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 6, 1804

John Ordway · Nov 6, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"frenchmen descending it in pearogue"

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 14, 1804

John Ordway · Nov 14, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"main river being traveled, possibly Missouri"

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 21, 1804

John Ordway · Nov 21, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"sent a short distance down for stone"

Clark: November 30, 1804

William Clark · Nov 30, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"crossed on ice to return"

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 8, 1804

John Ordway · Dec 8, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"praries black down the river"

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 17, 1804

John Ordway · Dec 17, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"buffalo coming in towards it"

Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 4, 1805

John Ordway · Jan 4, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)

"hunters went down river hunting"

Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 7, 1805

John Ordway · Jan 7, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)

"hunters traveled down it"

Clark: January 13, 1805

William Clark · Jan 13, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)

"Indians moved down to hunt"

Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 19, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jan 19, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)

"traveled on ice for meat"

Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 30, 1805

John Ordway · Jan 30, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)

"river near bluff where stone gathered"

Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 9, 1805

John Ordway · Feb 9, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)

"frozen smooth, used to haul timber"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 18, 1805

John Ordway · Feb 18, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"moved camp 5 miles down"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 21, 1805

John Ordway · Feb 21, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"snow and ice thawed on river"

Clark: March 17, 1805

William Clark · Mar 17, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"Charbonneau took things across it"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 19, 1805

John Ordway · Mar 19, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"pirogues to be drawn to it"

Clark: March 20, 1805

William Clark · Mar 20, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"canoes carried to river to descend to fort"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 21, 1805

John Ordway · Mar 21, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"perogues carried to the river"

Clark: March 21, 1805

William Clark · Mar 21, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"men carried canoes to river"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 24, 1805

John Ordway · Mar 24, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"specimens to be sent down"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 26, 1805

John Ordway · Mar 26, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"perogues taken on bank of river"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 29, 1805

John Ordway · Mar 29, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"preparing to ascend upriver"

Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805

John Ordway · May 17, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area

"main river of travel with hills"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 21, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 21, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"buffalo swimming across"

Joseph Whitehouse: June 22, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 22, 1805 · Great Falls Portage, upper end — White Bear Islands area, MT

"buffalo swimming across in gangs"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 27, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"divides in many channels"

Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 23, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"canoes sunk in pond on north side"

Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 30, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 30, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"camped near it after 10 miles"

Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 30, 1805

John Ordway · Aug 30, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"travelled along its bottom"

Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 31, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 31, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"river crossed with Indian weirs"

Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 9, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT

"pitch pine timber along it"

Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — John Ordway: September 25, 1805

John Ordway · Sep 25, 1805 · Nez Perce villages on Clearwater

"about 60 yards wide with rock cliffs"

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — John Ordway: October 10, 1805

John Ordway · Oct 10, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston

"Columbia River, canoes passing along"

Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — John Ordway: November 13, 1805

John Ordway · Nov 13, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp

"men sent toward its mouth for discoveries"

Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 26, 1805

John Ordway · Nov 26, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia

"crossed early in morning"

Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 7, 1805

John Ordway · Dec 7, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop

"went up about 3 miles to winter quarters"

Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 28, 1805

John Ordway · Dec 28, 1805 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established

"three hunters crossed it"

Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 3, 1806

John Ordway · Apr 3, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream

"main river party is on"