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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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Feb
24
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 24, 1805 Analysis
ployed cutting away the Ice from round the Barge, found that the Ice was verry thick clear under hir. we worked hard…
Feb
25
1805
Clark: February 25, 1805 Analysis
25th of February Monday 1805 we fixed a Windlass and Drew up the two Perogues on the upper bank and attempted the…
Feb
25
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805 Analysis
is! ‘until the canges. came up; and. about 7 7 proceeded : on our voyage. ‘Che forenoon was pleasant. We — hu…
Feb
25
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 25, 1805 Analysis
and gitting rollers, brought up the peaces for the windless and all things Got ready to hall up the pearogues on the…
Feb
26
1805
Clark: February 26, 1805 Analysis
26th of Feby 1805 Drew up the Boat & perogus, after Cutting them out of the ice with great Dificuelty-& trouble ---…
Feb
26
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 26, 1805 Analysis
_ High. ‘Three hunters set out for Medicine river, a: large river above the falls, which comes in onthe | — north…
Feb
26
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 26, 1805 Analysis
ployed Gitting more Timber to raise the Barge, doubled the Rope & raised up the Barge. Got the windless Going. Got hir…
Feb
27
1805
Clark: February 27, 1805 Analysis
27th of February Wednesday 1805 a fine day, prepareing the Tools to make perogues all daya feiw Indians visit us to day,…
Feb
27
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 27, 1805 Analysis
there was a high wind. The remainder of the meat was brought in, and one of the men killed 2. deer. a
Feb
27
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 27, 1805 Analysis
fixed Skids under the Barge So as to have hir lay Safe without takeing any Injury, moved the 2 perogues along the…
Feb
28
1805
Clark: February 28, 1805 Analysis
28th of February 1805 Thursday Mr. Gravilin 2 frenchmen and 2 Ricaras arrived from the Ricaras with letters from Mr. Tahoe &c.…
Feb
28
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 28, 1805 Analysis
miles, where we found and cut down trees for four canoes. While we were absent an express arrived from the Rickarees village…
Feb
28
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 28, 1805 Analysis
Mr Roie 2 frenchman came up from the Rickarees 2 of the R. Ree Indians came with them they all Informed us…
Mar
1
1805
Clark: March 1, 1805 Analysis
March 1st Friday 1805 a fine Day I am ingaged in Copying a map, men building perogus, makeing Ropes, Burning Coal, Hanging…
Mar
1
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 1, 1805 Analysis
make the canoes, and continued until six were made. On the 2oth and 21st we carried them to the river about a…
Mar
1
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 1, 1805 Analysis
work hands got their axes repaired and drew 2 days provisions and went up to camp by their work untill they have…
Mar
2
1805
Clark: March 2, 1805 Analysis
2nd of March 1805 Satturday a fine Day the river brake up in places all engaged about Something Mr. La Rocque a…
Mar
2
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 2, 1805 Analysis
Savages continue to visit us in Order to git their Impliments of War made, they bring us in pay corn and beans…
Mar
3
1805
Clark: March 3, 1805 Analysis
3rd of March Sunday 1805 a fine Day wind from the W, a large flock of Ducks pass up the Rivervisited by…
Mar
3
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 3, 1805 Analysis
ployed making coal, and Some makeing toing lines for the per- ogues. Some men who are making perogues came to the Fort…
Mar
4
1805
Clark: March 4, 1805 Analysis
Fort Mandan 4th March Monday 1805 a Cloudy morning wind from the N W the after part of the day Clear, visited…
Mar
4
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 4, 1805 Analysis
ber of the Savages bring us dryed meat and corn. The day pleas- ant.
Mar
5
1805
Clark: March 5, 1805 Analysis
5th March Tuesday 1805 A fine Day Themometer at 40° abo 0. Several Indians visit us to day one frenchman cross to…
Mar
5
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 5, 1805 Analysis
work making coal &.C. a light Squawl of Snow fell about 4 oClock this morning, nothing extroardinary.
Mar
6
1805
Clark: March 6, 1805 Analysis
6th of March Wednesday 1805 a Cloudy morning & Smokey all Day from the burning of the plains, which was Set on…
Mar
6
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 6, 1805 Analysis
from N. E. Several of the Grossvantars Savages Stayed with us last night, a nomber of the Mandanes came this morning with…
Mar
7
1805
Clark: March 7, 1805 Analysis
7th of March Thursday 1805 a little Cloudy and windey N E. the Coal visited us with a Sick child, to whome…
Mar
7
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 7, 1805 Analysis
been for Several days past. Some of the perogue men who came to the Fort last night for provisions returned back this…
Mar
8
1805
Clark: March 8, 1805 Analysis
8th of March Friday 1805 a fair morning Cold and windey, wind from the East, visited by the Greesey head & a…
Mar
8
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 8, 1805 Analysis
Savages continue bringing corn and fat dryed buffaloe meat for to Git Blacksmiths work done.
Mar
9
1805
Clark: March 9, 1805 Analysis
on the 9th of March we were Visited by the Grand Chief of the Minetarres, to whome we gave a medal &…
Mar
9
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 9, 1805 Analysis
Cap* Clark went up to the perogue party for to See the perogues. a nomber of the Savages called the Big Belleys,…
Mar
10
1805
Clark: March 10, 1805 Analysis
10th of March Sunday 1805. a Cold winday Day. we are visited by the Black mockersons, Chief of the 2d Manetarre Village…
Mar
10
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 10, 1805 Analysis
the bigbelleys Stayed with us all last night. Cap* Lewis Gave a chief a Meddel, and Some Small presents. The day clear…
Mar
11
1805
Clark: March 11, 1805 Analysis
Fort Mandan 11th of March Monday 1805 A Cloudy Cold windey day, Some Snow in the latter part of the day, we…
Mar
11
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 11, 1805 Analysis
chief of the Water Souix Stayed in the Fort last night, one of the perogue party who came in last night returned…
Mar
12
1805
Clark: March 12, 1805 Analysis
12th a fine day Some Snow last night our Interpeter Shabonah, detumins on not proceeding with us as an interpeter under the…
Mar
12
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 12, 1805 Analysis
cold morning, the River raiseing fast two men of the party went up to the Grossvantars Village in order to Git Some…
Mar
13
1805
Clark: March 13, 1805 Analysis
13th of March Wednesday 1805 a fine day visited by Mr. Mckinsey one of the Clerks of the N W Companey, the…
Mar
13
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 13, 1805 Analysis
from the South. Mr Larouck one of the N. W. Compy tradors came to See our officers &. C.
Mar
14
1805
Clark: March 14, 1805 Analysis
14th March Thursday 1805. a fine day Set all hands to Shelling Corn &c. Mr. McKinsey leave us to day maney Indians…
Mar
14
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 14, 1805 Analysis
frenchman who we expected would go with us has lately too[k] another notion and has pitched a lodge outside of the Garrison…
Mar
15
1805
Clark: March 15, 1805 Analysis
15th of March Friday 1805 a fine day I put out all the goods & Parch meal Clothing &c to Sun, a…
Mar
15
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 15, 1805 Analysis
Indian goods put out to air. Some men employed Shelling corn.
Mar
16
1805
Clark: March 16, 1805 Analysis
16th of March Satturday 1805 a Cloudy day wind from the S. E one Indian much displeased with whitehouse for Strikeing his…
Mar
16
1805
Lewis: March 16, 1805 Analysis
March 16th, 1804. Mr. Gurrow a Frenchman who has lived many years with the Ricares & Mandans shewed us the process used…
Mar
16
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 16, 1805 Analysis
ployed hailing corn, the wind high from the East, looklikely for rain. 1 The principal man among the visitors was Le Borgne,…
Mar
17
1805
Clark: March 17, 1805 Analysis
17th of March Sunday a windey Day attempted to air our goods &. Mr. Chabonah Sent a french man of our party…
Mar
17
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 17, 1805 Analysis
Goods put out to air also the parched Meal. Mr Sharbonow be- gan to move his baggage across the river in order…
Mar
18
1805
Clark: March 18, 1805 Analysis
18th of March 1805 a cold cloudy Day wind from the N. I pack up all the merchindize into 8 packs equally…
Mar
18
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 18, 1805 Analysis
peerogues for provisions. 2 men went up to Grossvantars. Cap* Clark went to packing up the Indian Goods. 2 men with him.
Mar
19
1805
Clark: March 19, 1805 Analysis
19th of March 1805 Cold windey Day Cloudy Some little Snow last night Visited to Day by the big white & Little…
Mar
19
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 19, 1805 Analysis
cold air. about 10 oClock Serg1 Gass came down to the Fort and informed us that the perogues were finished, and more…
Mar
20
1805
Clark: March 20, 1805 Analysis
I visited the Mandans on the 20th & have the canoes taken to the River, ready to Decend to the fort when…
Mar
20
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 20, 1805 Analysis
Clark and Six men went up to help draw the perogues to the River Missouris. the after part of the day pleasant.
Mar
21
1805
Clark: March 21, 1805 Analysis
I return on the 21st and on my return I passed on the points of the high hills S. S. where I…
Mar
21
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 21, 1805 Analysis
about 2 oClock Cap1 Clark and 4 men returned from the perogues. had carried them all to the River and left three…
Mar
22
1805
Clark: March 22, 1805 Analysis
22nd of March 1805 Visited by the 2nd Chief of the Grand Village of the Minetarrees to whome we gave a medal…
Mar
22
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 22, 1805 Analysis
from the S. E. Savages continue to bring us Some corn a nom- ber of the Grossvantars Savages came to visit our…
Mar
23
1805
Fort Mandan: March 23, 1805
Spring approached at Fort Mandan. The ice on the Missouri was beginning to break up, signaling the approach of departure day. The…
