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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
Jun 30 1806
Clark: June 30, 1806 Analysis
Monday June 30th 1806 We dispatched Drewyer & Jo. Field early this morning ahead to hunt. just as we had prepard. to…
William Clark · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jun 30 1806
Lewis: June 30, 1806 Analysis
Monday June 30th 1806. We dispatched Drewyer and J. Fields early this morning to hunt on the road and indeavour to obtain…
Meriwether Lewis · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jun 30 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: June 30, 1806 Analysis
as usal R. Fields killed a deer near the hot Springs in Scite of the Camp, two hunters went on a head,…
John Ordway · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jun 30 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — Patrick Gass: June 30, 1806 Analysis
fine morning. When we were ready to set out we saw a deer coming to a lick at the hot spring, and…
Patrick Gass · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 1 1806
Clark: July 1, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday July 1st 1806 on Clark's river We Sent out all the hunters very early this morning by 12 OClock they all…
William Clark · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 1 1806
Lewis: July 1, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday July 1st 1806. This morning early we sent out all our hunters. set Sheilds at work to repair some of our…
Meriwether Lewis · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 1 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 1, 1806 Analysis
eairly a hunting they all returned by noon had killed in all twelve deer & Some of them large fat bucks, in…
John Ordway · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 1 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — Patrick Gass: July 1, 1806 Analysis
mained here to rest ourselves and horses after the severe fatigue of coming over the mountains, and some hunters went out. The…
Patrick Gass · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 2 1806
Clark: July 2, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday July 2nd 1806 Sent out 2 hunters this morning and they killed 2 Deer. the Musquetors has been So troublesom day…
William Clark · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 2 1806
Lewis: July 2, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday July 2ed 1806. We sent out the hunters early this morning, they returned not so succesfull as yesterday having killed 2…
Meriwether Lewis · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 2 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 2, 1806 Analysis
men went out a hunting, about 10 A. M. Collins Came in had killed one deer. Cap* Lewis Called for 6 vollunteers…
John Ordway · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022
Jul 2 1806
Travelers’ Rest – party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — Patrick Gass: July 2, 1806 Analysis
was fine and pleasant, fixing our loading and making other arrangements for our separation. One of our hunters went out and killed…
Patrick Gass · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
A gravel path winding up a hill of tall golden grass toward pines and a dark shed, 2022

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