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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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May
27
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 27, 1806 Analysis
go over to the ki-mooenim river2 for fish [word missing] Swam "John Sheilds observed that he had seen men in a similar…
May
27
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1806 Analysis
several of our men went to the villages around us to procure roots. These roots are a good diet, but in general…
May
28
1806
Clark: May 28, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday May 28th 1806 We sent Goodrich to the Village of the broken Arm for hair to Stuff Saddle pads. Jo. &…
May
28
1806
Lewis: May 28, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday May 28th 1806. We sent Goodrich to the village of the broken arm this morning he returned in the evening with…
May
28
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 28, 1806 Analysis
an other Indn went with us. we rode on a plain about 2 hours then left the road and bore South thro…
May
28
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 28, 1806 Analysis
Some hunters went out this morning, and in the afternoon three of them came in with eight deer; at the same time…
May
29
1806
Clark: May 29, 1806 Analysis
Thursday 29th of May 1806 No movement of the party to day worthy of notice. we have once more a good Stock…
May
29
1806
Lewis: May 29, 1806 Analysis
Thursday May 29th 1806. No movement of the party today worthy of notice. we have once more a good stock of meat…
May
29
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 29, 1806 Analysis
a rainy morning, we took a light breakfast Frazer got 2 Spanish mill dollars from a squaw for an old razer we…
May
29
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 29, 1806 Analysis
river is rising very fast; which gives us hopes that the snow LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION — 239 is leaving the mountains.…
May
30
1806
Clark: May 30, 1806 Analysis
Friday May 30th 1806. Lapage and Shabono Set out early this morning to the Indian Village in order to trade with them…
May
30
1806
Lewis: May 30, 1806 Analysis
Friday May 30th 1806. Lapage and Charbono set out to the indian vilages early this morning for the purpose of trading with…
May
30
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 30, 1806 Analysis
nearly all the Salmon which was caught so we had to wait here to day expecting to git some Salmon the natives…
May
30
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 30, 1806 Analysis
of our men in a canoe attempting to swim their horses over the river, struck the canoe against a tree, and she…
May
31
1806
Clark: May 31, 1806 Analysis
Saturday May 31st 1806 Goodrich and Willard visited the indian Village this morning and returned in the evening Willard brought with him…
May
31
1806
Lewis: May 31, 1806 Analysis
Saturday May 31st 1806. Goodrich and Willard visited the indian Villages this morning and returned in the evening. Willard brought with him…
May
31
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 31, 1806 Analysis
of our fish and went away in the night, we got up our horses eairly and set out on our return our…
May
31
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 31, 1806 Analysis
dew. The hunters went out with two horses for the venison; and two men went over the river to the villages. About…
Jun
1
1806
Clark: June 1, 1806 Analysis
Sunday June 1st 1806. Late last evening Shabono & Lapage returnd. haveing made a broken voyage. they assended the river on this…
Jun
1
1806
Lewis: June 1, 1806 Analysis
Sunday June 1st 1806. Yesterday evening Charbono an LaPage returned, having made a broken voyage. they ascended the river on this side…
Jun
1
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 1, 1806 Analysis
went and put us on the road which he said was a near way & a good road, we wrode thro the…
Jun
1
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1806 Analysis
240 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE light showers of rain during the night. Since last evening the river rose eighteen inches. Two hunters…
Jun
2
1806
Clark: June 2, 1806 Analysis
Monday June 2nd 1806 McNeal and York were Sent on a tradeing voyage over the river this morning. having exhosted all our…
Jun
2
1806
Lewis: June 2, 1806 Analysis
Monday June 2cd 1806. McNeal and york were sent on a trading voyage over the river this morning. having exhausted all our…
Jun
2
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 2, 1806 Analysis
turned down the river passd 2 more villages about 12 oClock we arived at our Camp, found the river verry high indeed.…
Jun
2
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 2, 1806 Analysis
went out to hunt. About noon three men who had gone over to Lewis’s river, about two and an half days’ journey…
Jun
3
1806
Clark: June 3, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday June 3rd 1806 Our invalids are all on the recovery; bratten is much Stronger and can walk about with Considerable ease.…
Jun
3
1806
Lewis: June 3, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday June 3rd 1806. Our invalids are all on the recovery; Bratton is much stronger and can walk about with considerable ease.…
Jun
3
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 3, 1806 Analysis
a number of the natives visited us. three of our hunters came in had killed five deer and one black bear, my…
Jun
3
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 3, 1806 Analysis
of rain; and there were some light showers during the fore- noon at intervals. The river rises in the night and falls…
Jun
4
1806
Clark: June 4, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday June 4th 1806 about noon the 3 chiefs left us and returned to their villages. While they were with us we…
Jun
4
1806
Lewis: June 4, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday June 4th 1806. about noon The 3 Cheifs left us and returned to their vilages. while they were with us we…
Jun
4
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 4, 1806 Analysis
night a wet morning one of our hunters John Shields came in had killed 2 Deer and brought in the meat, the…
Jun
4
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 4, 1806 Analysis
for some time this morning. The river fell considerably yes- terday, and in the night rose only an inch and an half.…
Jun
5
1806
Clark: June 5, 1806 Analysis
Thursday June 5th 1806 Colter and Bratten were permitted to visit the Indian Village to day for the purpose of tradeing for…
Jun
5
1806
Lewis: June 5, 1806 Analysis
Thursday June 5th 1806. Colter and Bratton were permitted to visit the indian villages today for the purpose of trading for roots…
Jun
5
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 5, 1806 Analysis
went across the river to Some villages and purchased Some uppah & couse. towards evening our hunters all came in had killed…
Jun
5
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 5, 1806 Analysis
heavy dew. In the afternoon four hunters came in with the meat of five more deer, and a bear. An Indian came…
Jun
6
1806
Clark: June 6, 1806 Analysis
Friday June 6th 1806 I visited the Broken Arm to day agreeable to my promis of the 4th inst. and took with…
Jun
6
1806
Lewis: June 6, 1806 Analysis
Friday June 6th 1806. This morning Frazier returned having been in quest of some roots and bread which had left at the…
Jun
6
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 6, 1806 Analysis
went a cross the river to some villages, one of the party who Stayed at the commeap village last night riturnd [and]…
Jun
6
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 6, 1806 Analysis
and five of the party went over the river to buy some roots at the villages, and in the evening returned with…
Jun
7
1806
Clark: June 7, 1806 Analysis
Saurday June 7th 1806. The two young cheafs and other Indians who accompanied them Crossed the river and returned to their Village…
Jun
7
1806
Lewis: June 7, 1806 Analysis
Saturday June 7th 1806. The two young Cheifs who visited last evening returned to their village on Commeap C. with some others…
Jun
7
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 7, 1806 Analysis
mixed with hail & Snow, the air cold. Several of the party went over the river to some villages all except 2…
Jun
7
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 7, 1806 Analysis
of rain. I went over with five of our party to the village, on the other side of the river; and while…
Jun
8
1806
Clark: June 8, 1806 Analysis
Sunday June 8th 1806 Drewyer returned this morning from the chase without killing any thing. his horse left him last night and…
Jun
8
1806
Lewis: June 8, 1806 Analysis
Sunday June 8th 1806. Drewyer returned this morning from the chase without having killed anything. his hose left him last night, he…
Jun
8
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 8, 1806 Analysis
number of the natives visited us and gave Frazer a fine young horse a number of the natives joined and got out…
Jun
8
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 8, 1806 Analysis
men came over from the village, and a hunter, who had been out, returned without killing any thing. Several of the natives…
Jun
9
1806
Clark: June 9, 1806 Analysis
Moday June 9th 1806 We had all of our horses brought up and attempted to exchange our Sore back and most indifferent…
Jun
9
1806
Lewis: June 9, 1806 Analysis
Monday June 9th 1806. This morning we had all our horses brought up and indeavoured to exchange five or shix with the…
Jun
9
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 9, 1806 Analysis
us last night, a chief we call cut nose went some distance after young Eagles, got several by climbing a tree by…
Jun
9
1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 9, 1806 Analysis
all our horses and hoppled them, so that we might get them easily to-morrow. We also exchanged some mares with young colts,…
Jun
10
1806
Clark: June 10, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday June 10th 1806. rose early this morning and had all the horses Collected except one of Whitehouses horses which could not…
Jun
10
1806
Lewis: June 10, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday June 10th 1806. This morning we arrose early and had our horses collected except one of Cruzatt's and one of Whitehouse's,…
Jun
10
1806
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 10, 1806 Analysis
our horses found all except 2. about 10 A. M. we Set out and proced on ascended a high hill then decended…
Jun
10
1806
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 10, 1806 Analysis
set out accompanied by several of the natives, travelled about twelve miles and arrived at what we call the Com-mas flat, where…
Jun
11
1806
Clark: June 11, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday June 11th 1806 All of our hunters were out by daylight this Morning. Labeech and Shann was the only Suckcessull hunters,…
Jun
11
1806
Lewis: June 11, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday June 11th 1806. All our hunters were out this morning by daylight; Labuish and Gibson only proved successfull, the former killed…
