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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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Jun
3
1805
Meriwether Lewis: June 3, 1805 Analysis
Monday June 3d 1805. This morning early we passed over and formed a camp on the point formed by the junction of the two large rivers. An interesting…
Jun
3
1805
Joseph Whitehouse: June 3, 1805 Analysis
a fair morning. we delayed untill 8 oClock then moved our Camp over to the point between the two rivers. two Small…
Jun
3
1805
Patrick Gass: June 3, 1805 Analysis
two rivers and encamped there. The commanding officers could not determine which of these rivers or branches, it was 94 GASS’S JOURNAL…
Jun
4
1805
Clark: June 4, 1805 Analysis
June 4th Tuesday 1805 Capt. Lewis & my Self each with a Small party of men Set out earlythose who accompanied Capt…
Jun
4
1805
Lewis: June 4, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday June 4th 1805 This morning early Capt. C. departed, and at the same time I passed the wright hand fork opposite…
Jun
4
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 4, 1805 Analysis
Cap! Lewis & 6 men Set out to go up the Right hand fork. Cap! Clark & 5 more Set out to…
Jun
4
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 4, 1805 Analysis
North Branch, to see if they could find any certain marks to determine whether that was the Missouri or not; and Captain…
Jun
5
1805
Clark: June 5, 1805 Analysis
June 5th Wednesday 1805 Some little rain & Snow last night the mountains to our S E. covered with Snow this morning…
Jun
5
1805
Lewis: June 5, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday June 5th 1805. This morning was cloudy and so could that I was obleged to have recourse to a blanket coat…
Jun
5
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 5, 1805 Analysis
the wind blew high from the N.E. all last night. a cloudy cold windy morning. one beaver caught in a trap last…
Jun
5
1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 5, 1805 Analysis
all last night a Cloudy Cold windy morning, one beaver caught last night, the men engaged Dressing Skins for to make them-…
Jun
5
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 5, 1805 Analysis
night, and the morning was cloudy. When preparing to set out we discovered three bears coming up the river towards us; we…
Jun
6
1805
Clark: June 6, 1805 Analysis
June 6th Thursday 1805 a Cloudy Cold raw day wind hard from the N. E. we Set out early & traveled down…
Jun
6
1805
Lewis: June 6, 1805 Analysis
Thursday June 6th 1805. I now became well convinced that this branch of the Missouri had it's direction too much to the…
Jun
6
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 6, 1805 Analysis
a cold cloudy morning. the wind blew cold from the N. E. Some of the men went from Camp a Short distance…
Jun
6
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 6, 1805 Analysis
killed some deer. About 1 o’clock we went on the plains again, which we kept on till we came to the point…
Jun
7
1805
Clark: June 7, 1805 Analysis
June 7th Friday 1805 rained moderately all the last night and Continus this morning, the wind from the S. W, off the…
Jun
7
1805
Lewis: June 7, 1805 Analysis
Friday June 7th 1805. It continued to rain almost without intermission last night and as I expected we had a most disagreable…
Jun
7
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 7, 1805 Analysis
rained the greater part of last night. a Cloudy wet morning. Some men went out to hunt, and killed 2 Deer, rained…
Jun
7
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 7, 1805 Analysis
did not return.
Jun
8
1805
Clark: June 8, 1805 Analysis
June 8th Saturday 1805 rained moderately all the last night & Some this morning untill 10 oClock, I am Some what uneasy…
Jun
8
1805
Lewis: June 8, 1805 Analysis
Saturday June 8th 1805 It continued to rain moderately all last night this morning was cloudy untill about ten oClock when it…
Jun
8
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 8, 1805 Analysis
OME cloudy. the wind blew cold from the S. W. Sev- S eral men went out to hunt. about g oC. cleared…
Jun
8
1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 8, 1805 Analysis
from the N. W. Several men went out from camp to hunt, about 9 oClock A. M. cleared off pleasant, the Indian…
Jun
8
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 8, 1805 Analysis
A. M. the water of the South river, or branch, became almost of the colour of claret, and remained so all day.…
Jun
9
1805
Clark: June 9, 1805 Analysis
June 9th Sunday a fair morning the wind hard from the S. W. the river during the night fell 1 Inch, we…
Jun
9
1805
Lewis: June 9, 1805 Analysis
Sunday June 9th 1805. We determined to deposite at this place the large red perogue all the heavy baggage which we could…
Jun
9
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 9, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. 2 men of the hunters went out & killed a verry fat buffalow. took Eight men to bring…
Jun
9
1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 9, 1805 Analysis
the red perogue, & put out the Indian Goods &.C. to air. 2 of the hunters went out in the plains and…
Jun
9
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 9, 1805 Analysis
to leave the large periogue here and part of the stores and baggage, and some of the men were engaged in digging…
Jun
10
1805
Clark: June 10, 1805 Analysis
June 10th Monday 1805 a fine day dry all our articles arrange our baggage burry Some Powder & lead in the point,…
Jun
10
1805
Lewis: June 10, 1805 Analysis
Monday June 10th 1805. The day being fair and fine we dryed all our baggage and merchandize. Shields renewed the main Spring…
Jun
10
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 10, 1805 Analysis
a beautiful pleasant morning. the party employed Some makeing a towing line for the white perogue, others employed digging another hole So…
Jun
10
1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 10, 1805 Analysis
men employed makeing a towing line for the white perogue. we burryed a canister of powder & Some led &.C. in the…
Jun
10
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 10, 1805 Analysis
in the mouth of Maria’s river, and covered it over with brush. We then began to examine and assort our effects to…
Jun
11
1805
Clark: June 11, 1805 Analysis
June 11th Tuesday 1805 a fair morning wind from the S W. hard we burry 1 keg in the Cash & 2…
Jun
11
1805
Lewis: June 11, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday June 11th 1805 This morning I felt much better, but somewhat weakened by my disorder. at 8 A.M. I swung my…
Jun
11
1805
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 11, 1805 Analysis
a Clear pleasant morning. about 8 oClock Cap‘ Lewis, George Drewyer, G. Gibson, Jo. Fields & Silas Goodrich Set out for the…
Jun
11
1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 11, 1805 Analysis
oClock Cap1 Lewis, George Drewyer G. Gibson Jo8 Fields & Silas Goodrich Set out for the Snowey So[u]th Mountains, we burryed on…
Jun
11
1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 11, 1805 Analysis
set out this morning to go to the mountains, which we had discovered towards the west. The rest of the party were…
