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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
12
1805
Clark: May 12, 1805 Analysis
May 12th Sunday 1805. Set out at an early hour, the morning Clear and Calm, Capt. Lewis walked on Shore this morning…
May
12
1805
Lewis: May 12, 1805 Analysis
Sunday May 12th 1805. Set out at an early hour, the weather clear and Calm; I walked on shore this morning for…
May
12
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 12, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant warm morning. we Set off Soon after Sun rise and proceeded on. passed the pitch pine hills on the…
May
12
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 12, 1805 Analysis
Set off Soon after Sun rise, and proceeded on passed the pitch pine hills on N. S. one of the hunters killed…
May
12
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 12, 1805 Analysis
pleasant morning; passed some hills on the North side, cov- ered with pine and cedar, the first timber of any kind we…
May
13
1805
Clark: May 13, 1805 Analysis
13th of May Monday 1805 The wind Continued to blow hard untill one oClock P M. to day at which time it…
May
13
1805
Lewis: May 13, 1805 Analysis
Monday May 13th 1805. The wind continued to blow so violently this morning that we did not think it prudent to set…
May
13
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 13, 1805 Analysis
the wind blew hard all last night. Some rain high wind and Squawls of rain this morning, So that we did not…
May
13
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 13, 1805 Analysis
night. Some Sprinkling rain and high wind this morning. Some men out hunting about one oC. P. M. the wind abated so…
May
13
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 13, 1805 Analysis
few drops of rain fell. At 1 P.M. we embarked; passed three creeks, one on the North side and two on the…
May
14
1805
Clark: May 14, 1805 Analysis
14th of May Tuesday 1805 A verry Clear Cold morning a white frost & some fog on the river the Thermomtr Stood…
May
14
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 14, 1805 Analysis
a hard white frost last night. our mocasons froze near the fire. a clear and pleasant morning. we Set off at Sun‘rise…
May
14
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 14, 1805 Analysis
mocassons froze near the fire, a clear and pleasant morning, we Set off at Sun rise, proceeded on passed the mouth of…
May
14
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 14, 1805 Analysis
we proceeded on early; passed black hills close to the river on the South side and some covered with pine timber at…
May
15
1805
Clark: May 15, 1805 Analysis
May 15th Wednesday 1805 Our medisons, Instruments, merchandize, Clothes, provisions &c. &c. which was nearly all wet we had put out to…
May
15
1805
Lewis: May 15, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday May 15th as soon as a slight shower of rain passed over this morning, we spread the articles to dry which…
May
15
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 15, 1805 Analysis
cloudy. we delayed to dry the goods which was wet, opened them but Soon had to cover them again for a Shower…
May
15
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 15, 1805 Analysis
goods. Some men went up the River a hunting the day un- favorable to dry the goods, a Small Shower of rain…
May
15
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 15, 1805 Analysis
baggage that had got wet. It was cloudy and unfavourable for the purpose, and some rain fell.
May
16
1805
Clark: May 16, 1805 Analysis
May 16th Thursday 1805 a fair morning our articles all out to Dry at 4 oClock we had every thing that was…
May
16
1805
Lewis: May 16, 1805 Analysis
Thursday May 16th The morning was fair and the day proved favorable to our operations; by 4 oClock in the evening our…
May
16
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 16, 1805 Analysis
a heavy diew last night a clear pleasant morning. we opened the goods &c. in order to get them dry before we…
May
16
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 16, 1805 Analysis
pleasant morning, we opened the goods &.C. to get them dry before we packed them up. one of the party wounded a…
May
16
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 16, 1805 Analysis
the afternoon we had all our articles dry and on board again. At that time we proceeded on our voyage; passed high…
May
17
1805
Clark: May 17, 1805 Analysis
May 17th Friday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N W. mercury at 60° a 0. river falling a little. we…
May
17
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 17, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. we Set off eairly and proceeded on. passed high broken whiteish couloured hills, which wash [ 83 ]…
May
17
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805 Analysis
worn to decipher. Perhaps two lines missing] Saw Spots of pitch pine but the knobs are washed so that their is not…
May
17
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 17, 1805 Analysis
The hills here come very close to the river on both sides, and have very little timber on them. They are very…
May
18
1805
Clark: May 18, 1805 Analysis
May 18th Satturday 1805 A windey morning wind from the West we proceeded on verry well with the assistance of the Toe…
May
18
1805
Lewis: May 18, 1805 Analysis
Saturday May 18th 1805. The wind blew hard this morning from the West. we were enabled to employ our toe line the…
May
18
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 18, 1805 Analysis
a clear warm morning. one of the party killed a rattle snake. another caught a beaver. about 7 oC. we Set [out]…
May
18
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 18, 1805 Analysis
party caught a beaver last night, another killed a rattle Snake this morning at 7 oClock Set off and proceeded on passed…
May
18
1805
Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 18, 1805 Analysis
The country much the same as yesterday; until about 12 o’clock, when the bottoms became more extensive on both sides of the…
May
19
1805
Meriwether Lewis: May 19, 1805 Analysis
one of the party wounded a beaver, and my dog as usual swam in to catch it; the beaver bit him through the hind leg and cut the…
May
19
1805
Joseph Whitehouse: May 19, 1805 Analysis
a heavy diew fell last night. a clear pleasant morning. we Set off as usal and proceeded on passed pitch pine hills…
May
19
1805
John Ordway: May 19, 1805 Analysis
the party caught a beaver, we set off about 7 oC. Clear and pleasant, we proceeded on. about 10 oC. A. M.…
May
19
1805
Patrick Gass: May 19, 1805 Analysis
dew. The river is handsome and the country mountainous. 86 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE We made 20 1-4 miles and encamped on…
May
20
1805
Clark: May 20, 1805 Analysis
May 20th Monday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N E. river falling a little We Set out at 7 oClock…
May
20
1805
Lewis: May 20, 1805 Analysis
Monday May 20th 1805 Set out at an early hour as usual, the banks being favourable and water strong we employed the…
May
20
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 20, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. we Set off as usal. one of the hunters caught a beaver last night. ab‘ nine oC. we…
May
20
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805 Analysis
as usal. one of the hunters or trapers caught a large beaver last night, about nine o. Clock A.M. we passed the…
May
20
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 20, 1805 Analysis
Passed a creek on the south side and about 11 came to the mouth of the Muscle-shell river, a handsome river that…
May
21
1805
Clark: May 21, 1805 Analysis
May 21st Tuesday 1805. a butifull morning, wind from the West, river falling a little, we Set out at an early hour…
May
21
1805
Lewis: May 21, 1805 Analysis
Tuesday May 21st 1805 A delightfull morning set out at an early hour and proceeded on very well, imployed the chord principally;…
May
21
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 21, 1805 Analysis
a clear pleasant morning. the 2 men returned who Stayed out all night had caught one beaver & killed a Deer” they…
May
21
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 21, 1805 Analysis
ing; towards the middle of the day the wind blew hard; but we went on very well for 20 miles, and encamped…
May
22
1805
Clark: May 22, 1805 Analysis
May 22nd Wednesday 1805 The wind Continued to blow So violently hard we did not think it prudent to Set out untill…
May
22
1805
Lewis: May 22, 1805 Analysis
Wednesday May 22cd 1805. The wind blew so violently this morning that we did not think it prudent to set out untill…
May
22
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 22, 1805 Analysis
the wind blew hard all last night (caught 2 beaver last night) and continues blowing this morning. Cloudy. about 11 oC. A.M.…
May
22
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 22, 1805 Analysis
hard this morning, we did not get under way until 9 o’clock. The forenoon was cold and disagreeable, but the afternoon became…
May
23
1805
Clark: May 23, 1805 Analysis
May 23rd Thursday 1805 a Severe frost last night, the Thrmotr. Stood at the freesing point this morning i e 32 a…
May
23
1805
Lewis: May 23, 1805 Analysis
Thursday May 23rd 1805. Set out early this morning, the frost was severe last night, the ice appeared along the edge of…
May
23
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 23, 1805 Analysis
ae. frosty morning. | the Standing water was froze over. we Set off at Sun rise and proceeded on one of the…
May
23
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 23, 1805 Analysis
and ice as thick as window glass. We passed two creeks, one on each side of the river: and two islands which…
May
24
1805
Clark: May 24, 1805 Analysis
May 24th Friday 1805 a Cold night the water in the Small vestles frosed 1/8 of an inch thick, and the thermometer…
May
24
1805
Lewis: May 24, 1805 Analysis
Friday May 24th 1805. The water standing in the vessels freized during the night 1/8 of an inch thick, ice also appears…
May
24
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 24, 1805 Analysis
clear & pleasant. we Set off as usal, & and proceeded on passed Several Creeks & Several Small Islands in the river…
May
24
1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 24, 1805 Analysis
ing. We embarked early; passed a large creek on the North side and a beautiful island close on the southern shore. At…
May
25
1805
Clark: May 25, 1805 Analysis
May 25th Satturday 1805" The two Canoes left for meat yesterday did not joint us untill 8 oClock this morning at which…
May
25
1805
Lewis: May 25, 1805 Analysis
Saturday May 25th 1805. The Two canoes which we left behind yesterday to bring on the meat did not arrive this morning…
