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Original journal entries from all six expedition journalists: Lewis, Clark, Floyd, Ordway, Gass, and Whitehouse. Sourced from the Thwaites Edition (1904-1905).
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Sep
6
1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 6, 1805 Analysis
our baggage the natives got up their horses also and Struck their Lodges in order to set out for the Missourie. we…
Sep
7
1805
Clark: September 7, 1805 Analysis
September 7th Satturday 1805 A Cloudy & rainie Day the greater Part of the Day dark & Drisley we proceedd on down…
Sep
7
1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 7, 1805 Analysis
a cloudy cold morning. we Set out eairly, and proceeded on down the creek. our hunter came up who Stayed out last…
Sep
7
1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 7, 1805 Analysis
hunters Stayed out all last night, we set out eairly and pro- 1 From the time of this first visit by white…
Sep
7
1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Patrick Gass: September 7, 1805 Analysis
night, and the morning was cloudy. After eating a few grains of parched corn, we set out at 8 o’clock; crossed a…
Sep
8
1805
Clark: September 8, 1805 Analysis
September 8th Sunday 1805 a Cloudy morning Set out early and proceeded on through an open vallie for 23 miles passed 4…
Sep
8
1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 8, 1805 Analysis
cloudy and verry chilley and cold. we Set out eairly and proceeded on down this large creek or Small River. passed over…
Sep
8
1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 8, 1805 Analysis
proceeded on down this creek which is now verry large, passed over Smooth plain no timber except along the bank of the…
Sep
8
1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Patrick Gass: September 8, 1805 Analysis
frost. The Indian dogs are so hungry and ravenous, that they eat 4 or § pair of our mockasons last night. We…
Sep
9
1805
Clark: September 9, 1805 Analysis
September 9th Monday 1805 a fair morning Set out early and proceeded on thro a plain as yesterday down the valley Crossed…
Sep
9
1805
Lewis: September 9, 1805 Analysis
Monday September 9th 1805. Set out at 7 A M. this morning and proceeded down the Flathead river leaving it on our…
Sep
9
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 9, 1805 Analysis
a cloudy cold morning, wind from the N. W. we Set out as usal, and proceeded on down the valley. Smooth pleasant…
Sep
9
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805 Analysis
ble] and proceeded on down the valley the plains continue crossed Several creeks a little cotton and pine timber along the banks…
Sep
9
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Patrick Gass: September 9, 1805 Analysis
our horses, that were fatigued, with the natives; about 12 o’clock some rain fell; and we prepared to move on. At 1…
Sep
10
1805
Clark: September 10, 1805 Analysis
September 10th Tuesday 1805 A fair morning Concluded to Delay to day and make Some observations, as at this place the rout…
Sep
10
1805
Lewis: September 10, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday September 10th 1805. The morning being fair I sent out all the hunters, and directed two of them to procede down…
Sep
10
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 10, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. not So cold as usal. as our road leads over a mountain to our left, we conclu[de] our…
Sep
10
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 10, 1805 Analysis
here to wrest and hunt, all the best hunters turned out to hunt, the day warm, towards evening the hunters returned had…
Sep
10
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Patrick Gass: September 10, 1805 Analysis
and our hunters went on as usual. We proceeded down the creek, and in our way we were met by a hunter,…
Sep
11
1805
Clark: September 11, 1805 Analysis
September 11th Wednesday 1805 A fair morning wind from the N W we Set out at 3 oClock and proceeded on up…
Sep
11
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 11, 1805 Analysis
out to look up our horses, the Latitude at this place is 46° 48' 288 i North, we did not find all…
Sep
11
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Patrick Gass: September 11, 1805 Analysis
over some beautiful plains. One of our hunters had remained out all night, at noon we halted and they all came in,…
Sep
11
1805
Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 11, 1805 Analysis
a beautiful pleasant morning. we went out to hunt up our horses, but they were So Scattered that we could not find…
Sep
12
1805
Clark: September 12, 1805 Analysis
September 12th Thursday 1805 a white frost Set out at 7 oClock & proceeded on up the Creek, passed a Fork on…
Sep
12
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 12, 1805 Analysis
hunters set out eairly we loaded and set out soon after and pro- ceeded on soon took the Mountains came up and…
Sep
12
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 12, 1805 Analysis
continued our journey down the river. The soil of the valley is poor and gravelly; and the high snow-topped mountains are still…
Sep
12
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 12, 1805 Analysis
a white frost, and clear pleasant morning. the hunters Set out eairly. we loaded up and Set out soon after Sunrise, and…
Sep
13
1805
Clark: September 13, 1805 Analysis
September 13th Wednesday 1805 a cloudy morning Capt Lewis and one of our guides lost their horses, Capt Lewis & 4 men…
Sep
13
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 13, 1805 Analysis
one which Cap' Lewis rode [which] we could not find, and a colt also, we then loaded our horses and proceeded on…
Sep
13
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 13, 1805 Analysis
clear and pleasant, to let our horses rest, and to take an obser- vation. At night our hunters came in, and had…
Sep
13
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 13, 1805 Analysis
cloudy. we got our horses up all but the one Cap! Lewis rode and a colt which our young Indian rode. we…
Sep
14
1805
Clark: September 14, 1805 Analysis
September 14th Thursday 1805 a Cloudy day in the Valies it rained and hailed, on the top of the mountains Some Snow…
Sep
14
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 14, 1805 Analysis
tain about 4 miles, then descended it down to on the forks of the 1 Twenty-three miles, according to Clark. Wheeler locates…
Sep
14
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 14, 1805 Analysis
out to collect our horses, in order to renew our journey, and found all but one. Captain Lewis had a meridian latitude…
Sep
14
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 14, 1805 Analysis
a cloudy morning. we eat the last of our meat, and Set out as usal. ascended a mountain covrd with pine. ab!…
Sep
15
1805
Clark: September 15, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday Septr. 15th 1805 We set out early. the morning Cloudy and proceeded on Down the right Side of River over Steep…
Sep
15
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 15, 1805 Analysis
ceeded on a Short distance down the creek, crossed Several Small creeks and Swampy places covred with tall handsome white ceeder and…
Sep
15
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 15, 1805 Analysis
a fine morning. Having travelled 2 miles we reached the mountains which are very steep; but the road over them pretty good,…
Sep
15
1805
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 15, 1805 Analysis
- Camped for the night. Eata little portable Soup, but the men in jeneral So hungry that we killed a fine Colt…
Sep
16
1805
William Clark: September 16, 1805 Analysis
now on the Knobs, no Snow in the Vallies Killed a fiew Pheasents which was not sufficient for our Supper which compelled us to kill Something, a Coalt…
Sep
16
1805
Patrick Gass: September 16, 1805 Analysis
could not be found; but some of the men were left to hunt for him and we proceeded on. When we had…
Sep
16
1805
John Ordway: September 16, 1805 Analysis
great Surprize we were covred with Snow, which had fell about 2 Inches deep the later part of last night, & continues…
Sep
17
1805
Clark: September 17, 1805 Analysis
Sunday 17th Septr. 1805 Cloudy morning our horses much Scattered which detained us untill one oClock P.M. at which time we Set…
Sep
17
1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 17, 1805 Analysis
look for our horses found Some of them much Scattered, we did not find them all untill about 12 oClock at which…
Sep
17
1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1805 Analysis
142 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE passed over a large mountain, crossed Stony creek, about 30 yards wide, and then went over another…
Sep
18
1805
Clark: September 18, 1805 Analysis
Monday 18th Septr. 1805 a fair morning cold I proceded on in advance with Six hunters to try and find deer or…
Sep
18
1805
Lewis: September 18, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday September 18th 1805. Cap Clark set out this morning to go a head with six hunters. there being no game in…
Sep
18
1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 18, 1805 Analysis
Clark and Six hunters Set out at sunrise to go on a head expecting pared by Wheeler (II, 112) conveys a clearer…
Sep
18
1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1805 Analysis
snow. We renewed our march early, though the morning was very disagreeable, and proceeded over the most terrible mountains I ever beheld.…
Sep
19
1805
Clark: September 19, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday 19th Septr. 1805 Set out early proceeded on up the Creek passing through a Small glade at 6 miles at which…
Sep
19
1805
Lewis: September 19, 1805 Analysis
Thursday September 19th 1805. Set out this morning a little after sun rise and continued our rout about the same course of…
Sep
19
1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 19, 1805 Analysis
last morcil of our provision except a little portable Soup, and pro- ceeded on to the top of Sd mountain and as…
Sep
19
1805
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 19, 1805 Analysis
that they were not collected until noon, at which time we began our march again. It was a fine day with warm…
Sep
20
1805
William Clark: September 20, 1805 Analysis
[Clark:] Wednesday (Friday) 20th September 1805 I set out early and proceeded on through a Countrey as ruged as usial passed over a low mountain into the forks…
Sep
20
1805
John Ordway: September 20, 1805 Analysis
handful or 2 of Indian peas and a little bears oil which we brought with us we finished the last morcil of…
Sep
20
1805
Patrick Gass: September 20, 1805 Analysis
All our horses except one was collected early: Six hunters went on ahead; one man to look for the horse; and all…
Sep
21
1805
Clark: September 21, 1805 Analysis
Septr. 21st Saturday 1805 a fine morning Sent out all the hunters early in different directions to Kill Something and delayed with…
Sep
21
1805
Lewis: September 21, 1805 Analysis
Saturday September 21st 1805. We were detained this morning untill 11 OCk. in consequence of not being able to collect our horses.…
Sep
21
1805
Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce — John Ordway: September 21, 1805 Analysis
not find all our horses untill about 10 oClock at which time we Set out, and proceed on soon crossed a creek…
Sep
21
1805
Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce — Patrick Gass: September 21, 1805 Analysis
which was disagreeably cold. About 8 this morning we set LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION © 145 out, and proceeded on in our…
