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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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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…
Mar
23
1805
John Ordway: March 23, 1805
oClock the Grossvantars who Stayed in the Fort last night re- turned home, rained a little the latter part of the day.
Mar
24
1805
Clark: March 24, 1805 Analysis
24th of March Satturday 1805 after Brackfast Mr. La Rocke and Mr. McKinsey and the Chiefs & men of the Minetarras leave…
Mar
24
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 24, 1805 Analysis
perogues down to the Fort, but they returned about noon without them as they were not corked nor made ready, two men…
Mar
25
1805
Clark: March 25, 1805 Analysis
25th of March Sunday 1805 a Cloudy morning wind from the N E the after part of the Day fair, Several Indians…
Mar
25
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 25, 1805 Analysis
making a Stearing oar for the Big Barge &. C. others Shelling corn &. C. 188 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS [Mar. 26
Mar
26
1805
Clark: March 26, 1805 Analysis
26th of March Monday 1805 a find Day wind S. W. but fiew Inds visit us to day the Ice haveing broken…
Mar
26
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 26, 1805 Analysis
went for the perogues. about 2 oClock they returned with the perogues, but before they had landed the Ice Started So that…
Mar
27
1805
Clark: March 27, 1805 Analysis
27th of March Tuesday 1805 The river choked up with ice opposit to us and broke away in the evening raised only…
Mar
27
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 27, 1805 Analysis
all the perogues down to the Fort and went at prepareingthem and Gitting everry thing ready to Set out on our voyage,…
Mar
28
1805
Clark: March 28, 1805 Analysis
28th had all the Canoes, the Perogus corked pitchd & lined cover the Cotton Wood, which is win Shaken (the Mandans feed…
Mar
28
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 28, 1805 Analysis
night, a pleasant morning. The Ice continues to run. the party employed fixing their perogues oars and poles, So that we may…
Mar
29
1805
Clark: March 29, 1805 Analysis
29th of March Satturday 1805 The ice has Stoped running owing to Som obstickle above, repare the Boat & Perogues, and prepareing…
Mar
29
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 29, 1805 Analysis
; and rain in the morning ; but a fine forenoon after: - it. Captain Lewis and.a.hunter went down the river about…
Mar
29
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 29, 1805 Analysis
22 Inches in 22 hours, we continue gitting ready to Start up the River.
Mar
30
1805
Clark: March 30, 1805 Analysis
30th of March. The Ice is passing in great quantites, river ran a little, The Plains are on fire on both Sides…
Mar
30
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 30, 1805 Analysis
__ ged with the boat, that I had not visited the falls. | 2. therefore set out with one of the men…
Mar
30
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 30, 1805 Analysis
raised 10 Inches last night, the Ice runs thick in the R. to day. The Indians Goods all put out to air.…
