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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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Aug
11
1806
William Clark: August 11, 1806 Analysis
at Meridian Capt Lewis hove in Sight with the party which went by way of the Missouri as well as that which accompanied him from Travellers rest on…
Aug
11
1806
John Ordway: August 11, 1806 Analysis
and procd on verry well we killed a buffaloe in the river, about 12 oClock Cap* Lewis halted at a bottom on…
Aug
11
1806
Patrick Gass: August 11, 1806 Analysis
early; passed Captain Clarke’s encampment of the night of the 8th instant, and proceeded on to the burnt bluffs, where we saw…
Aug
12
1806
Clark: August 12, 1806 Analysis
Thursday 12th August 1806 I set out early this morning and had not proceeded on far before Shannon discovered he had lost…
Aug
12
1806
Lewis: August 12, 1806 Analysis
Thursday August 12th 1806. Being anxious to overtake Capt. Clark who from the appearance of his camps could be at no great…
Aug
12
1806
Lewis and Clark reunite at Missouri-Yellowstone confluence — John Ordway: August 12, 1806 Analysis
and procd on about 8 A. M. we met two trappers Americans by the names of Jos Dixon & forrest Handcock1 they…
Aug
12
1806
Lewis and Clark reunite at Missouri-Yellowstone confluence — Patrick Gass: August 12, 1806 Analysis
ceeded on. Captain Lewis is in good spirits; but his wound stiff and sore. Having gone about nine miles we met with…
Aug
13
1806
Clark: August 13, 1806 Analysis
Friday 13th August 1806 the last night was very Cold with a Stiff breeze from the N. W. all hands were on…
Aug
13
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 13, 1806 Analysis
and procd on verry well a fair breeze from the N.W. came a long distance this day and Camped on the N.…
Aug
13
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — Patrick Gass: August 13, 1806 Analysis
we set out early in a fine morning; about nine o’clock passed the Little Missouri and went on very well during the…
Aug
14
1806
Clark: August 14, 1806 Analysis
Thursday 14th August 1806 Set out at Sunrise and proceeded on. when we were opposit the Minetares Grand Village we Saw a…
Aug
14
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 14, 1806 Analysis
and procd on about 9 A. M. we arived at our old neighbours the Grousevauntars and Mandans. we Saluted them by firing…
Aug
14
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — Patrick Gass: August 14, 1806 Analysis
we embarked early. In a short time we arrived near to our old friends the Grossventres and Mandans; and fixed our encampment…
Aug
15
1806
Clark: August 15, 1806 Analysis
Thursday August 15th 1806 Continued Mandans Vilg after assembling the Chiefs and Smokeing one pipe, I informed them that I Still Spoke…
Aug
15
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 15, 1806 Analysis
the party went at dressing themselves deer Skins &C. the na- tives brought us corn and beans &C. they brought us a…
Aug
15
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — Patrick Gass: August 15, 1806 Analysis
continued here all day, to ascertain whether any of the chiefs would go down with us or not.— They had to hold…
Aug
16
1806
Clark: August 16, 1806 Analysis
Friday 16th August 1806 a cool morning. Sent up Sergt. Pryor to the mandan village, for Some Corn which they offered to…
Aug
16
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — John Ordway: August 16, 1806 Analysis
bers of the natives visited us and traded us good robes and mock- asons. towards evening the Big White a head chief…
Aug
16
1806
Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages — Patrick Gass: August 16, 1806 Analysis
mained here, waiting an answer from the natives. Some of these Indians are very kind and obliging; furnishing us with 276 GASS’S…
Aug
17
1806
William Clark: August 17, 1806 Analysis
Saturday 17th of August 1806 a cool morning gave some powder & Ball to Big White Chief Settled with Touisant Chabono for his services as an enterpreter the…
Aug
17
1806
John Ordway: August 17, 1806 Analysis
leave of our officers to go back with Mr Dixon a trapping, which permission was granted him so our officers Settled with…
Aug
17
1806
Patrick Gass: August 17, 1806 Analysis
and the weather was cold for the season. The two strange hunters, with the man who had received his discharge and was…
Aug
18
1806
Clark: August 18, 1806 Analysis
Monday 18th August 1806. moderate rain last night, the wind of this morning from the S. E. as to cause the water…
Aug
18
1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — John Ordway: August 18, 1806 Analysis
about 8 A. M. we Set out and procd on about 1 P. M. our hunters killed two deer, the wind continued…
Aug
18
1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — Patrick Gass: August 18, 1806 Analysis
the wind high. At 10 o’clock we killed two deer, when we LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 277 halted for an hour and…
Aug
19
1806
Clark: August 19, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday 19th of August 1806 Some rain last night and this morning the wind rose and blew with great Violence untill 4…
Aug
19
1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — John Ordway: August 19, 1806 Analysis
high wind so it detained us the hunters went out & killed 5 Elk [and] 10 deer about 4 P. M. the…
Aug
19
1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — Patrick Gass: August 19, 1806 Analysis
water so rough, that our small canoes could not safely ride the waves: so we remained here and several of the men…
Aug
20
1806
Clark: August 20, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday 20th of August 1806 a violent hard rain about day light this morning. all wet except myself and the indians. we…
Aug
20
1806
Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays — John Ordway: August 20, 1806 Analysis
on verry well the after part of the day of the day pleasant in the evening we Camped4 on a sand beach…
Aug
21
1806
Clark: August 21, 1806 Analysis
Thursday 21st August 1806 Musquetors very troublesom in the early part of last night and again this morning I directed Sergt. Ordway…
Aug
21
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 21, 1806 Analysis
and proceed on soon met three frenchmen one by the name of Revey5 they have been trapping as high as the river…
Aug
21
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 21, 1806 Analysis
morning. At 10 o'clock we arrived at the first village of the Rickarees, and halted. In our way here we met three…
Aug
22
1806
Clark: August 22, 1806 Analysis
Friday 22nd August 1806. rained all the last night every person and all our bedding wet, the Morning cloudy, at 8 A…
Aug
22
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 22, 1806 Analysis
I Slept in the village, the chiefs Say that they are all afraid to go down with us. About 10 A. M.…
Aug
23
1806
Clark: August 23, 1806 Analysis
Saturday 23rd August 1806 We Set out very early, the wind rose & became very hard, we passed the Sar-war-kar-na-har river at…
360° capture 2.7 mi away
Aug
23
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 23, 1806 Analysis
Thunder. Saw a large gang of Elk on S. Side about 11 A. M. the wind rose So high that it detained…
360° capture 2.7 mi away
Aug
23
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 23, 1806 Analysis
wind was high; and we went on very well till near noon, when the wind blew so hard that we had to…
360° capture 2.7 mi away
Aug
24
1806
Clark: August 24, 1806 Analysis
Sunday 24th August 1806 a fair morning we Set out as usial about Sunrise and proceeded on untill 2 P M when…
Aug
24
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 24, 1806 Analysis
out eairly and procd on verry well about noon the wind rose high from S. W. which detained us about three hours…
Aug
24
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 24, 1806 Analysis
well till noon, when the wind rose and blew so strong that we were obliged to halt. Having lain by three hours…
Aug
25
1806
Clark: August 25, 1806 Analysis
Monday 25th August 1806 a cool clear morning a Stiff breeze ahead we Set out at the usial hour and proceeded on…
360° capture 3.1 mi away
Aug
25
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 25, 1806 Analysis
hunters sent on a head to hunt to an Isld we procd on about 9 A. M. we we halted at the…
360° capture 3.1 mi away
Aug
25
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 25, 1806 Analysis
proceeded on early, having sent forward two small canoes with five men to hunt. When we had gone twelve miles, we came…
360° capture 3.1 mi away
Aug
26
1806
Clark: August 26, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday 26th of August 1806 a heavy dew this morning the hunters or Shannon & the 2 fields came up at Sunrise…
Aug
26
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 26, 1806 Analysis
and procd on verry well passd the Mouth of Teton River about 9 A. M. procd on verry well without halting to…
Aug
26
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 26, 1806 Analysis
ing: passed Teeton river, but saw no signs of the Teeton band of the Sioux nation. In the evening we passed Land-…
Aug
27
1806
Clark: August 27, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday 27th Augt. 1806 Set out before Sunrise a Stiff breeze a head from the East proceeded to the enterance of Tylors…
360° capture 3.4 mi away
Aug
27
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 27, 1806 Analysis
and procd on a Short distance Saw a number of buffaloe halted about one hour to hunt but killed nothing then procd…
360° capture 3.4 mi away
Aug
27
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 27, 1806 Analysis
barked early: proceeded on till we came to the upper end of the Great-bend, and there stopped to hunt.* As our hunters…
360° capture 3.4 mi away
Aug
28
1806
Clark: August 28, 1806 Analysis
Thursday 28th of August 1806 Capt Lewis had a bad nights rest and is not very well this morning. we Set out…
360° capture 2.1 mi away
Aug
28
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 28, 1806 Analysis
and procd on about 11 oClock A. M. we arived at pleasant Camp where we Camped about 20 of Sep* 1804. 4…
360° capture 2.1 mi away
Aug
29
1806
Clark: August 29, 1806 Analysis
Friday 29th August 1806 a cloudy morning the hunters proceeded on agreeable to their orders of last night. I Sent out two…
Aug
29
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 29, 1806 Analysis
on with small canoes to hunt, about 10 A. M. we set out and procd on passed the hunters, one of them…
Aug
29
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 29, 1806 Analysis
went on ahead very early; while we amused ourselves till 10 o'clock gathering plumbs, of which there is great abundance at this…
Aug
30
1806
Clark: August 30, 1806 Analysis
Saturday 30th of August 1806 Capt. Lewis is mending Slowly. we set out at the usial hour and proceeded on very well…
Aug
30
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 30, 1806 Analysis
usal ab* 9 A. M. we halted and killed one buffaloe and 2 deer, the buffaloe verry pleanty. procd on Some distance…
Aug
30
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 30, 1806 Analysis
early, three hunters starting ahead. We killed some buffaloe and elk in our way, and about 2 o’clock met a band of…
Aug
31
1806
Clark: August 31, 1806 Analysis
Saturday 31st August 1806 all wet and disagreeable this morning. at half past 11 last night the wind Shifted about to the…
Aug
31
1806
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 31, 1806 Analysis
night and verry high winds caused one of our canoes broke loose and I took another canoe and to take it back…
