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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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919 cross-narrator analyses compare journalists on the same date (857 days). Entries with an analysis are marked below. All analyses
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…
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
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…
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
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.…
Patrick Gass · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
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…
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
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…
Patrick Gass · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
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…
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
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…
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
Dec 31 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 31, 1804 Analysis
to the hunters’ Camp, which is thirty miles down the river.
Patrick Gass · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025
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.
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
The calm Missouri River with a low wooded point in the distance, under an overcast sky, 2025

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