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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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Jul
1
1805
Clark: July 1, 1805 Analysis
White Bear Islands above the Falls of the Missouri July 1st Monday 1805 I arrived at this place to day at 3…
Jul
1
1805
Lewis: July 1, 1805 Analysis
Monday July 1st 1805. This morning I set Frazier and Whitehouse to sewing the leather on the sides of the sections of…
Jul
1
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 1, 1805 Analysis
tain Clarke and the men came with all the baggage except some they had left six miles back. The hail that fell…
Jul
1
1805
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: July 1, 1805 Analysis
a clear morning. we Set out as usal, and proceeded on the current rapid. Saw Several Springs along the Shores. one of…
Jul
2
1805
Clark: July 2, 1805 Analysis
July 2nd Tuesday 1805 Some rain at day light this morning. dispatched the party for the remaining baggage left at the 6…
Jul
2
1805
Lewis: July 2, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday July 2cd 1805 A shower of rain fell very early this morning after which we dispatched the men for the remaining…
Jul
2
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 2, 1805 Analysis
which had been lost was found to-day. The men went out for the baggage which had been left on the way, and…
Jul
3
1805
Clark: July 3, 1805 Analysis
July 3rd Wednesday 1805 all of party employd in Sowing the Skins to the boat, burning Tare, preparing timber, hunting buffalow for…
Jul
3
1805
Lewis: July 3, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday July 3rd 1805. This morning early we employed all hands; some were making tar or attempting to make it, others were…
Jul
3
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 3, 1805 Analysis
the boat, that I had not visited the falls. I therefore set out with one of the men to-day for that purpose.…
Jul
4
1805
Clark: July 4, 1805 Analysis
,July the 4th Thursday 1805 A fine morning, a heavy dew last night, all hands employed in Completeing the leather boat, gave…
Jul
4
1805
Lewis: July 4, 1805 Analysis
Thursday July 4th 1805. Yesterday we permitted Sergt. Gass McNeal and several others who had not yet seen the falls to visit…
Jul
4
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 4, 1805 Analysis
engaged at the boat, and others in dressing skins for clothing, until about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, when we drank the…
Jul
5
1805
Clark: July 5, 1805 Analysis
July 5th Friday 1805 A fine morning and but little wind, worm and Sultrey at 8 oClockI Saw a large gangue of…
Jul
5
1805
Lewis: July 5, 1805 Analysis
Friday July 5th 1805. This morning I had the boat removed to an open situation, scaffold her off the ground, turned her…
Jul
5
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 5, 1805 Analysis
us who were engaged at the boat, went to hunt; at night they came in and had killed several buffaloe and some…
Jul
6
1805
Clark: July 6, 1805 Analysis
July 6th Satturday 1805 a heavy wind from the S W and Some rain about mid night last, at day light this…
Jul
6
1805
Lewis: July 6, 1805 Analysis
Saturday July 6th 1805 In the couse of last night had several showers of hail and rain attended with thunder and lightning.…
Jul
6
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 6, 1805 Analysis
to work were engaged at the boat; and four went down the river to hunt buffaloe, in order to get their skins…
Jul
7
1805
Clark: July 7, 1805 Analysis
July 7th Sunday 1805 A Warm day wind from the S. W Cloudy as usial, the four men hunters did not return…
Jul
7
1805
Lewis: July 7, 1805 Analysis
Sunday July 7th 1805. The weather warm and cloudy therefore unfavourable for many operations; I keep small fires under the boat; the…
Jul
7
1805
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: July 7, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. We Set out as usal and proceeded on passed verry large Islands covered with grass [and] a fiew…
Jul
7
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 7, 1805 Analysis
mained out all night. In the evening some few drops of rain fell; and the hunters came in; but had not good…
Jul
8
1805
Clark: July 8, 1805 Analysis
July 8th Monday 1805 A worm morning flying Clouds I deturmin take the width of the river at the falls & the…
Jul
8
1805
Lewis: July 8, 1805 Analysis
Monday July 8th 1805. Capt. Clark Determined to make a second effort to replace the notes which he had made with rispect…
Jul
8
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 8, 1805 Analysis
108 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE of the party went out to hunt. In the evening they all came in, and had killed…
Jul
9
1805
Clark: July 9, 1805 Analysis
July 9th Tuesday 1805 a clear worm morning wind from the S W. Lanced the Leather boat, and found that it leaked…
Jul
9
1805
Lewis: July 9, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday July 9th 1805. The morning was fair and pleant. the Islands seem crouded with blackbirds; the young brude is now completely…
Jul
9
1805
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 9, 1805 Analysis
forenoon we loaded our canoes, and put the Experiment into the water. She rides very light but leaks some. In the after-…
