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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):

Lewis: Ohio River Journey, September 19, 1803

Sep 19, 1803

"falls at Louisville, destination downstream"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 26, 1805

Patrick Gass · Feb 26, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"reference point above which Medicine river enters"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 29, 1805

Patrick Gass · Mar 29, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"spring at the falls visited"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 30, 1805

Patrick Gass · Mar 30, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"visited the falls"

Lewis: May 13, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · May 13, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area

"where leather boat will be made"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 14, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 14, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"falls of the Missouri, very bad"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 14, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 14, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"reported about 20 miles above"

Clark: June 15, 1805

William Clark · Jun 15, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"audible distinctly this morning"

Lewis: June 15, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 15, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"mist produces heavy dew"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 15, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 15, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"destination where Capt Lewis was located"

Clark: June 16, 1805

William Clark · Jun 16, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"5 miles distant where Lewis was"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 16, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 16, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"Captain Lewis went 15 miles above first shoot"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 17, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 17, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"portage point above which boats reassembled"

Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 17, 1805

John Ordway · Jun 17, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"falls being portaged around"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 17, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"portaging canoes around them"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 19, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 19, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"falls below Medicine river"

Lewis: June 21, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 21, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"falls of the Missouri"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 21, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 21, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"buffalo swept over and drowned"

Joseph Whitehouse: June 22, 1805

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

"buffalo swept over and drowned"

Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: June 23, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 23, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"river differs above and below falls"

Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: June 24, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 24, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"camp below the falls mentioned"

Clark: June 25, 1805

William Clark · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"driftwood broken passing the falls"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"Great Falls of the Missouri"

Clark: June 27, 1805

William Clark · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"buffalow drowned passing over them"

Lewis: June 27, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"buffalo perished there"

Clark: June 29, 1805

William Clark · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"Great Falls where Clark went to observe"

Lewis: June 29, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"great cataract of 87 feet"

Clark: June 30, 1805

William Clark · Jun 30, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"hunters dispatched to the falls"

Lewis: June 30, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 30, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"men sent to search lost articles"

Clark: July 2, 1805

William Clark · Jul 2, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"roaring heard for many miles above"

Clark: July 3, 1805

William Clark · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"reference to falls of the Missouri"

Lewis: July 3, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"buffalo country ends after passing falls"

Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 3, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"falls of the Missouri visited"

Lewis: July 4, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 4, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"Great Falls visited by men"

Lewis: July 5, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 5, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"men permitted to visit the falls"

Clark: July 6, 1805

William Clark · Jul 6, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"men dispatched to falls to kill buffalo"

Lewis: July 6, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 6, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"only place small fox observed"

Lewis: July 10, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 10, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"reference point for fish species mentioned"

Lewis: July 17, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains

"reference point for cottonwood distribution"

Clark: September 22, 1805

William Clark · Sep 22, 1805 · Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce

"where white people establishments placed"

Clark: October 10, 1805

William Clark · Oct 10, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston

"where Indian said he saw white people"

Snake River rapids, near Lewiston — Patrick Gass: October 11, 1805

Patrick Gass · Oct 11, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston

"reportedly 4 days away per Indian informant"

Clark: October 23, 1805

William Clark · Oct 23, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"portage taken around falls"

Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 23, 1805

Patrick Gass · Oct 23, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"37 feet 8 inches high, 1200 yards"

Clark: October 24, 1805

William Clark · Oct 24, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"first pitch 20 feet perpendicular"

Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 24, 1805

Patrick Gass · Oct 24, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"water rapid below the falls"

Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 26, 1805

Patrick Gass · Oct 26, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"portage round the falls"

Clark: November 10, 1805

William Clark · Nov 10, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp

"source of pounded fish brought along"

Clark: November 29, 1805

William Clark · Nov 29, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia

"where pounded fish was purchased"

Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 23, 1805

Patrick Gass · Dec 23, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop

"great pitch 37 feet 8 inches high"

Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 24, 1805

Patrick Gass · Dec 24, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop

"water very rapid below"

Clark: April 6, 1806

William Clark · Apr 6, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream

"scarcity of provisions reported above"

Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 8, 1806

Patrick Gass · Apr 8, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream

"natives setting out to fish there"

Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 9, 1806

Patrick Gass · Apr 9, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream

"Indians setting out to fish"

Lewis: April 15, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Apr 15, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses

"villages of visiting natives"

Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 16, 1806

John Ordway · Apr 16, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses

"Clark intended going up to trade horses"

Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 17, 1806

John Ordway · Apr 17, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses

"village above the falls mentioned"

Clark: April 18, 1806

William Clark · Apr 18, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses

"Indians came from the falls"

Clark: April 20, 1806

William Clark · Apr 20, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit

"village moved from above to below"

Lewis: April 20, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Apr 20, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit

"Eneshur villages located near the falls"

Clark: April 21, 1806

William Clark · Apr 21, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit

"goods taken above the falls"

Lewis: April 25, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Apr 25, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit

"soil compared to that area"

Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 4, 1806

John Ordway · Jul 4, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"men left by Lewis there"

Lewis: July 8, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"where three men will be left"

Lewis: July 15, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 15, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone

"falls of the Missouri, site of accidents"

Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River — Patrick Gass: July 26, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jul 26, 1806 · Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River

"where wolves were plenty"

Lewis: July 28, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion

"falls of the Missouri, horses brought down"

Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 28, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion

"party came down from falls by water"

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

"canoes to be taken down to"

Patrick Gass: November 25, 1806

Patrick Gass · Nov 25, 1806 · Upper Missouri River, North Dakota – portage near Mandan

"wolves plenty there hunting goats"