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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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Jan
18
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 18, 1805 Analysis
went down the river to hunt with our men. In the evening one of our interpreters and another Frenchman who had gone…
Jan
19
1805
Clark: January 19, 1805 Analysis
19th January Satturday 1805. a find Day Messrs. Larock & McKinzey returned home, Sent three horses down to our hunting Camp for…
Jan
19
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 19, 1805 Analysis
2 men Sent with three horses down the River for meat to the hunting Camps, which is about 30 miles distant from…
Jan
19
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 19, 1805 Analysis
Go down the River to Bring home the meat ab* 30 m1 ab this place. 1 Frangois Larocque, whose description of Fort…
Jan
19
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 19, 1805 Analysis
hunters went out to join those with the natives. In the even- ing one of the hunters that first went out, returned.…
Jan
20
1805
Clark: January 20, 1805 Analysis
20th a Cold fair day Several Indians at the fort to day a miss understanding took place between the two inturpeters on…
Jan
20
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 20, 1805 Analysis
Some men went up to the villages, they informed us that they all used them verry well. gave them pleanty to eat,…
Jan
20
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 20, 1805 Analysis
considerable corn.
Jan
21
1805
Clark: January 21, 1805 Analysis
Fort Mandan 21st Monday January 1805 a number of Indians hereto day a fine day nothing remarkable one ban verry bad with…
Jan
21
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 21, 1805 Analysis
aCLE AR pleasant morning but cold, we Set off at Sun rise, the wind from the east, we Sailed Some, we passed…
Jan
21
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 21, 1805 Analysis
had killed 3 Elk 4 Deer & one fox two porcupine & a hare, they Brought in three horse loads of the…
Jan
21
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 21, 1805 Analysis
the fort, and brought with them three horse load of venison and elk meat. The weather on the 22nd and 23rd was…
Jan
22
1805
Clark: January 22, 1805 Analysis
22nd January 1805 Tuesday a find warm Day attempted to Cut the Boat & the perogues out of the Ice, found water…
Jan
22
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 22, 1805 Analysis
at day light it began to Snow & blow So that we did not Set off this morning. Some men went out…
Jan
22
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 22, 1805 Analysis
voyage ; passed a beautiful bottom on the North s , Covered with game of different kinds. The ae a was unfavourable…
Jan
22
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 22, 1805 Analysis
at cutting away the Ice from round the Barge & pearogues. they Soon cut through the Ice in places, the water Gushed…
Jan
23
1805
Clark: January 23, 1805 Analysis
23rd January 1805 Wednesday a Cold Day Snow fell 4 Inches deep, the occurrences of this day is as is common
Jan
23
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 23, 1805 Analysis
clear but verry cold for this month, we Set off about 7 oC & proceeded on the Standing water was froze over…
Jan
23
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 23, 1805 Analysis
wind blew so hard down the river we could not pro-. on ‘ceed, “While we lay here some of the men went…
Jan
23
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 23, 1805 Analysis
making hand Sleds for the Savages for which they Gave us corn & beans.
Jan
24
1805
Clark: January 24, 1805 Analysis
24th January Thursday 1805 a fine day, our inturpeters appear to understand each others better than a fiew days past Sent out…
Jan
24
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 24, 1805 Analysis
Several days past, in the afternoon five men employed cutting coal wood as our coal was jest Gone.
Jan
24
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 24, 1805 Analysis
out, but killed nothing.
Jan
25
1805
Clark: January 25, 1805 Analysis
25th of January 1805 Friday we are informed of the arrival of a Band of Asniboins at the Villages with the Grand…
Jan
25
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 25, 1805 Analysis
employed at cutting and Splitting coal wood & Setting up the pit &. C.
Jan
25
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 25, 1805 Analysis
ice, which we find a tedious business.
Jan
26
1805
Clark: January 26, 1805 Analysis
26th of January Satturday 1805 a verry fine warm Day Several Indians Dine with us and are much Pleasedone man taken violently…
Jan
26
1805
Lewis: January 26, 1805 Analysis
Saturday January 26th 1805 Observed Meridian Altitude of sun's U. L. with sextant and artificl. Horzn. of water 48° 50 Latitude deduced…
Jan
26
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 26, 1805 Analysis
the party at work Same as yesterday, the Savages brought us considerable corn this day.
Jan
26
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 26, 1805 Analysis
cutting wood, to make charcoal. We have a blacksmith with us, and a small set of blacksmith tools. The blacksmith makes war-axes,…
Jan
27
1805
Clark: January 27, 1805 Analysis
27th of January Sunday 1804 a fine day, attempt to Cut our Boat and Canoos out of the Ice, a deficuelt Task…
Jan
27
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 27, 1805 Analysis
hay from the prarie forts to cover the coal kill.
Jan
28
1805
Clark: January 28, 1805 Analysis
28th January Monday 1805 attempt to cut through the ice &c get our Boat and Canoo out without Suckcess, Several Indians here…
Jan
28
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 28, 1805 Analysis
cutting the Ice from round the Barge. Got large prizes [pries] & attempted to Shake hir loose but found considerable more cutting…
Jan
29
1805
Clark: January 29, 1805 Analysis
29th January Tuesday 1805 Gave Jassome a Dost of Salts we Send & Collect Stones and put them on a large log…
Jan
29
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 29, 1805 Analysis
water craft disengaged from the ice: which was to heat water in the boats, with hot stones; but in this project we…
Jan
29
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 29, 1805 Analysis
hailing Stone on hand Sleds from a Bluff below in order to heat a large nomber of Sizeable Stone & put warter…
Jan
30
1805
Clark: January 30, 1805 Analysis
30th January Wednesday 1805 a fine morning, Clouded up at 9 oClock, Mr. La Rocke paid us a Visit, & we gave…
Jan
30
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 30, 1805 Analysis
Fae morning and went on very well. We passed through a handsome Country, with a rich soil, and - the prairies rising…
Jan
30
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 30, 1805 Analysis
the River to an other bluff in order to look for another kind of Stone that would not Split with heat he…
Jan
31
1805
Clark: January 31, 1805 Analysis
31st January Thursday, 1805 Snowed last night, wind high from the N W. Sawed off the boys toes Sent 5 men down…
Jan
31
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 31, 1805 Analysis
68 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE went out with two horses. In the morning the wind blew and was cold, towards the middle…
Jan
31
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 31, 1805 Analysis
night, the wind high from N. W. the Snow flew five men went out a hunting took two horses with them.
Feb
1
1805
Clark: February 1, 1805 Analysis
1st of February Friday 1805 a cold windey Day our hunters returnd. haveing killed only one Deer, a war Chief of the…
Feb
1
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 1, 1805 Analysis
came home, but had killed nothing. One of the men at the fort went out a short distance, and killed a small…
Feb
1
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 1, 1805 Analysis
Short distance to hunt and killed a Deer the hunters who went out yesterday returned the weather being bad they killed noth-…
Feb
2
1805
Clark: February 2, 1805 Analysis
2nd of February Satturday 1805 a find Day one Deer Killed our interpeter Still unwell, one of the wives of the Big…
Feb
2
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 2, 1805 Analysis
white fros £. Dae this roe the country 4 d ent Been age Ya ond theampel, ou ie Ronh ae. "Th Hie…
Feb
2
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 2, 1805 Analysis
exedantly [accidentally] this morning the river raiseing one of the hunters went out a Short distance from the Fort and killed a…
Feb
3
1805
Clark: February 3, 1805 Analysis
3rd of February 1805 our provisions of meat being nearly exorsted I concluded to Decend the River on the Ice & hunt,…
Feb
3
1805
Lewis: February 3, 1805 Analysis
3rd of February Sunday 1805. a fine day; the blacksmith again commences his opperations. we were visited by but few of the…
Feb
3
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 3, 1805 Analysis
and some few dropsof rain fell. At IP. M. -embarked ; passed three creeks, ome on the Nore ij ae side and…
Feb
3
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 3, 1805 Analysis
Short distance to hunt the Game is Scarce, they Shortly returned without killing any thing.
Feb
4
1805
Lewis: February 4, 1805 Analysis
4th February, Monday 1805. This morning fair tho could the thermometer stood at 18° below Naught, wind from N. W. Capt Clark…
Feb
4
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 4, 1805 Analysis
went down the river to hunt. We proceeded on 20 miles and could see no game.
Feb
4
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 4, 1805 Analysis
14 men of the party & 2 frenchman Set off this morning with 2 horses and 2 Sleds in order to Go…
Feb
5
1805
Lewis: February 5, 1805 Analysis
5th February Tuesday 1805. Pleasent morning wind from N. W. fair; visited by many of the natives who brought a considerable quanty…
Feb
5
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 5, 1805 Analysis
and there we killed three deer. The next day we went on to more Indian camps and killed some deer. On the…
Feb
5
1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 5, 1805 Analysis
So that the water Spreads over the Ice in Sundry places near this, the Coal being ready for the blacksmith to work…
Feb
6
1805
Lewis: February 6, 1805 Analysis
6th February Wednesday 1805. Fair morning Wind from N. W. had a sley prepared against the return of the horses which Capt…
