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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
Nov 15 1805
Clark: November 15, 1805 Analysis
November 15th Friday 1805 Rained all the last night at intervales of Sometimes of 2 hours, This morning it became Calm &…
William Clark · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
A wooden boardwalk leading through dense, sunlit woodland under a blue sky, 2025
Nov 15 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 15, 1805 Analysis
and clear off, but the river remained still rough. So we were obliged to continue here until about 1 o’clock, when the…
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
A wooden boardwalk leading through dense, sunlit woodland under a blue sky, 2025
Nov 16 1805
Clark: November 16, 1805 Analysis
November 16th Satturday 1805 a fine morning cool the latter part of the night, I had all our articles of every discription…
William Clark · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
A wooden boardwalk leading through dense, sunlit woodland under a blue sky, 2025
Nov 16 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 16, 1805 Analysis
went out a hunting, we put our baggage out to dry. towards evening the hunters all except one returned to Camp had…
John Ordway · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
A wooden boardwalk leading through dense, sunlit woodland under a blue sky, 2025
Nov 16 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 16, 1805 Analysis
pretty high. We could see the waves, like small mountains, rolling out in the ocean, and pretty bad in the bay. LEWIS…
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
A wooden boardwalk leading through dense, sunlit woodland under a blue sky, 2025
Nov 17 1805
Clark: November 17, 1805 Analysis
November 17th Sunday 1805 a fair cool windey morning wind from the East. every tide which rises 8 feet 6 Inches at…
William Clark · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
A wooden boardwalk leading through dense, sunlit woodland under a blue sky, 2025
Nov 17 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 17, 1805 Analysis
hunters went out. About noon they all came in: but the hunter who remained out last night did not return. He had…
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
A wooden boardwalk leading through dense, sunlit woodland under a blue sky, 2025

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