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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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Dec
26
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 26, 1804 Analysis
the Mandan Villages
Dec
26
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 26, 1804 Analysis
who remained at the village last night, returned. Captain Lewis, myself and some others went up to the second village and amused…
Dec
27
1804
Clark: December 27, 1804 Analysis
27th December 1804 Thursday a little fine Snow weather something Colder than yesterday Several Indians here to Day, much Surprised at the…
Dec
27
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 27, 1804 Analysis
laying a flower [floor] in the Intrepeters room & finishing the blacksmiths Shop &C.
Dec
27
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 27, 1804 Analysis
generally very cold; but our hunters were frequently out. One of them killed a beautiful white hare. These animals are said to…
Dec
28
1804
Clark: December 28, 1804 Analysis
28th of December Friday 1804 blew verry hard last night, the frost fell like a Shower of Snow, nothing remarkable to day,…
Dec
28
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 28, 1804 Analysis
ages visited us.
Dec
28
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 28, 1804 Analysis
went down the river to hunt with our men. In the evening one of our interpreters and another Frenchman who had gone…
Dec
29
1804
Clark: December 29, 1804 Analysis
29th December Satturday 1804 The frost fell last night nearly a 1/4 of an inch Deep and Continud to fall untill the…
Dec
29
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 29, 1804 Analysis
flower [interpreter's floor] a Great nomber of the natives men women & children visited us the whole day as we Got the…
Dec
29
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 29, 1804 Analysis
hunters went out to join those with the natives. In the even- ing one of the hunters that first went out, returned.…
Dec
30
1804
Clark: December 30, 1804 Analysis
30th December Sunday 1804 Cold the Termtr. at 20 d below 0 a number of Indians here to day they are much…
Dec
30
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 30, 1804 Analysis
returned, and had killed four deer, four wolves and a prarow. Two men belonging to the N. W. company, who stay at…
Dec
30
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 30, 1804 Analysis
of the Mandans came to Trade with us. they Brought us corn & Beans Squasshes, also a Some of their kind of…
Dec
31
1804
Clark: December 31, 1804 Analysis
Fort Mandan 31st of December Monday 1804 a fine Day Some wind last night which mixed the Snow and Sand in the…
Dec
31
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 31, 1804 Analysis
to the hunters’ Camp, which is thirty miles down the river.
Dec
31
1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 31, 1804 Analysis
up to the 2nd village of mandans in order to look in that bottom for timber to make pearogues.
Jan
1
1805
Clark: January 1, 1805 Analysis
Fort Mandan on the N E bank of the Missouries 1600 miles up January the 1st 1805 Tuesday The Day was ushered…
Jan
1
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 1, 1805 Analysis
quite warm for the time a year & pleasant the Snow melted fast. I came to the fort & 2 more men…
Jan
1
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 1, 1805 Analysis
lages. They treated us friendly and gave us victuals. After we were done eating they presented a bowlful to a buffaloe head,…
Jan
1
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 1, 1805 Analysis
Swivel & drank a Glass, about 9 o.C. 15 of the party went up to the 1st village of Mandans to dance…
Jan
2
1805
Clark: January 2, 1805 Analysis
2nd of January Wednesdey 1805 a Snowey morning a party of men go to Dance at the 2nd Village to Dance, Capt…
Jan
2
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 2, 1805 Analysis
about 3 oC. this morning the wind began to blow from the North & began to freeze. continued cold & the wind…
Jan
2
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 2, 1805 Analysis
and the Greater part of the party went up to the 2nd village of the mandans a frolicking, after the Same manner…
Jan
3
1805
Clark: January 3, 1805 Analysis
3rd of January Thursday 1805 Soome Snow to day; 8 men go to hunt the buffalow, killed a hare & wolf Several…
Jan
3
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 3, 1805 Analysis
went out hunting this morning as the Savages Informed us that the Buffalow were comming in towards the River, but they went…
Jan
4
1805
Clark: January 4, 1805 Analysis
Fort Mandan 4th of January Friday 1805 a worm Snowey morning, the Themtr. at 28° abov 0, Cloudy, Sent out 3 men…
Jan
4
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 4, 1805 Analysis
% full of skins, buffaloe Pyare ae and horns he the eC haul we began to. load the boat. ‘Friday 5th. This…
Jan
4
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 4, 1805 Analysis
went down the River a hunting, the afternoon blustry. Some of the hunters returned had killed one buffalow calf & one woolf.…
Jan
5
1805
Clark: January 5, 1805 Analysis
5th of January Satturday 1805 a cold day Some Snow, Several Indians visit us with thier axes to get them mended, I…
Jan
5
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 5, 1805 Analysis
a cloudy cold day. the 3 hunters which who went down the river a hunting on the 4'!' Ins! returned on the…
Jan
5
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 5, 1805 Analysis
verry cold three of our hunters Stayed out all night. A cold morning, one of the hunters Set a trap last night…
Jan
6
1805
Fort Mandan: January 6, 1805
A bitterly cold day at Fort Mandan, with temperatures well below zero. The men stayed close to the fort, tending fires and…
Jan
6
1805
John Ordway: January 6, 1805
blustry. Bratton caught a fox in a Steel trap where it had [gnawed] a hole through the pickets, it had freequently come…
Jan
7
1805
Clark: January 7, 1805 Analysis
7th of January Monday 1805 Fort Mandan a verry Cold clear Day, the Themtr Stood at 22 d below 0 wind N…
Jan
7
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 7, 1805 Analysis
Some Snow fell this morning, the rest of the men came from the village, about lo oClock Cap^ Lewis & the rest…
Jan
7
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 7, 1805 Analysis
-Rickarees with them. The command ing ‘officers i. ybeld a conversation with these Indians ; and they -eoncluded that some of them…
Jan
7
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 7, 1805 Analysis
N. W. in the evening the three men returned who had been down the River a hunting, had killed one wolf which…
Jan
8
1805
Clark: January 8, 1805 Analysis
8th of January Tuesday 1805 a Cold Day but fiew indians at the fort to day wind from the N, W, one…
Jan
8
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 8, 1805 Analysis
Some buffalow came near our fort, 9 men went out but killed none of them, one of the men killed a butiful…
Jan
8
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 8, 1805 Analysis
from N. W.
Jan
9
1805
Clark: January 9, 1805 Analysis
9th of January Wednesday 1805 A Cold Day Themometer at 21° below 0, Great numbers of indians go to Kill Cows, the…
Jan
9
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 9, 1805 Analysis
2 unexperienced hunters went out to day, the day proved to be very cold & Stormey, one of them returned to the…
Jan
9
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 9, 1805 Analysis
about lo ’clock we passed a party of Grossventers hunting: made about twenty-two miles and encam- pee eee onthe North side. |…
Jan
9
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 9, 1805 Analysis
after part of the day blustry and exceeding cold a nomber of the Savages out hunting the Buffalo & came in towards…
Jan
10
1805
Clark: January 10, 1805 Analysis
10th Of January 1805 This morning a boy of 13 years of age Came to the fort with his feet frozed, haveing…
Jan
10
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 10, 1805 Analysis
1 of the hunters came to the fort had killed 3 Elk & dressed them & took the meat to their Camp.…
Jan
10
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 10, 1805 Analysis
“Bad rapid water and. ‘a “great many sand-bars ; 3 but.a O not fine pleasant day. Having proceeded about nineteen — re…
Jan
10
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 10, 1805 Analysis
to go to hunt for the man who Stayed out all night, but before they Started he came in & sd he…
Jan
11
1805
Clark: January 11, 1805 Analysis
11th January Friday 1805 verry Cold, Send out 3 men to join 3 now below & hunt, Pose-cop se ha or Black…
Jan
11
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 11, 1805 Analysis
a clear cold day. Some of the men went down for the meat with a Slide [sled] two more hunters went out…
Jan
11
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 11, 1805 Analysis
bas clear pleasant day, and wenton very well. We -. saw some Indians on the South side, but did 1 oa f…
Jan
11
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 11, 1805 Analysis
accured.
Jan
12
1805
Clark: January 12, 1805 Analysis
Fort Manden 12th of January Satturday 1805 a verry Cold Day three of our hunters J. & R Fields withe 2 Elk…
Jan
12
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 12, 1805 Analysis
continues clear & cold a nomber of the natives went down the river to hunt, with our men. in the evening one…
Jan
12
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 12, 1805 Analysis
as usual. About 8 we came to the mouth of the Little asohgee Missouri, a handsome small river that comesinon |” the…
Jan
12
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 12, 1805 Analysis
3 Elk 4 men Sent after the meat & got it.
Jan
13
1805
Clark: January 13, 1805 Analysis
13th of January Sunday (1805) a Cold Clear Day (great number of Indians move Down the River to hunt) those people Kill…
Jan
13
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 13, 1805 Analysis
wind ; but our small canoes could not bear the sail, Some of the party caught some beaver, and some - Frenchmen…
Jan
13
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 13, 1805 Analysis
ing a hunting, the Savages visit us as meat is Scarce among them 1805] SERGEANT ORDWAY'S JOURNAL 177 they Intrude on us…
