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Journal Entries
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
27
1806
Lewis: March 27, 1806 Analysis
Thursday March 27th 1806. We set out early this morning and were shortly after joined by some of the Skillutes who came…
Mar
27
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 27, 1806 Analysis
continued thro the day. we halted at a village2 of the Chilutes nation they treated us in a friendly manner. Gave us…
Mar
27
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 27, 1806 Analysis
embarked early and went about 6 miles, when we came to a small Indian village, where the natives received us very kindly.…
Mar
28
1806
Clark: March 28, 1806 Analysis
Friday March 28th 1806 This morning we Set out verry early and at 9 A.M. arived at an old Indian Village on…
Mar
28
1806
Lewis: March 28, 1806 Analysis
Friday March 28th 1806. This morning we set out very early and at 9 A.M. arrived at the old Indian Village on…
Mar
28
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 28, 1806 Analysis
we Set out eairly and proceeded on to deer Island4 at the Camp of our hunters, about 11 oClock the hunters joined…
Mar
28
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 28, 1806 Analysis
and at 10 o’clock came to Deer island; where those who had gone ahead in the small canoes had encamped, and all…
Mar
29
1806
Clark: March 29, 1806 Analysis
Saturday March 29th 1806 we Set out very early this morning and proceeded to the head of deer island and took brackfast.…
Mar
29
1806
Lewis: March 29, 1806 Analysis
Saturday March 29th 1806. We set out early this morning and proceeded along the side of Deer Island; halted at 10 A.M.…
Mar
29
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 29, 1806 Analysis
Saw blossom and wild onions along the South Side in the after- noon we passd the m° of [blank in Ms.] River6…
Mar
29
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 29, 1806 Analysis
frost and we proceeded on early; passed some old Indian lodges, and in the afternoon came to a large village, where we…
Mar
30
1806
Clark: March 30, 1806 Analysis
Sunday March 30th 1806 we got under way verry early and had not proceeded to the head of the island before we…
Mar
30
1806
Lewis: March 30, 1806 Analysis
Sunday March 30th 1806. We got under way very early in the morning, and had not reached the head of the island…
Mar
30
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 30, 1806 Analysis
River Still riseing & is now so high that the tide has no effect to be perceived at this time considerable of…
Mar
30
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 30, 1806 Analysis
set out early accompanied by several of the natives in canoes. The river is very high, overflowing all its banks. We passed…
Mar
31
1806
Clark: March 31, 1806 Analysis
Monday March 31st 1806 we Set out this morning and proceeded untill 8 oClock when we landed on the N. Side opposit…
Mar
31
1806
Lewis: March 31, 1806 Analysis
Monday March 31st 1806 We set out early this morning and proceeded untill 8 A.M. when we Landed on the N. side…
Mar
31
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 31, 1806 Analysis
Set out eairly and proceed on passd a village which was a large one when we went down last fall but the…
Mar
31
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 31, 1806 Analysis
proceeded on early. One of the men went along shore, and in a short time killed a deer: the deer are very…
Apr
1
1806
Clark: April 1, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday April 1st 1806 This morning early we dispatched Sergt. Pryor, with two men in a Small canoe up quick sand river…
Apr
1
1806
Lewis: April 1, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday April 1st 1806. This morning early we dispatched Sergt. Pryar with two men in a small canoe up quicksand river with…
Apr
1
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: April 1, 1806 Analysis
5 or 6 miles up Quick Sand River to make discovries & Several hunters went up the Seal River a hunting &…
Apr
1
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: April 1, 1806 Analysis
we agreed to stay here all day, for the purpose of hunting. So 9 hunters set out early; 3 of whom went…
Apr
2
1806
Clark: April 2, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday April 2nd 1806 This morning we came to a resolution to remain at our present encampment or Some where in this…
Apr
2
1806
Lewis: April 2, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday April 2ed 1806. This morning we came to a resolution to remain at our present encampment or some where in this…
Apr
2
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: April 2, 1806 Analysis
evening for the meat of the 4 Elk Stayed out all night our offi- cers determined to delay at this place untill…
Apr
2
1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: April 2, 1806 Analysis
and it was agreed to stay here some time longer to hunt and dry meat. Therefore 3 parties went out to hunt.…
Apr
3
1806
Clark: April 3, 1806 Analysis
Thursday April 3rd 1806 The water had fallen in the course of last night five inches. I Set out and proceeded up…
Apr
3
1806
Lewis: April 3, 1806 Analysis
Thursday April 3rd 1806. Early this morning Joseph Feilds came over and informed me that Reubin Feilds Drewyer and himself had killed…
Apr
3
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 3, 1806 Analysis
came across the River & informed us that the hunters had killed 4 Elk 2 of which is about 3 miles from…
Apr
3
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 3, 1806 Analysis
then to bring in the meat of the bear and dry that of the elk; but it rained so hard we could…
Apr
4
1806
Clark: April 4, 1806 Analysis
Friday April 4th 1806. Mouth of quick Sand River This morning early we Sent Sergt. Ordway in Serch of Sergt. Gass and…
Apr
4
1806
Lewis: April 4, 1806 Analysis
Friday April 4th 1806. This morning early we sent Sergt. Ordway in Surch of Sergt. Gass and party below the entrance of…
Apr
4
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 4, 1806 Analysis
see what success the hunters had met the hunters returned with 5 of them they had killd one Elk Six Deer and…
Apr
4
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 4, 1806 Analysis
killed a deer and some geese, and then went to the camp. A party that went out on the upper side of…
Apr
5
1806
Clark: April 5, 1806 Analysis
Saturday April 5th 1806. This morning was So Cloudy that we could not obtain any lunar observations with a Aquila as we…
Apr
5
1806
Lewis: April 5, 1806 Analysis
Saturday April 5th 1806. This morning was so cloudy that I could not obtain any lunar observations with a Aquila as I…
Apr
5
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 5, 1806 Analysis
return*1 with 3 Small black cubs which was sold to the Savages I and 5 more men went over to the S.…
Apr
5
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 5, 1806 Analysis
tiful prairie and a number of ponds below the mouth of Sandy river; and about two miles from the Columbia the soil…
Apr
6
1806
Clark: April 6, 1806 Analysis
Sunday April 6th 1806. Two Indians Came last night very late to our Camp and continued all night. early we had all…
Apr
6
1806
Lewis: April 6, 1806 Analysis
Sunday April 6th 1806. This morning we had the dryed meat secured in skins and the canoes loaded; we took breakfast and…
Apr
6
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 6, 1806 Analysis
up and Set out proceeded on verry well about 8 miles and halted at the Camp of our hunters they having killed…
Apr
6
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 6, 1806 Analysis
10 o’clock we set out; passed a beautiful prairie on the north side, which we could sot see for the fog as…
Apr
7
1806
Clark: April 7, 1806 Analysis
Monday April 7th 1806 This morning Drewyer & the two Fields Set out agreeably to their orders of last evening, the remainder…
Apr
7
1806
Lewis: April 7, 1806 Analysis
Monday April 7th 1806. This morning early the flesh of the remaining Elk was brought in and Drewyer with the Feildses departed…
Apr
7
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 7, 1806 Analysis
Fields were sent on a head to ascend the River & hunt untill our arival all hands set at jurking & drying…
Apr
7
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 7, 1806 Analysis
hunters went on ahead again and the rest of the party re- mained drying meat to subsist on while we passed the…
Apr
8
1806
Clark: April 8, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday April 8th 1806 This morning about day light I heard a Considerable roreing like wind at a distance and in the…
Apr
8
1806
Lewis: April 8, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday April 8th 1806. The wind blew so violently this morning that we were obliged to unlode our perogues and canoes, soon…
Apr
8
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 8, 1806 Analysis
so high a head that in Stead of our Setting out as we intended [we] had to unload our canoes, the waves…
Apr
8
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 8, 1806 Analysis
so hard from the northeast that it was impossible to go on; and about 8 o’clock the swells ran so high that…
Apr
9
1806
Clark: April 9, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday April 9th 1806 last night at a late hour the old amsiated Indian who was detected in Stealing a Spoon yesterday,…
Apr
9
1806
Lewis: April 9, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday April 9th 1806. This morning early we commenced the operation of reloading our canoes; at 7 A.M. we departed and proceeded…
Apr
9
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 9, 1806 Analysis
bailed our canoes found Some of them to leak loaded up & about 9 oClock we departed and proceed on along the…
Apr
9
1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 9, 1806 Analysis
fore loaded our canoes and proceeded on till u o'clock when we stopped at a large Indian village on the north side;…
Apr
10
1806
Clark: April 10, 1806 Analysis
Thursday April 10th 1806 Collins went out in the bottom to hunt agreeable to the order of last evening, and gibsons Crew…
Apr
10
1806
Lewis: April 10, 1806 Analysis
Thursday April 10th 1806. We set out early and droped down the channel to the lower end of brant Island from whence…
Apr
10
1806
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 10, 1806 Analysis
last night, a cloudy & Showery morning. 2 men sent out to hunt pitch who belonged to a Small canoe, we took…
Apr
10
1806
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — Patrick Gass: April 10, 1806 Analysis
to repair one of our canoes, which was split ; and the rest went round the point of the island, and took…
Apr
11
1806
Meriwether Lewis: April 11, 1806 Analysis
three of this same tribe of villains the Wah-clel-lars, stole my dog this evening, and took him towards their village; I was shortly afterwards informed of this transaction…
