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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
6
1806
Lewis: February 6, 1806 Analysis
Thursday February 6th 1806. Sent Sergts. Gass and Ordway this morning with R. Fields and a party of men to bring in…
Feb
6
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 6, 1806 Analysis
after the Elk meat, we went out to the Elk and butchred them this evening, & packed Some together & Camped, found…
Feb
7
1806
Clark: February 7, 1806 Analysis
Friday February 7th 1806 This evening Serjt Ordway and wiser returned with a part of the meat which R. Field had killed;…
Feb
7
1806
Lewis: February 7, 1806 Analysis
Friday February 7th 1806. This evening Sergt. Ordway and Wiser returned with a part of the meat which R. Fields had killed;…
Feb
7
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 7, 1806 Analysis
marsh. I and one man went to the Fort with the canoe and some meat1 hard rain. &C.
Feb
7
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 7, 1806 Analysis
bringing in the meat; we got some to the fort; but myself and part of the men had again to encamp out.…
Feb
8
1806
Clark: February 8, 1806 Analysis
Saturday February 8th 1806 Sent Serjt. Ordway and two men this morning to joint the party with Serjt. Gass, and bring the…
Feb
8
1806
Lewis: February 8, 1806 Analysis
Saturday February 8th 1806. Sent Sergt. Ordway and two men this morning to join the party with Sergt. Gass and bring the…
Feb
8
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 8, 1806 Analysis
went with a canoe over and got the men & meat, the party returned from down the River & went up this…
Feb
8
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 8, 1806 Analysis
hail. Some of the hunters killed 4 more elk and we got all the meat safe to camp in the evening.
Feb
9
1806
Clark: February 9, 1806 Analysis
Sunday February 9th 1806 This morning Collins & Wiser Set out on a hunting excurtion; in the evening Drewyer returned; had Killed…
Feb
9
1806
Lewis: February 9, 1806 Analysis
Sunday February 9th 1806 This morning Collins and Wiser set out on a hunting excurtion; they took our Indian canoe and passed…
Feb
9
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 9, 1806 Analysis
at jurking the meat. Several Showers of hail in course of the day.
Feb
9
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 9, 1806 Analysis
the day we had sometimes sunshine, and sometimes showers of rain. One of our hunters caught a beaver.
Feb
10
1806
Clark: February 10, 1806 Analysis
Monday February 10th 1806 Collins and Wiser returned without killing any Elk. Willard arrived late this evening from the Salt Camp, he…
Feb
10
1806
Lewis: February 10, 1806 Analysis
Monday February 10th 1806. Drewyer visited his traps today but caught no beaver. Collins and Wiser returned had killed no Elk. Willard…
Feb
10
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 10, 1806 Analysis
last night, in the afternoon two men came in from the Salt works and informed us that Gibson is verry sick at…
Feb
10
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 10, 1806 Analysis
ing was pleasant. In the afternoon two men came from the salt works with information that two others were sick and a…
Feb
11
1806
Clark: February 11, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday February 11th 1806. This Morning Serjt. Gass R. Field and J. Thompson passed the Netul opposit to us on a hunting…
Feb
11
1806
Lewis: February 11, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday February 11th 1806. This morning Sergt. Gass Reubin Fields and Thompson passed the Netul opposite to us on a hunting expedition.…
Feb
11
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 11, 1806 Analysis
with a canoe to go round to the Salt works after the Sick men. 2 more men were to Stay in their…
Feb
11
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 11, 1806 Analysis
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION — 197 six men were sent to bring the sick men to the fort. At the same time…
Feb
12
1806
Clark: February 12, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday February 12th 1806. This morning we were visited by a Clatsop man who brought with him three dogs as a remuneration…
Feb
12
1806
Lewis: February 12, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday February 12th 1806. This morning we were visited by a Clatsop man who brought with him three dogs as a remuneration…
Feb
12
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 12, 1806 Analysis
Clatsop Indians came to the Fort and Stayed all night.2 1 In the evening, Lewis notes, they had an "excellent supper it…
Feb
13
1806
Clark: February 13, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday February 13th 1806. The Clatsop left us this morning at 11 A.M. not anything transpired dureing the day worthy of notice.…
Feb
13
1806
Lewis: February 13, 1806 Analysis
Thursday February 13th 1806. The Clatsop left us this morning at 11 A.M. not any thing transpired during the day worthy of…
Feb
13
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 13, 1806 Analysis
bought a sea otter skin from the Indian for a peace of Tobacco not the half of a carrit.
Feb
14
1806
Clark: February 14, 1806 Analysis
Friday February 14th 1806 We are very uneasy with respect to our Sick men at the Salt works. Serjt. Pryor and party…
Feb
14
1806
Lewis: February 14, 1806 Analysis
Friday February 14th 1806. We are very uneasy with rispect to our sick men at the salt works. Sergt. Pryor and party…
Feb
14
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 14, 1806 Analysis
rain through the course of the day.
Feb
15
1806
Clark: February 15, 1806 Analysis
Saturday February 15th 1806 Drewyer and Whitehouse Set out on a hunting excurtion towards the mountains Southwest of us. we have heard…
Feb
15
1806
Lewis: February 15, 1806 Analysis
Saturday February 15th 1806. Drewyer and Whitehouse set out this morning on a hunting excurtion towards the praries of Point Adams. we…
Feb
15
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 15, 1806 Analysis
evening the party returned Bratton came by land sick they brought Gibson in a blank* up from the canoe, he is very…
Feb
16
1806
Clark: February 16, 1806 Analysis
Sunday February 16th 1806 Sent Shannon Labiesh and frazier on a hunting excurtion up the Kilhaw-a-nak-kle river which discharges itself into the…
Feb
16
1806
Lewis: February 16, 1806 Analysis
Sunday February 16th 1806. By several trials made today in order to adjust my Octant and ascertain her error in the direct…
Feb
16
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 16, 1806 Analysis
three men went out to hunt.
Feb
17
1806
Clark: February 17, 1806 Analysis
Monday February 17th 1806 Collins and Windser were permited to hunt to day towards the praries in point Adams with a view…
Feb
17
1806
Lewis: February 17, 1806 Analysis
Monday February 17th 1806. Collins and Windsor were permited to hunt today towards the praries in Point Adams with a view to…
Feb
17
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 17, 1806 Analysis
hunters came in with the meat of an Elk which they took out of a creek where some of the hunters had…
Feb
17
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 17, 1806 Analysis
fort and arrived there in the afternoon. We found the sick men at the fort, and still very bad. One of the…
Feb
18
1806
Clark: February 18, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday February 18th 1806 This morning we dispatched a party to the Salt works with Sergt. Ordway. and a Second party with…
Feb
18
1806
Lewis: February 18, 1806 Analysis
Tuesday February 18th 1806. This morning we dispatched a party to the Saltworks with Sergt. Ordway and a second with Sergt. Gass…
Feb
18
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 18, 1806 Analysis
with a canoe for the Salt works. 10 more set out for the Elk meat, we found the wind so high at…
Feb
18
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 18, 1806 Analysis
jeant and six men set out to go to the salt works, to bring the salt and kettles to the fort. At…
Feb
19
1806
Clark: February 19, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday February 19th 1806. Sergt. Ordway Set out again with a party to the Salt works by land. in the evening Sergt.…
Feb
19
1806
Lewis: February 19, 1806 Analysis
Wednesday February 19th 1806. Sergt. Ordway set out again this morning with a party for the salt works by land. in the…
Feb
19
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 19, 1806 Analysis
myself and Six more of the party Set out eairly to go by land to the Salt works to bring in the…
Feb
19
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 19, 1806 Analysis
and the serjeant and 7 men again set out for the salt works by land, to bring the salt and kettles to…
Feb
20
1806
Clark: February 20, 1806 Analysis
Thursday February 20th 1806. Permited Collins to hunt this morning he returned in the evening unsucksessfull as to the chase, but brought…
Feb
20
1806
Lewis: February 20, 1806 Analysis
Thursday February 20th 1806. Permited Collins to hunt this morning he returned in the evening unsuccessfull as to the chase but brought…
Feb
20
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 20, 1806 Analysis
the S. W. we Set out eairly and proced on along the coast faceing the wind the Sand cut our faces waided…
Feb
20
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 20, 1806 Analysis
of the Chinook Indians came to the fort with hats to trade. They are made of the cedar bark and silk grass,…
Feb
21
1806
Clark: February 21, 1806 Analysis
Friday February 21st 1806 Visited this morning by three Clatsops, who remained with us all day; they are great begers; Capt Lewis…
Feb
21
1806
Lewis: February 21, 1806 Analysis
Friday February 21st 1806. Visited this morning by 3 Clatsop who remained with us all day; they are great begers; I gave…
Feb
21
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 21, 1806 Analysis
and baggage.1 took an Indian canoe and crossed the River and travelled verry hard, when we got half way set in to…
Feb
21
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: February 21, 1806 Analysis
with the salt and baggage. They had a very unpleasant day, as it rained hard during the whole of it.
Feb
22
1806
Clark: February 22, 1806 Analysis
Saturday February 22nd 1806 We were visited to day by two Clatsops women and two boys who brought a parcel of excellent…
Feb
22
1806
Lewis: February 22, 1806 Analysis
Saturday February 22cd 1806. We were visited today by two Clatsop women and two boys who brought a parsel of excellent hats…
Feb
22
1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 22, 1806 Analysis
Some better. I am full of pains but not verry sick, the rest of the Sick are mending a little. Several of…
