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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 27 1805
Clark: November 27, 1805 Analysis
November 27th Wednesday 1805 Some rain all the last night & this morning at day light 3 Canoes and 11 men Came…
William Clark · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 27 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 27, 1805 Analysis
coasted round, and turned a sharp cape about a mile; when we found the swells running so high that we had to…
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 27 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 27, 1805 Analysis
dians came from the village to trade their wapetoes roots with us. we went on across a bay then turned a cape…
John Ordway · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 28 1805
Clark: November 28, 1805 Analysis
November 28th Thursday 1805 Wind Shifted about to the S. W. and blew hard accompanied with hard rain all last night, we…
William Clark · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 28 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 28, 1805 Analysis
the hunters went out, but had no luck. It rained all day; and we had here no fresh water but what was…
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 28 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 28, 1805 Analysis
the N. West. Several men went out to hunt but killed nothing hard rain all day.3
John Ordway · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 29 1805
Clark: November 29, 1805 Analysis
November 29th Friday 1805 Blew hard and rained the greater part of the last night and this morning, Capt Lewis and 5…
William Clark · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 29 1805
Lewis: November 29, 1805 Analysis
November 29th 1805. the wind being so high the party were unable to proceed with the perogues. I determined therefore to proceed…
Meriwether Lewis · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River under a cloudy sky, with a cargo ship and a forested shoreline, 2025
Nov 29 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 29, 1805 Analysis
Lewis with 4 men started, to go down and examine whether there is good hunting and whether we can winter near the…
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 29 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 29, 1805 Analysis
the Small canoe in order to go down the River to look out a place for winter quarters. Showery and Some hail…
John Ordway · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 30 1805
Clark: November 30, 1805 Analysis
November 30th Saturday 1805 Some rain and hail with intervales of fair weather for 1 and 2 hours dureing the night and…
William Clark · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025
Nov 30 1805
Lewis: November 30, 1805 Analysis
November 30th 1805. cloudy morning set out before sun rise and continued our rout up the bey Sent out three men to…
Meriwether Lewis · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River under a cloudy sky, with a cargo ship and a forested shoreline, 2025
Nov 30 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 30, 1805 Analysis
went round the cape and killed two or three ducks. This is all the supply of fresh provisions that we have had…
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
The wide Columbia River glinting under a cloudy sky, with a forested hill on the right, 2025

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