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Journal Entries
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
31
1805
Clark: March 31, 1805 Analysis
31 h of March Monday 1805 Cloudy Several gangus of Ducks and Gees pass up not much ice floating. All the party…
Mar
31
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 31, 1805 Analysis
cept five of us who were engaged at the boat, went to hunt ; at night they came in and had killed…
Mar
31
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 31, 1805 Analysis
this morning, the Ice does not run So thick in the River as it did yesterday.
Apr
1
1805
Clark: April 1, 1805 Analysis
April 1st 1805 we have Thunder lightning hail and rain to day the first rain of note Sinc the 15 of October…
Apr
1
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 1, 1805 Analysis
immediately to St. Louis, the whole of our craft was put into the water. A considerable quantity of rain fell this day;…
Apr
1
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 1, 1805 Analysis
hard rain followed about half an hour then the party turned out and put the Barge and the 8 perogues in to…
Apr
2
1805
Clark: April 2, 1805 Analysis
April the 2nd a Cold rain day we are writeing and prepareing dispatches all dayI conclude to Send my journal to the…
Apr
2
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 2, 1805 Analysis
all the later part of last night from the N. W. the later part of the day pleasant. 1805 J SERGEANT ORDWAY'S…
Apr
2
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 2, 1805 Analysis
of skins, buffaloe robes, and horns of the Mountain ram, of a great size for the president; and began to load the…
Apr
3
1805
Clark: April 3, 1805 Analysis
3rd of April we Shall pack up to day and Set out tomorrow. [Clark, April 3, 1805] April the 3rd Thursday 1805…
Apr
3
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 3, 1805 Analysis
which was to be Sent back to the States in the Big Barge was packed and boxed up ready to go on…
Apr
3
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 3, 1805 Analysis
and cold from the N. W. We took all our goods, stores and baggage out, divided and put them aboard our craft,…
Apr
4
1805
Fort Mandan: April 4, 1805
Final preparations at Fort Mandan for the spring departure. The permanent party was ready to continue westward into truly uncharted territory. The…
Apr
4
1805
John Ordway: April 4, 1805
Goods and bags of corn all put out to air. the articles for S4 Louis carred on board the barge ready to…
Apr
5
1805
Clark: April 5, 1805 Analysis
April the 5th 1805 Thursday we have our 2 perogues & Six Canoes loaded with our Stores & provisions, principally provisions. the…
Apr
5
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 5, 1805 Analysis
loading and divided a proportion of each sort for each perogue, and loaded all the perogues and got ready for a Start,…
Apr
5
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 5, 1805 Analysis
and cold from the N.W. We took all our goods, stores and baggage out, divided and put them aboard our craft, that…
Apr
6
1805
Clark: April 6, 1805 Analysis
April the 6th Friday Saturday 1805 a fine day visited by a number of mandans, we are informed of the arrival of…
Apr
6
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: April 6, 1805 Analysis
morning we heard that some of the Rickarees had come up to the Mandan villages. Our interpreter and some of the men…
Apr
6
1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: April 6, 1805 Analysis
Baggage on board the perogues in order to Set off. Some of the Mandans Indians informed us that the RickaRee nation was…
