compass
Tool · mentioned in 7 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
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Post-expedition
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Preparations Continue at Pittsburgh
Aug 24, 1803
"scientific instrument for expedition"
Clark: June 28, 1804
William Clark · Jun 28, 1804 · Mouth of Kansas River
"checked variation of"
— transcribed as Compass
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 2, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 2, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"Clark used to find angles of fort"
Clark: June 29, 1805
William Clark · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"large compass lost in torrent, serious loss"
— transcribed as Compass
Clark: June 30, 1805
William Clark · Jun 30, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"recovered from mud and stones"
— transcribed as Compass
Clark: May 11, 1806
William Clark · May 11, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"shown to Indians"
Lewis: May 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 11, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"shown to natives as novelty"
