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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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Mar
23
1805
John Ordway: March 23, 1805
oClock the Grossvantars who Stayed in the Fort last night re- turned home, rained a little the latter part of the day.
Mar
24
1805
Clark: March 24, 1805 Analysis
24th of March Satturday 1805 after Brackfast Mr. La Rocke and Mr. McKinsey and the Chiefs & men of the Minetarras leave…
Mar
24
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 24, 1805 Analysis
perogues down to the Fort, but they returned about noon without them as they were not corked nor made ready, two men…
Mar
25
1805
Clark: March 25, 1805 Analysis
25th of March Sunday 1805 a Cloudy morning wind from the N E the after part of the Day fair, Several Indians…
Mar
25
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 25, 1805 Analysis
making a Stearing oar for the Big Barge &. C. others Shelling corn &. C. 188 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Mar. 26
Mar
26
1805
Clark: March 26, 1805 Analysis
26th of March Monday 1805 a find Day wind S. W. but fiew Inds visit us to day the Ice haveing broken…
Mar
26
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 26, 1805 Analysis
went for the perogues. about 2 oClock they returned with the perogues, but before they had landed the Ice Started So that…
Mar
27
1805
Clark: March 27, 1805 Analysis
27th of March Tuesday 1805 The river choked up with ice opposit to us and broke away in the evening raised only…
Mar
27
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 27, 1805 Analysis
all the perogues down to the Fort and went at prepareingthem and Gitting everry thing ready to Set out on our voyage,…
Mar
28
1805
Clark: March 28, 1805 Analysis
28th had all the Canoes, the Perogus corked pitchd & lined cover the Cotton Wood, which is win Shaken (the Mandans feed…
Mar
28
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 28, 1805 Analysis
night, a pleasant morning. The Ice continues to run. the party employed fixing their perogues oars and poles, So that we may…
Mar
29
1805
Clark: March 29, 1805 Analysis
29th of March Satturday 1805 The ice has Stoped running owing to Som obstickle above, repare the Boat & Perogues, and prepareing…
Mar
29
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 29, 1805 Analysis
; and rain in the morning ; but a fine forenoon after: - it. Captain Lewis and.a.hunter went down the river about…
Mar
29
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 29, 1805 Analysis
22 Inches in 22 hours, we continue gitting ready to Start up the River.
Mar
30
1805
Clark: March 30, 1805 Analysis
30th of March. The Ice is passing in great quantites, river ran a little, The Plains are on fire on both Sides…
Mar
30
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 30, 1805 Analysis
__ ged with the boat, that I had not visited the falls. | 2. therefore set out with one of the men…
Mar
30
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 30, 1805 Analysis
raised 10 Inches last night, the Ice runs thick in the R. to day. The Indians Goods all put out to air.…
Mar
31
1805
Clark: March 31, 1805 Analysis
31 h of March Monday 1805 Cloudy Several gangus of Ducks and Gees pass up not much ice floating. All the party…
Mar
31
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 31, 1805 Analysis
cept five of us who were engaged at the boat, went to hunt ; at night they came in and had killed…
Mar
31
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 31, 1805 Analysis
this morning, the Ice does not run So thick in the River as it did yesterday.
Apr
1
1805
Clark: April 1, 1805 Analysis
April 1st 1805 we have Thunder lightning hail and rain to day the first rain of note Sinc the 15 of October…
Apr
1
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 1, 1805 Analysis
immediately to St. Louis, the whole of our craft was put into the water. A considerable quantity of rain fell this day;…
Apr
1
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 1, 1805 Analysis
hard rain followed about half an hour then the party turned out and put the Barge and the 8 perogues in to…
Apr
2
1805
Clark: April 2, 1805 Analysis
April the 2nd a Cold rain day we are writeing and prepareing dispatches all dayI conclude to Send my journal to the…
Apr
2
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 2, 1805 Analysis
all the later part of last night from the N. W. the later part of the day pleasant. 1805 J SERGEANT ORDWAY'S…
Apr
2
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 2, 1805 Analysis
of skins, buffaloe robes, and horns of the Mountain ram, of a great size for the president; and began to load the…
Apr
3
1805
Clark: April 3, 1805 Analysis
3rd of April we Shall pack up to day and Set out tomorrow. [Clark, April 3, 1805] April the 3rd Thursday 1805…
Apr
3
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 3, 1805 Analysis
which was to be Sent back to the States in the Big Barge was packed and boxed up ready to go on…
Apr
3
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 3, 1805 Analysis
and cold from the N. W. We took all our goods, stores and baggage out, divided and put them aboard our craft,…
Apr
4
1805
Fort Mandan: April 4, 1805
Final preparations at Fort Mandan for the spring departure. The permanent party was ready to continue westward into truly uncharted territory. The…
Apr
4
1805
John Ordway: April 4, 1805
Goods and bags of corn all put out to air. the articles for S4 Louis carred on board the barge ready to…
Apr
5
1805
Clark: April 5, 1805 Analysis
April the 5th 1805 Thursday we have our 2 perogues & Six Canoes loaded with our Stores & provisions, principally provisions. the…
Apr
5
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 5, 1805 Analysis
loading and divided a proportion of each sort for each perogue, and loaded all the perogues and got ready for a Start,…
Apr
5
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 5, 1805 Analysis
and cold from the N.W. We took all our goods, stores and baggage out, divided and put them aboard our craft, that…
Apr
6
1805
Clark: April 6, 1805 Analysis
April the 6th Friday Saturday 1805 a fine day visited by a number of mandans, we are informed of the arrival of…
Apr
6
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 6, 1805 Analysis
morning we heard that some of the Rickarees had come up to the Mandan villages. Our interpreter and some of the men…
Apr
6
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 6, 1805 Analysis
Baggage on board the perogues in order to Set off. Some of the Mandans Indians informed us that the RickaRee nation was…
Apr
7
1805
Meriwether Lewis: April 7, 1805 Analysis
Our vessels consisted of six small canoes, and two large perogues. This little fleet altho’ not quite so rispectable as those of Columbus or Capt. Cook, were still…
Apr
7
1805
John Ordway: April 7, 1805 Analysis
Intrepter and them that went with him returned brought with them 4 of the RickaRee Savages. 2 of them Chiefs, they In-…
Apr
7
1805
Patrick Gass: April 7, 1805 Analysis
with them. The commanding officers held a conversation with these Indians; and they concluded that some of them would go down in…
Apr
8
1805
Clark: April 8, 1805 Analysis
8th of April Monday 1805 Set out verry early wind hard a head from the N. W. proceeded on passed all the…
Apr
8
1805
Lewis: April 8, 1805 Analysis
April 8th Set out early this morning, the wind blew hard against us from the N. W. we therefore traveled very slowly.…
Apr
8
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 8, 1805 Analysis
proceeded on. passed the 2d & 3d villages of Mandans took breakfast at 2d vil the [wind] high from the W. all…
Apr
8
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — Patrick Gass: April 8, 1805 Analysis
wind blew hard from the N. W. At 12 the word was passed from a canoe in the rear that it was…
Apr
9
1805
Clark: April 9, 1805 Analysis
9th of April Tuesday 1805. Set out this morning verry early under a gentle breeze from the S. E. at Brackfast the…
Apr
9
1805
Lewis: April 9, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday April 9th Set out as early as it was possible to see this morning and proceed about five miles where we…
Apr
9
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 9, 1805 Analysis
from the South we set off at day light. Sailed on Shortly took in a large Beaver which one of our men…
Apr
9
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — Patrick Gass: April 9, 1805 Analysis
1 o’clock we passed a party of Grossventers hunting: made about twenty-two miles and encamped on the North side.
Apr
10
1805
Clark: April 10, 1805 Analysis
10th of April Wednesday 1805 Set out verry early. the morning cool and no wind proceeded on passed a camp of Inds.…
Apr
10
1805
Lewis: April 10, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday April 10th 1805. Set out at an early hour this morning at the distance of three miles passed some Minetares who…
Apr
10
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 10, 1805 Analysis
pleasant morning, proceeded on passed a handsome high plain on N. S. and a beautiful bottom covered with c.wood the cur- rent…
Apr
10
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — Patrick Gass: April 10, 1805 Analysis
water and a great many sand-bars; but a fine pleasant day. Having proceeded about nineteen miles we encamped on the North side.
Apr
11
1805
Clark: April 11, 1805 Analysis
11th of April Thursday 1805 Set out verry early I walked on Shore, Saw fresh bear tracks, one deer & 2 beaver…
Apr
11
1805
Lewis: April 11, 1805 Analysis
Thursday April 11th Set out at an early hour; I proceeded with the party and Capt Clark with George Drewyer walked on…
Apr
11
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 11, 1805 Analysis
light, one of the party caught a beaver in a trap which he Set last night, the frenchmen killed a Goos &…
Apr
11
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — Patrick Gass: April 11, 1805 Analysis
pleasant day, and went on very well. We saw some Indians on the South side, but did not speak with them. We…
Apr
12
1805
Clark: April 12, 1805 Analysis
12th April Friday 1805 a fine morning Set out verry early, the murcery Stood 56° above 0. proceeded on to the mouth…
Apr
12
1805
Lewis: April 12, 1805 Analysis
Friday April the 12th 1805. Set out at an early hour. our peroge and the Canoes passed over to the Lard side…
Apr
12
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 12, 1805 Analysis
we Set off eairly. proceeded on passed high range of hills on the South Side of the River, one of our hunters…
Apr
12
1805
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — Patrick Gass: April 12, 1805 Analysis
About 8 we came to the mouth of the Little Missouri, a hand- some small river that comes in on the South…
