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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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919 cross-narrator analyses compare journalists on the same date (857 days). Entries with an analysis are marked below. All analyses
Sep 4 1805
William Clark: September 4, 1805 Analysis
September 4th Wednesday 1805. N. 10° W. 6 miles on a Direct Course over a high Snow mountain & down a Drean of Flat head River to a…
William Clark · Ross's Hole, Bitterroot Valley, Montana
Nearest 360 · 5.9 mi
Sep 4 1805
John Ordway: September 4, 1805 Analysis
the ground covred with frost our mockasons froze the moun- tains covred with snow. 2 mountain Sheep Seen by one of the…
John Ordway · Ross's Hole / Bitterroot Valley near Sula, Montana
Nearest 360 · 5.9 mi
Sep 4 1805
Joseph Whitehouse: September 4, 1805 Analysis
the morning clear but verry cold our mockersons froze hard. the mountains covred with Snow. 2 mountain Sheep [ 148 ] 1805]…
Joseph Whitehouse · Ross's Hole / Bitterroot Valley near Sula, Montana
Nearest 360 · 5.9 mi
Sep 5 1805
Clark: September 5, 1805 Analysis
September 5th Thursday 1805 a Cloudy morning we assembled the Chiefs & warriers and Spoke to them (with much dificuely as what…
William Clark · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
Nearest 360 · 5.9 mi
Sep 5 1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — John Ordway: September 5, 1805 Analysis
water froze a little, the Indian dogs are so ravinous that they eat several pair of the mens Moccasons. a hard white…
John Ordway · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
Nearest 360 · 5.9 mi
Sep 5 1805
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross’s Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 5, 1805 Analysis
a clear cold morning. the Standing water froze a little last night. we hoisted our large flag this morning. Several men went…
Joseph Whitehouse · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
Nearest 360 · 5.9 mi

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