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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
Apr 3 1806
Clark: April 3, 1806 Analysis
Thursday April 3rd 1806 The water had fallen in the course of last night five inches. I Set out and proceeded up…
William Clark · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 3 1806
Lewis: April 3, 1806 Analysis
Thursday April 3rd 1806. Early this morning Joseph Feilds came over and informed me that Reubin Feilds Drewyer and himself had killed…
Meriwether Lewis · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 3 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 3, 1806 Analysis
came across the River & informed us that the hunters had killed 4 Elk 2 of which is about 3 miles from…
John Ordway · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 3 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 3, 1806 Analysis
then to bring in the meat of the bear and dry that of the elk; but it rained so hard we could…
Patrick Gass · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 4 1806
Clark: April 4, 1806 Analysis
Friday April 4th 1806. Mouth of quick Sand River This morning early we Sent Sergt. Ordway in Serch of Sergt. Gass and…
William Clark · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 4 1806
Lewis: April 4, 1806 Analysis
Friday April 4th 1806. This morning early we sent Sergt. Ordway in Surch of Sergt. Gass and party below the entrance of…
Meriwether Lewis · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 4 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 4, 1806 Analysis
see what success the hunters had met the hunters returned with 5 of them they had killd one Elk Six Deer and…
John Ordway · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 4 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 4, 1806 Analysis
killed a deer and some geese, and then went to the camp. A party that went out on the upper side of…
Patrick Gass · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 5 1806
Clark: April 5, 1806 Analysis
Saturday April 5th 1806. This morning was So Cloudy that we could not obtain any lunar observations with a Aquila as we…
William Clark · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 5 1806
Lewis: April 5, 1806 Analysis
Saturday April 5th 1806. This morning was so cloudy that I could not obtain any lunar observations with a Aquila as I…
Meriwether Lewis · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 5 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 5, 1806 Analysis
return*1 with 3 Small black cubs which was sold to the Savages I and 5 more men went over to the S.…
John Ordway · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025
Apr 5 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 5, 1806 Analysis
tiful prairie and a number of ponds below the mouth of Sandy river; and about two miles from the Columbia the soil…
Patrick Gass · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
A shrubby island with a red channel marker in the wide Columbia River under a gray sky, 2025

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