Historical Figure
William Clark
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, and territorial official who co-led the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) across the western United States to the Pacific Ocean. After the expedition, Clark was appointed Brigadier General of militia for Louisiana Territory and served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis from 1807 until his death. As Superintendent, Clark was the principal U.S. negotiator for dozens of treaties with Native American nations in the trans-Mississippi region. He negotiated or witnessed more treaties than any other individual in this collection, playing a central role in the diplomatic framework that shaped relations between the United States and Indigenous peoples of the Missouri and Mississippi river valleys during the early 19th century.
Portrait: Charles Willson Peale, c. 1807
33 treaties
1282 total items
1221 mapped locations
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Planning (1801–1804)
Westward (1804–1805)
Fort Clatsop (1805–1806)
Return (1806)
Post (1806–1812)
Master expedition route
Note: the longest gap between tagged appearances is about 7 months (Oct 26, 1803 → May 14, 1804). William Clark may have been present in the corps during that span but is not named in the journals.
Treaties (33)
Treaty with the Foxes, 1815
09/14
Treaty with the Grand Pawnee, 1818
06/18
Treaty with the Iowa, 1815
09/16
Treaty with the Iowa, 1824
08/04
Treaty with the Iowa, etc., 1836
09/17
Treaty with the Kansa, 1825
06/03
Treaty with the Kickapoo, 1815
09/02
Treaty with the Makah, 1815
07/20
Treaty with the Menominee, 1817
03/30
Treaty with the Noisy Pawnee, 1818
06/19
Treaty with the Osage, 1815
09/12
Treaty with the Osage, 1818
1818
Treaty with the Osage, 1825
06/02
Treaty with the Oto, 1817
06/24
Treaty with the Ottawa, etc., 1816
08/24
Treaty with the Pawnee Marhar, 1818
06/22
Treaty with the Pawnee Republic, 1818
06/20
Treaty with the Piankashaw, 1815
07/18
Treaty with the Ponca, 1817
06/25
Treaty with the Potawatomi, 1815
07/18
Treaty with the Quapaw, 1818
08/24
Treaty with the Sauk and Foxes, 1824
08/04
Treaty with the Sauk, 1815
09/13
Treaty with the Sauk, 1816
05/13
Treaty with the Shawnee, 1825
11/07
Treaty with the Shawnee, etc., 1832
10/26
Treaty with the Sioux Of St. Peter’s River, 1815
07/19
Treaty with The Sioux of the Lakes, 1815
07/19
Treaty with the Sioux, 1816
06/01
Treaty with the Sioux, etc., 1825
08/19
Treaty with the Teton, 1815
07/19
Treaty with the Winnebago, 1816
06/03
Treaty with the Yankton Sioux, 1815
07/19
Art (13)
Lewis and Clark with Sacajawea at the Great Falls
Olaf Carl Seltzer, 1927
Oil on canvas, 11 × 15¾ inches
Map of Lewis and Clark’s Track (1814)
William Clark (cartographer), Samuel Lewis (engraver), 1814
Engraved map
Clark’s Manuscript Map of 1810
William Clark, 1810
Manuscript map on paper
Captain William Clark Meeting Indians of the Northwest
Charles Marion Russell, 1897
Oil on canvas, 29.5 × 41.5 inches
Lewis and Clark at Three Forks
Edgar Samuel Paxson, 1912
Oil on canvas, 81 × 153 inches
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Thomas Mickell Burnham, c. 1850
Oil on canvas
York in the Lodge of the Mandans
Charles Marion Russell, 1908
Oil on canvas
Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark
Charles Marion Russell, 1896
Oil on canvas
Lewis and Clark Reach Shoshone Camp
Charles Marion Russell, 1918
Oil on canvas
Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia
Charles Marion Russell, 1905
Watercolor on paper
Lewis and Clark Meeting the Flatheads at Ross’ Hole
Charles Marion Russell, 1912
Oil on canvas, 12 × 25 feet
William Clark
Charles Willson Peale, c. 1807–1808
Oil on canvas
William Clark as Governor of Missouri Territory
Chester Harding, c. 1820
Oil on canvas, 94 × 60 inches
Tent of Many Voices (24)
23:54
Mike Lyall on Cowlitz History and Lewis & Clark
48:20
Howard Boas on Crow History and Lewis & Clark
28:18
Scott Mandrell and Peyton Bud Clark on the Corps of Discovery Bicentennial Expedition
28:37
Lewis Adams on Salish encounters with Lewis and Clark
60:31
Dayton Duncan opens Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration
42:53
Alan Pinkham on Nez Perce perspectives of Lewis and Clark
43:19
Craig How on Rocking the Keelboat: Lakota Perspectives on Lewis and Clark
46:28
Curly Bear Wagner on Blackfeet and Lewis and Clark
46:37
Ken Thomas on Sacagawea and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
62:43
Peyton C. Bud Clark on William Clark’s post-expedition legacy
49:59
York’s Account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
4:06
Lewis and Clark Journals and Archives Overview
50:21
Jeff Painter on Clatsop trade, culture, and Lewis & Clark
63:20
Gary Moulton on Lewis and Clark Documentary Evidence
33:16
Ernie Quintana on Corps of Discovery II and Native American perspectives
51:37
Keith Bear: Mandan Culture, Flutes, and Native Identity
30:15
Stephanie Ambrose Tubbs on Listening to Native Voices in Lewis and Clark History
93:28
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration at Monticello
50:29
Four Nez Perce Warriors’ 1831 Journey to Saint Louis
51:15
Amy Mossett on Sacagawea’s Life and Legacy
42:03
Tony Incashola on Salish history and culture
9:39
Mark Weekley on Lewis and Clark Trail Reinterpretation
43:36
Germaine White on Salish perspectives of Lewis and Clark
54:42
Amy Mossett on Sacagawea and the Mandan Nation
Journal Entries (1179)
Clark Advances to Find the Shoshone Nation
Clark's Goatskin Sign and Yellowish-Red Cliffs
White Bear Spotted; Snow-Capped Mountains Ahead
Second Mountain Chain Still Not Reached
Hauling Canoe and Baggage to Upper Portage Camp
Red Cloth Offerings at Abandoned Indian Camp
Black-Tailed Deer Killed; Buffalo Shot in River
Pressing Past Grand River Without Hunting
Council with Arikara at First Village
Captain Lewis Returns to Camp Wounded
Two Trappers Met; Clark Reported One Day Ahead
White Frost Morning; Pirogue Repairs and Skin Dressing
Reaching the Yellowstone; Clark's Sand Message Found
Horses Tread Firm Snowbanks Four Feet Deep
Hunters Report Snow in Hills; One Deer Brought In
Captains Treat the Sick; Ammunition Canisters Recovered
Departure from Walla Walla Nation with Twenty-Three Horses
Two-Mile Portage Completed; Largest Canoes Broken Up
Lewis Strikes a Thief at the First Narrows
Men Construct Twelve Pack-Saddles While Clark Trades
Lewis Seeks Canoes; First Horses Glimpsed Since October
Clark Crosses River to Negotiate for Horses
Canoe Splits at Long Narrows; Four Horses Arrive
Clark Leads Party Overland Toward the Ocean
Clark Pushes Ahead Through Barren Mountains
Crossing a Great Mountain on Parched Corn
Clark Scouts Twelve Miles; Only Fowl for Food
Sacagawea Identifies Her Hidatsa Captivity Site
Sacagawea Recognizes Childhood Landscape
Clark's Party Hunts Ahead Seeking Native Inhabitants
Arrival at the Three Forks of the Missouri
Passing the Clearwater River Thick with Currants
Emerging from Mountains to Elk and Clark's Note
Circular Indian Lodge of 216 Feet Circumference
Clark Scouts Timber for Two New Canoes
Natives Gone, Meat Cache Destroyed
Gass Describes Arikara Earth Lodge Construction
Three Arikara Villages Visited; Axe Stolen Overnight
Cer-wer-cer-na River; Sixty Abandoned Arikara Lodges
Indians Attempt to Detain Pirogue; Clark Resists
Two Men Cross Grand Bend Overland with Horse
Black Bluffs and Clark's Long Night Hunt
Lost Horse Driver Returns After Sixteen Days
All Hands Wade to Drag Boat Upstream
Buffalo Herds on Hillsides; Hunters Bring Deer
Scaffold of Dried Meat Left by Lost Hunter
Giant Catfish; Hill Avoided by Local Natives
Council with Indians; Five Men Named Chiefs
Canoes Arrive; Boiling Spring Noted on Mountain Crossing
Lewis Departs to Explore Maria's River
Corps Divides; Lewis Builds Rafts at River Forks
Nez Perce Guides Provisioned for Mountain Return
Rest Camp After Mountain Crossing; Twelve Deer Brought In
Clark Investigates Large River Entering Columbia from South
Clark's Party Reaches Beached Whale on the Coast
Christmas Salute; Moving Into Newly Built Huts
Moving into New Huts, Celebrating Christmas Without Liquor
Clark Returns with Meat; Lost Men Spent Night Outdoors
Lewis Finds Evidence of Departed White Traders
Mountain Crossing to Valley; Flour Runs Out
Clark Scouts Ahead Through Dangerous Narrows
Camped in a Steep Canyon, Little Game Found
Clark Departs for the Columbia with Sacagawea
Finest Currants and Serviceberries of the Journey
Climbing a High Knob to Survey River Forks
Hunters Kill Deer and Antelope on West Branch
Hailstorm Injures Clark's Party at the Falls
Buffalo Hunt Yields Fourteen Animals
Seven Buffalo Killed; Man Bled with Penknife
Hunters Sent to Medicine River for Elk
Wagons Built for Great Falls Portage
Three Bears Shot; Snow-Covered Mountains Observed
Three Bighorn Sheep Killed by Afternoon Hunters
Arrival at the Mouth of the Musselshell River
Arrival at the Mouth of the Yellowstone
Clark Kills Three Deer and a Buffalo
Strong Headwinds Halt Progress for Three Hours
Clark Shoots Antelope at Grand River Camp
Canoe Nearly Sinks; Wet Gunpowder Salvaged
Breakfast at the Mouth of Little Missouri
New Year's Whiskey, Cannon Fire, and Dancing
Christmas Celebrated with Cannon Salute and Dancing
Clark Leads Fourteen Men on Sled Hunt
Mandan Visitors Bring Meat; Buffalo Retreat
Nine Buffalo Taken Despite Severe Frostbite
Buffalo Descend from Prairie into Bottomlands
Black Bluffs and Prairie; Clark Hunts Until Dark
Dragging the Boat Through Shallows; Porcupine Alone
Sioux War Party Kills One, Wounds Two Hunters
Lost Hunter's Cached Meat Found on South Bank
Lost Horse-Handler Returns After Sixteen Days
Mandan Village Visited; Fort Mandan Construction Begins
Burning Cedar Bluffs and Rabbit Berry Bushes
Clark Kills Deer and Buffalo on Straight Stretch
River Cuts Narrow Neck, Shortening Route Fifteen Miles
Lewis Kills a Large Pelican at Little Sioux River
Four Men Sent to Retrieve Deserter Dead or Alive
Ripe Grapes Gathered; Pumice Stone in Driftwood
Wind-Bound on Island; Arms and Ammunition Inspected
Clark Rejoins with Bear and Deer; Meat Jerked at Noon
Huts Improved; Native Visitors Arrive in Evening Rain
Weakened Crew Labors Slowly on the Canoes
Fording the Kooskooskee to the Clearwater Forks
Descending Bitter Root Valley Past Snowy Peaks
Serviceberries and Chokecherries Through Rugged Mountain Terrain
Reunited with Lewis and Twenty Friendly Shoshones
Hailstorm Nearly Kills Clark and Sacagawea During Portage
Sioux Raid Mandans; Clark Crosses River with Twenty Men
Loisel's Abandoned Cedar Trading Post Discovered
Clark's Camp Found Abandoned at Stone River Mouth
Captain Lewis Returns Wounded from Elk Hunt
Wounded Lewis Meets Two Trappers Downriver
Arikara Council; Chiefs Decline to Send Delegation
Slippery Descent to Prairie; Three Deer Collected
Lewis Departs for Marias; Wagons Prepared for Portage
Clark Reports Ocean Seven Miles Distant
Medal Presented to Chief; Clark Returns from Northern Scout
Illness Spreads as Party Descends Pine-Spruce Valley
Clark Scouts Canoe Timber While Lewis Lies Sick
Native Fire-Making Demonstration at Lewis's Camp
Twenty-Seven Horses Depart on North Columbia Route
Hunter Brings Roots and Fish from Flathead Band
Impoverished Village of Fine Horses on Columbia Branch
Lewis Investigates Large Spring on Missouri Bank
Mountain Sheep Killed on the Upper Missouri
Crooked River and Game-Rich Northern Bottomlands
Tense Standoff as Indians Detain the Pirogue
Welcoming Reception from Large Band on South Bank
Sioux War Party Kills Hunter, Steals Horses
Hunters Bag Deer While Buffalo Graze the Hills
Shortcut Across the Neck of Grand Bend
Wild Hyssop Plains Below Snow-Capped Mountains
Lewis Doubles Horse Prices, Acquires Six More
Shoshone Warrior Returns Scalped from Plains War
Sacagawea Gathers Serviceberries for the Party
Clark Departs with Shoshone to Build Canoes
Sacagawea and Shoshones Lead Party to Forks
High Rocky Cliffs Frame Narrowing Mountain Valley
Hunters Reunited Near Pleasant Spring Valley
Rejoining Lewis After His Night Alone on Shore
Lewis Scouts Ahead for Indians Along Swift Current
Panther Killed on Island; Deer Taken by Clark
Thermometer Left Behind on Cottonwood Island
Clark's Advance Party Seeks Shoshone Nation
Clark's Goat Skin Found Below Yellowish-Red Cliff
White Bear Spotted; Snow-Capped Mountains Ahead
Second Mountain Chain Still Distant; Snow Peaks Ahead
Arrival at the Three Forks of the Missouri
Hunters Return with Deer and Unusual Long-Legged Crane
Iron Boat Fails After Grueling Great Falls Portage
Whitehouse Explores Amid Grassy Islands and Cedar
Wagon Building Begins for Great Falls Portage
Clark Surveys and Measures the Great Falls
First Wagon Haul to Upper Portage Camp
Shannon Separated from Hunting Party on Medicine River
Departure from Point Deposit up the South Fork
Lewis and Clark Split to Scout the Missouri Forks
Frost, Snow, and Ice on Poles in May
Scouts Dispatched to Determine the True Missouri Fork
Clark Returns Favoring the South Fork as True Missouri
Clark Kills Fat Buffalo; Men Retrieve Meat Ashore
Eagle Nests Spotted Along High Bluffs and Islands
Mountain Sheep Shot Beneath High Sandstone Cliffs
Clark Kills Mountain Sheep; Thunderstorm Overtakes Party
Overnight Buffalo Stampede Damages Arms, Terrifies Camp
Frozen Moccasins and Vast Buffalo Herds Observed
Productive Hunt Yields Rattlesnake, Elk, and Beaver
Brown Bear Killed Among Pitch Pine Hills
Two Men Swim Mussel Shell River Before Sunrise
East Wind Swamps a Canoe; Hunters Sent Ashore
Wounded Grizzly Chases Hunter Back to Pirogues
Strong Winds Ground Party Near Pitch Pine Hills
Frozen Poles and West Wind on a Cold River Day
Christmas Celebrated with Brandy and Cannon Fire
New Year's Day Spirits and Corn from Native Visitors
Arikara Wintering Camp of Sixty Lodges Observed
Teton Sioux Council Erupts in Armed Confrontation
Teton Sioux Lodge Circle; Captains Go Ashore
Buffalo Herds on Hillsides; Productive Hunting Day
Men Wade Sandbars in Fog and Rain
Ancient Half-Moon Fortification on the South Bank
Buffalo Bull Retrieved; Clark Shoots Fat Buck
Fur Traders Encountered Near the Sioux River
Clark Departs in Rain; Lewis to Follow at St. Charles
Clark and Floyd Travel Overland Through Fog
Moses Reed's Desertion Recounted by Floyd
Smallpox Devastated the Omaha Village Four Years Past
Clark Launches Expedition up the Missouri
Lewis & Clark: October 27, 1803
Lewis & Clark: October 28, 1803
Lewis Arrives at Falls of the Ohio; Clark Partnership Begins
Anticipating Clark's Welcome at Clarksville
Final Accounts Settled; Last Letter Sent to Jefferson
Lewis Writes Jefferson; Drouillard Carries Dispatches
Skins Aired and Formal Calls Made in St. Louis
Fine Weather and Correspondence in St. Louis
Two Worn Canoes Set Adrift on Missouri
Triumphant Arrival at St. Charles
Rain Delay at Proulx's; Arrival at Coldwater Cantonment
Three Trading Boats Met Near Kanzas Village
Kansas River Confluence Judged Ideal Fort Site
Meeting Bobidoux Bound for Pawnee Country
Captain McClellan Encountered at Little Osage Village
Subsisting on Pawpaws After Provisions Exhausted
Racing Toward Illinois Settlements on Pawpaws
Council Bluffs Reconsidered as Military Post Site
Passing the Platte Again on Return Voyage
La Fass Brings News of General Wilkinson
Spoiled Meat Forces Hunt at Nodaway River
Mr. McClellan Encountered with Trade Goods Upriver
Headwinds, Snags, and Clark's Chocolate Remedy
McClellan's Old Winter Post on the James River
Meeting Trader James Aird Below Redstone River
Tobacco and Flour Exchanged with Trader Airs
Seventy-Three Miles Through Snag-Filled Channel
Chouteau Trading Boat Encountered Near Pelican Island
Field Brothers Rescued After Falling Behind
Revisiting Pleasant Camp Near Corvus Creek
Reunion with Labiche After Passing the White River
Violent Thunderstorm Snaps Cables, Scatters Two Canoes
Eighty Armed Indians Appear; Clark Parleys on a Sandbar
Armed Teton Indians Signal Party to Land
Strong Winds Force Midday Halt After Sarwarkarnahar River
Clark Examines White Stone Stratum in Riverside Bluff
Meridian Observation at the Mouth of Cheyenne River
Passing Teton River and the 1804 Sioux Confrontation Site
Hunters Find Bottoms Trampled, First Wild Turkeys Spotted
Three French Trappers Report Seven Hundred Sioux Gathering
Windbound by Sand and Rain, Lewis's Wounds Healing
Large Sioux Encampment Remains at Cannonball River Mouth
Mandan Chief's Brother Bids Farewell on the Beach
Arikaras Refuse Downriver Journey Until Their Chief Returns
Wind-Aided Run Past Little Missouri, Eighty-Six Miles
Meeting Illinois Trappers Dickson and Hancock on the Missouri
Blunderbusses Fired Announcing Return to Mandan Villages
Chiefs Decline Washington Journey, Citing Sioux Danger
Swivel Gun Presented to One Eye of the Minitaris
Lewis's Detachment Rejoins Clark's Party at Last
Halting Above White Earth River, No Sign of Clark
Shields and Gibson Kill Five Deer at Beaver Bends
Field Brothers Scout for Clark Near White Earth River
Clark Copies Yellowstone Sketches in Strong East Winds
White Bear Pursues the Boats Below White Earth River
Morning Downpour Delays Departure Until Midday
Reuniting the Two Parties at the Yellowstone
Pryor Arrives by Bull-Boat After Horse Theft
Fair Day Spent Drying Soaked Baggage and Furs
Bighorn Ram Collected for Specimen Amid Mosquitoes
Unbearable Mosquitoes Force Abandonment of Camp
Mosquitoes Spoil Shot at Bighorn Ram
Wolf Rapid Named for a Solitary Wolf
Headwinds and Rain Halt Progress on Yellowstone
Vast Elk and Buffalo Herds Below Rugged Hills
Naming Table Creek on the Yellowstone
Swift Currents Past White Rock Cliffs
Coal Hills and Buffalo Along the Yellowstone
Lowering Canoes by Hand at Buffalo Shoals
Fresh Moccasin Confirms Indians Stole the Horses
Twin Canoes Launched Down the Yellowstone
Decision to Lash Two Small Canoes Together
Half the Horses Missing; Indians Suspected
Hard Dry Plains Yield No Tracks of Stolen Horses
First Pelican Sighted Along the Yellowstone
Charbonneau Thrown from Horse Chasing Buffalo
Rigging a Padded Saddle for Gibson's Leg Wound
Buffalo Hide Fashioned into Moccasins for Horses
Sacagawea Guides Party Toward Mountain Gap Road
Crossing the Divide to Reach the Yellowstone
Reuniting Horse and Canoe Parties at Madison River
Cold Southwest Winds Slow Progress on Jefferson
Canoes Cached; Hard Winds Hamper Missouri Departure
Canoes Launched Down Jefferson Through Beaverhead Valley
Reaching Camp Fortunate and the Sunken Canoes
Ordway Returns Horses; Tobacco Cache Not Found
Nine Horses Missing; Shoshone Theft Suspected
Passing Werner's Creek Through Pine and Larch Hills
Farewell to Nez Perce Guides at Travelers' Rest
Wet Crossing of West Fork Soaks Clark's Trunk
Crossing the Divide onto Lewis's River Watershed
Mosquito Swarms Plague Camp at Travelers' Rest
Guns Repaired; Indians Hired as Guides
Clark's Detachment Departs South with Fifty Horses
Independence Day Crossing of Rapid Creek Channels
Lewis's Party Rafts Across Clark's River
Lewis Slips Down Steep Hillside, Escapes Unhurt
Twelve Deer Killed; Expedition Split Planned
Hunters' Deer Welcomed as Last Oil Runs Out
Descending Bitterroots Toward Travelers' Rest
Final Plans Drawn for Dividing the Corps
Thirteen Miles to a Bare Slope Above the Fishery
Twenty-Eight Miles Along Snow-Covered Bitterroot Ridge
Descending the Snowy Ridge to the Kooskooske River
Wiser and Frazier Sent to Detain Nez Perce Guides
Racing to Prevent Nez Perce Guides from Departing
Three Nez Perce Guides Lead Party Back Eastward
Guides Ignite Fir Trees to Bring Fair Weather
Reluctant Retreat Through Brush and Fallen Timber
Unexpected Haul of Eight Deer and Three Bears
Rifle Offered to Secure a Nez Perce Mountain Guide
Hunters and Fishermen Return Nearly Empty-Handed
Bone Fish Gigs Broken; Iron Repairs Save the Day
Lean Brown Bear and Salmon Trout from Scarce Country
Rain and Slippery Roads Slow Departure from Quamash
Deep Snow and Fallen Timber Halt Mountain Passage
Snow Fifteen Feet Deep Blocks the Mountain Trail
Shields Alone Succeeds, Bringing In Two Deer
Eight Deer Taken but Buzzards Spoil One Kill
Party Readies to Leave After Five Weeks Waiting
Labiche Takes Bear and Buck Near Chopunnish Camp
Chiefs Depart for Plains as Horse Trading Falters
Party Departs for Quamash Flats to Await Snowmelt
Trading Scrap Iron and Files for Root Bags
Cut Nose Arrives with Warriors from Unknown Tribes
Three Nez Perce Chiefs Decline Missouri Journey
Sweat Treatment Revives Ailing Nez Perce Chief
Broken Arm Delays Guide Selection Until Late Summer
Broken Arm Visits; Hunters Return with Five Deer
Broken Arm Stays the Night; All Patients Improving
Coat Buttons Bartered for Three Bushels of Roots
Pack Horse Falls; Trade Raft Capsizes with Cargo
Canoe Swept Away; Blankets and Goods Lost
Indians Distinguish Between White and Grizzly Bears
Chief Washes His Own Face After a Year
Goat Hair Gathered; Roots and Bread Replenish Stores
Hunters Dispatched; Sick Child Slightly Improved
Horse Butchered for Meat; Ordway Seeks Salmon
Bratton's Sweat-Bath Treatment; Sacagawea's Child Worsens
Ailing Nez Perce Chief Too Weak for Sweat
Indians Help Chase Wounded Deer Across River
Canoe Construction Begun; Trade Goods Divided Among Men
Fair Day; Baggage Aired and Roots Dried in Sun
Twelve Hunters Depart; Sacagawea Dries Fennel for Mountains
Trading Awls and Pins for Six Bushels of Cous Root
Heavy Rain; Snow Costs Shannon and Colter Their Quarry
Drouillard's Strayed Horse Returned; Hohastillpilp Departs
Rain Soaks Lewis's Chronometer; Pryor and Collins Return
Departing Nez Perce Camp; Canoe Not Yet Arrived
Crossing the Flathead River; Chiefs Arrive Ceremoniously
Bear Hunt Yields Debate on Species Variation
Eight Inches of Snow; Arrival at Broken Arm's Village
Council Opens; One-Eyed Chief Receives Small Medal
Clark Treats Forty Nez Perce; Chiefs Pledge Peace
Scattered Horses Delayed Departure; Hunters Return Empty
Four Deer Brought In; Native Stone Fishing Traps Observed
Treating Nez Perce Patients with Abscess Along Kooskooske
Horse Given for Healing; Clark Dispenses Eye-Water
Two Horses Received as Payment for Medical Treatment
Four-Hour River Crossing; Lost Canisters Returned
Twenty-Eight Miles Through Storm of Rain, Hail, and Snow
Pack Horse Tumbles into Creek; Ammunition Sealed Safe
Clark's Healing Reputation Draws Patients Along Kooskooske
Runaway Horse Tracked Seventeen Miles Back
Trading Horses with Chopunnish Family; Menstrual Seclusion Noted
Guides Disagree at Creek Fork on Route Forward
Thirty-One Miles Past Muscle Shell Rapid; Provisions Low
Yellept's White Horse Gift; Crossing Prepared with Dogs
Ferrying Baggage Across Columbia at Yellept's Village
Three Horses Bought; Chopunnish Guide Hired Along
Twenty-Eight Miles Through Vast Open Plains
Pish-quit-pah Village of Seven Hundred Visited
Charbonneau's Horse Bolts; Clark Sights Mount Hood
Lewis Threatens to Burn Houses Over Stolen Robe
Charbonneau's Unpicketed Horses Delay Departure
Skillute Salmon Ritual Witnessed During Portage
Clark Offers Coat and Sword; No Horses Traded
Lewis Arrives with Nine Packhorses; Falls Portaged
Lewis Beats Iron Socket Thief; Warns Future Thieves
Chopunnish Man Returns Lost Powder; Horses Scarce
Chief Twice Cancels Bargains; Few Horses Obtained
Lewis Notes Drier Plains; Awaits Clark's Horse Trade
Long Narrows Portage Completed; Four Horses Purchased
Burial Sepulchers Examined at Sepulchar Rock
Drouillard's Four Deer; Romantic Mountain Scenery Observed
Clark Crosses River to Bargain for Horses
Sacagawea Joins Horse Trading Party Across River
Lewis Buys Canoe at Ye-pe-huh After Losing Pirogue
Canoe Lost in Current at the Cascades Portage
Replacement Canoe Purchased After Pirogue Lost in Rapids
Reunited with Pryor; Rocky Mountain Shores Traveled
Colter Recovers Tomahawk Stolen at Wahclellah Village
Trading at Clah-lah-lar Village Above the Rapid
Passing Beacon Rock; Hunters Kill Three Elk
Violent Northeast Winds Split a Canoe at Camp
Meat Packed in Elk Skins; Shahala Trade Wappato
Poorly Dried Elk Meat Recovered and Redried
Gibson's Hunters Bag Five Elk Upriver
Starving Indians Scavenge Camp Near Sandy River
Gass Returns with Bear and Venison from Hunt
Clark Explores the Vast Multnomah River
Drying Meat and Planning Route to Chopunnish Country
Planning Trade of Canoes for Horses to Cross Mountains
Quicksand River Scouted; Mount Hood Identified as Headwaters
Clannarminamon Guides Lead Party Past Snowy Mountains
Wappato Island Tribes Crowd Canoes to Trade
Lewis Purchases Sturgeon Among Wappetoe Island Canoes
Seasonally Abandoned Shah-ha-la Village on the Columbia
Medal Presented to Cathlamah Leader Wal-lal-le
Seven Deer Killed at Old Village on Deer Island
Skillutes Welcome Party with Fish and Tuberous Roots
Clatsops Visit with Dried Anchovies and a Dog
Elk Meat Retrieved; Party Reaches Cathlamah Village
Wind and Tide Slow Ascent of the Columbia
Storms Delay Departure from Fort Clatsop
Hunters Return Empty-Handed; Provisions Nearly Exhausted
Coboway Receives Certificate of Friendly Conduct
Pirogues Prepared; Departure Imminent Before April Floods
Drouillard Bled for Side Pain on Eve of Departure
Rain Delays Caulking as Drouillard and Crew Fall Ill
Delashelwilt's Women Linger; Canoes Readied for Departure
Labiche's Broken Sight Spoils Hunt; Chinook Chief Arrives
Visiting Indians Refuse to Sell Canoes at Fair Price
Volley of Shots Signals Hunters Found the Herd
Expedition Tallies 358 Pairs of Moccasins for Return
Four Elk and Deer Returned; Lost Canoe Still Missing
Three Hunting Parties Sent Beyond Meriwether's Bay
Pryor Returns with Fish; Dogs Chewed Canoe Loose
Winds Detain Comowol; Bratton's Back Worsens
Collins Kills Three Elk at Point Adams
Bratton's Rheumatism Treated with Liniment and Flannel
Elk Gone to Mountains; Two Days of Spoiled Provisions
Chief Comowool Visits with Sons and Cured Anchovies
Party Feasts on Anchovies, Wapato, and Sturgeon
Drouillard Returns with Fat Sturgeon and Anchovies
Two Canoes Split at Low Tide; Lapage Ill
Native Anchovy Smoking and Sturgeon Steam-Cooking Described
Gass Party Retrieves Three Elk; Two Left to Jerk
Collins Kills Buck Elk; Willard Remains Very Ill
Clatsop Man Kuskelar Offers Slave Boy for Sale
Storm Confines Party; Celestial Observations Frustrated
Multiple Parties Dispatched as Provisions Dwindle
Cedar Hats Purchased; Drouillard Seeks Dogs
Men Well Supplied with Moccasins and Leather
Elk Retreat to Mountains; Hunters Return Empty-Handed
Tahcum the Chinook Chief Visits with Twenty-Five Men
Rain Drives Hunters Back; Fisher Spotted and Lost
Clatsop Women Deliver Custom Cedar-Bark Hats
High Waves Turn Back Ordway's Salt Works Party
Gass Returns with Eight Elk; Hides Distributed
Fresh Meat Sought for the Sick; Gibson Improving
Gibson Arrives by Litter; Bratton Returns Ill
Bark and Saltpeter Treatments for Bratton and Gibson
Natives Forecast Herring Run in March
Clark Completes Map from Missouri to Pacific
Clark's Route Map Finished; Drouillard Catches Beaver
Gibson Carried by Litter Through Coastal Winds
Pryor Dispatched to Retrieve Ailing Gibson
Clatsop Returns Dogs for Stolen Elk
Gibson Too Ill to Move at Salt Camp
Five Elk Retrieved; Pryor's Party Returns to Fort
First Black Bear Spotted Since Arriving at Coast
Reubin Field Kills Six Elk; Lost Canoe Recovered
Indians Steal Elk Meat; Pryor Returns Short-Handed
Elk Meat Hauled In; Captains Dine on Marrowbone
One Month at Fort Clatsop; Native Customs Recorded
Drewyer Returns Having Killed Seven Elk
Party Retrieves Elk; Prairie Elk in Better Condition
Green Pine Burns Well; Clatsop Dress Observed
Ice Blocks River; Fields Reports Two Elk Killed
Two Hunting Parties Dispatched; Columbia Canoes Described
Salt Makers Struggling; Hunters Depart in Rain
Whale Blubber Gone; Surviving on Lean Elk
Comowool Departs; Collins Arrives from Salt Camp
Collins Ordered to Salt Camp with Trade Goods
Shannon Reports Ten Elk Killed in Difficult Terrain
Lean Elk Returned; Salt Supply Exhausted
Howard and Werner Sent for Salt; Pine Ash Problem
Drouillard Returns with Comowool and Fresh Meat
Hunting Parties Dispatched; Clatsops Trade Sea Otter Skin
Clatsop Visitors Smoke; Elk Supply Nearly Exhausted
Men Dress Skins for the Homeward Journey
Shannon and Labiche Return Having Killed Three Elk
Cured Meat and Comfort While Awaiting April Departure
Lewis Completes Tiger Cat Coat; Rain Falls All Day
Chief Comowool Trades Roots; Sea Otter Skins Coveted
Drewyer Kills Seven Elk; Gass Returns from Salt Camp
Elk Meat Retrieved Intact; Candles Exhausted at Fort Clatsop
Lost Canoe Recovered; Pirogues Secured Beyond Tidewater
Clark Wades Clatsop River; Meets Tillamook with Sea Otter Robe
Indian Canoe Lost to Tide; Search Parties Return Empty
Cuthlahmah Chief Visits; Clark Returns from the Coast
Clark Finds Whale Skeleton Stripped by Tillamook
Clark's Party Climbs Headland with Whale Meat and Oil
Meat Scarce at Fort Clatsop; Drouillard Sent Hunting
Clark Sets Out to Find the Beached Whale
Clark Appraises Clatsop Character and Trading Habits
Willard and Wiser Return with Salt and Whale Blubber
Salt Camp Established; Whale Blubber Gifted by Killamuck
Fort Clatsop Completed; Rules Issued for Winter Quarters
Wahkiakum and Skilloot Visitors Offer Wapato and Mats
Twelve Men Retrieve Elk; Otter Taken from Traps
New Year's Salute; Boiled Elk and Wappetoe for Dinner
Sun Briefly Appears; Shannon Sent to Check Salt Makers
Thunder and Rain; Fleas Driven from Blankets by Fire
Chimneys and Bunks Finished; Salt Makers Assigned
Hunters Dispatched; Salt Camp Established at the Shore
Pickets and Gates Built; Clark Gives Chief a Razor
Fairest Day Since Arrival; Drouillard Returns with Deer
Four Cabins Roofed; Indians Arrive to Trade
Thieves Caught Stealing; Indians Ordered from Camp
Four Huts Daubed and Floored; Beaver Traps Set
Captains Move Into Their Cabin; Thunder and Hail
Men Move Into Huts; Cuscalah Trades a Sea Otter Skin
Hauling Elk Quarters by Canoe Up the Creek
Freezing Night in Rain; Men Reunite at the Elk Camp
Huts Chinked and Daubed; Wood Splits Poorly
Snow and Hail Slow Work on the Huts
Salvaging Boards from an Abandoned Indian House
Cabins Rising Amid Rain and Illness
Log Work Proceeds; Fleas Plague the Bedding
Clatsops Depart; Eighteen Elk Found Six Miles Upriver
Log Work Finished; Meat House Begun
Clark Shoots Brant; Indians Collect Stranded Sturgeon
Party Paddles to Lewis's Chosen Winter Quarters Site
Clark Scouts Route to Coast and Salt-Making Site
Clatsop Indians Offer Shelter and Fresh Salmon
High Winds Drive Clark Back to Camp and Dried Fish
Clark Ill; Hunters and Fishers Return Empty-Handed
First Elk Lifts Spirits as Clark Trades for Roots
Waves Block Clark from Joining Pryor's Meat Retrieval
Stores Soaked Again; Deep Anxiety Over Lewis's Absence
Flooding Tide Inundates Low-Lying Camp
Stolen Axe Discovered as Party Prepares to Depart
Violent Southwest Winds Pin Expedition in Ruined Camp
Lewis Takes Indian Canoe Downriver to Scout Elk Country
Skies Clear; Hunters Dress Skins and Dry Gear
Medal Presented to Tow-wall of the Great Shute
Raft Crossing and Sturgeon Shared with Chinook
Violent Storm Splits Canoe and Floods Shelters
Lewis Brands a Beech Tree; Hunters Bring Three Bucks
High Swells Force Upriver Route Across Columbia
Crossing to Cathlamet Village of Nine Wood Houses
Lewis Returns from Cape Disappointment Exploration
Wahkiakum Men Caught Stealing Gig and Basket
Eleven Days of Rain End; Bedding Finally Dried
Wet Gear Dried; Suspected Thieves Turned Away
Clark Carves Name in Pine on Pacific Beach
Northwest Swells Drive Party Back Two Miles
Wapato and Salmon Traded from Passing Indians
Four Salmon Purchased for Hooks and Red Cloth
Giant Drifting Trees Threaten Canoes Near Pacific
Fourth Day Stranded; Canoes Battered by High Seas
Hailstorm Forces Relocation to Creek Mouth
Clark Climbs Steep Spur Through Massive Spruce Forest
Clark Scouts the Cascades of the Columbia
Grueling Portage Over Rocks at the Great Shute
Wapato Shared at Skilloot Village of Flat-Heads
Non-Swimmers Sent Overland Below the Great Shute
Fog Delays; Hunters Bring Buck and Geese
Sleepless Night Amid Deafening Waterfowl Chorus
War Trophy Fingers at the Friendly Village
Chiefs Visit; Downriver Strangers Refused Goods
Drying Damaged Stores; Salmon Speared at Camp
British Musket Spotted at Chilluckittequaw Village
Submerged Stumps and Cascades on a Rainy Descent
Clark Persuades Nez Perce Chiefs to Remain
Two Hundred Indians Visit; Forty-Two Miles Downriver
Bitter Cold Start; Acorns Purchased at Native Lodges
Nineteen Miles Past Salmon-Drying Villages
Canoe Portage at the Falls; Flea-Infested Camp
Canoes Navigate Whirlpool Channel with Tense Watching Crowd
Trading at the Columbia Forks; Language Vocabularies Recorded
Meeting Yelleppit; Thirty-Six Miles Down the Columbia
Lewis Pilots Canoes Through Dangerous Squeezed Rapid
Drouillard's Canoe Strikes Rock at Three-Mile Rapid
Council at Columbia Confluence; Rivers Measured
Canoes Launched; Pipe Tomahawk Missing at Departure
Gass's Canoe Splits Running Fifteen Rapids
Damaged Canoe Repaired Stronger Than Before
Scouts Ragged Rapid; Dogs Purchased from Natives
Nine Fishing Rapids Passed; Fifteen Dogs Acquired
Provisions Bought Before Running Several Bad Rapids
Canoes Advance; Downriver Indians Depart Camp
Drying Gear and Sorting Beads for Trade
Frazier and Goodrich Sent to Buy Provisions
Tobacco Dispute; Frazer Returns with Fish and Roots
Thirty-Eight Horses Branded and Entrusted to Nez Perce
Saddles and Powder Buried Before River Departure
Canoe Work Continues; Drouillard Kills Two Deer
Rest and Recovery at the Forks
Clark Scouts River for Canoe-Building Timber
Arrival at Forks; Axes Distributed for Canoe Work
Canoe Building Begins Amid Widespread Sickness
Fish and Roots Sicken Nearly All the Men
Fallen Timber Makes the Timbered Ridge Nearly Impassable
Nez Perce Chief Charts the Columbia and Its Falls
Reuben Fields Brings Dried Fish and Roots from Ahead
Thrown Three Times; Clark Rejoins Lewis's Starving Party
Council and Medals with the Nez Perce Chiefs
Ill Men Reach Twisted Hair's Island Camp
Horses Roll Down Slopes on Fallen-Timber Mountain
Drenched by Snow-Shaken Trees on the Ridge
Clark Pushes Ahead Through Rugged Terrain for Game
Party Splits; Clark Races Ahead for Provisions
Stray Horse Killed and Hung for the Starving Rear Party
Setting Out up Travelers Rest with Flathead Guides
Through Dense Timber Past Sweat House Ruins
Lost Horses Delay Lewis; Near-Boiling Spring Discovered
Crossing the Worst Mountains Yet to Glade Creek
Open Plain Travel to the Main River
Twenty-Three Miles Along Clark's River Headwaters
Halting at Travelers Rest to Fix Latitude
Leaving the Road into Trackless Western Terrain
Horses Slip on Steep Rocky Mountainsides
Council with Eoote-lash-Schute Through Layers of Translation
Buying Horses and Recording Flathead Vocabulary
Down the Broad Valley of Clark's River
Clark Joins Lewis to Press Shoshone for More Horses
Twenty-Nine Horses Acquired; Expedition Departs Shoshone Village
Fleeing Indian Raises False Alarm Ahead of Party
Rain Pins Party on Rugged Hills Above the River
Impoverished Indians Share Salmon Before Mountain Crossing
Hunters Find No Game; Party Goes Hungry All Day
Awaiting Lewis; Camp Scrapes By on One Small Salmon
Cameahwait's Secret Order Nearly Strands the Expedition
Party Reaches the Extreme Source of the Missouri
Salmon and Fish Roe Traded; Hunters Find No Game
Drouillard Recovers Stolen Rifle; Three Edible Roots Examined
Canoes Sunk in Pond; Hunters Bring Five Deer
Twelve Pack Animals Acquired; Wiser Treated for Colic
Terrified Indians Encounter White Men for First Time
Impassable Canyon Halts Clark at River's Edge
Clark Returns Upriver; Men Subsist on Pheasants and Berries
Hidden Cache Built; Packsaddles Fashioned from Oar Blades
Cache Buried After Dark to Avoid Shoshone Notice
Clark Reaches Shoshone Village on Columbia Branch
Salmon Weir and Basket Traps at Shoshone Camp
Starving Shoshones Devour Raw Deer Entrails
Seine Nets Trout and Unknown Mullet-Like Fish
Serviceberries and Currants Along the River Bluffs
Clark Trades Coat and Goods for Three Horses
Lewis Acquires Three Horses; Clark Departs with Indians
Shoshone Chief Marks Site of Massacre
Three Shoshone Women Calmed with Gifts and Paint
Flour Paste and Berries with Cameahwait's Hungry Band
Exhausting Haul Through Crooked and Rapid Waters
Men Exhausted Ascending Willards Creek Rapid Waters
Berry Pudding for Cameahwait; Shoshones Fear Ambush
Lone Shoshone Horseman Flees Lewis's Advance Party
Passing Beaver's Head; Indian Country Feels Near
Three Thousand Mile Island Marked in Wide Bottomland
Men Wade Countless Shoals in Cold Mountain Waters
Rattlesnake Cliffs Camp; Jefferson River Forks Reached
Stores Dried; Unneeded Canoe Cached at the Forks
Canoe Cached; Air Gun Repaired; Shannon Still Missing
Passing a Navigable Eastern Tributary in the Valley
Slow Progress Past the Mouth of Philanthropy River
Shannon Rejoins the Party from Wisdom River
Lewis Writes Ahead in Case of Accident Overland
Rocky Ascent to the Major Forks
Surveying the Northwest and Middle Forks
Mountain Spur View Determines the Middle Fork Route
Drouillard's Message Redirects Party to Middle Fork
Three Canoes Swamp; Medicine and Supplies Soaked
Lewis Searches for Shoshone Across Treeless Mountains
Clark Encounters Rattlesnakes on the Open Plain
Panther Killed; Indian Footprint Spotted Ashore
Early Departure to Lewis's Previous Camp
Lewis Fords Waist-Deep River; Twenty-Four Miles Upstream
Twenty-Three Miles Through Sparse Cottonwood Plains
Passing the Site of Sacagawea's Capture
Hunters Return with Four Bucks; Men Sew Leather Garments
Sacagawea Identifies Her Hidatsa Capture Ground
Lewis Found Blanketless, Having Killed Only a Duck
Philosophy River Named on Jefferson's River
Clark Shoots a Bighorn in the Mountain Canyon
Three Forks of the Missouri Reached and Surveyed
Celestial Observation Places Camp at 45° 22' North
Clark Climbs Summit to Seek Indians and Survey Rivers
Barbed Grass and Prickly Pear Plague Men's Moccasins
Feverish Clark Scouts the Middle Fork
Clark Nurses Blistered Feet in Camp
Wild Onions Gathered; Thermometer Peaks on Onion Island
Drouillard's Deer Left on Bank for Canoes
Lost Drouillard Returns with Five Deer
Wild Horse Spotted but Cannot Be Approached
Crimson Bluffs and Snow-Capped Amphitheater Mountains
Crossing Two Mountains on an Ancient Indian Path
Entering Towering 1,200-Foot Perpendicular Cliffs
Clark's Overland March Through Valley to River
Black Currants Praised; Potts's Creek Named
Clark Halts to Rest Bruised Feet; Awaits Canoes
Tow Ropes and Poles Through Mountain Rapids
Clark Passes Forty Abandoned Shoshone Willow Shelters
Lunar Observations Fix Latitude at Pine Rapid
Dearborn's River Named; Clark Advances Ahead Quietly
Sunflower Seeds and Yellow Currants Described in Detail
Bighorn Sheep on Cliffs; Clark Scouts for Shoshone
Curious Buffalo Bull Wanders Among the Canoes
Two New Canoes Launched Amid Mosquito Swarms
Canoe Building and Meat Drying on Windy Friday
High Winds Delay Departure of the Six Canoes
Lewis Travels Overland with Sick Man and Sacagawea
Leather Boat Leaks; Coal-and-Tallow Seal Fails
Ordway Sent Upriver to Find Canoe Timber
Iron-Frame Boat Abandoned After Seams Separate
Felling Flawed Cottonwoods; Thirteen Ax Handles Broken
Pryor Dislocates Shoulder Retrieving Buffalo Meat
Mysterious Booming Sounds from the Rocky Mountains
Hunters Return; Elk Hides Needed for Iron Boat
Midnight Tempest Drops Musket-Ball Hail
Blowflies Plague the Drying Iron-Frame Boat
Clark Measures the Missouri at the Great Falls
Retracing Lost Notes Along the Great Falls
Buffalo Herd Pursued; Wind Foils the Hunt
Improvised Sealant Applied to Gaping Iron Boat Seams
Tar Pit Prepared for Sealing the Iron-Frame Boat
Crossing to Bear Island with Twelve Armed Men
Portage Finished; Iron-Frame Boat Assembled in Three Hours
Work Crews Sew Skins onto Iron-Frame Boat Sections
Independence Day Dram Lifts Spirits at Leather Boat
Scattered Baggage Recovered; Carriages Repaired at Portage
Violent Hailstorm Drives Party into Ravine Shelter
Portage Around Great Falls Finally Completed
Lewis Hikes to the Great Fountain Spring
Twenty-Eight Elk and Four Buffalo Skins Cover Iron Boat
Iron-Frame Boat Work Begins at White Bear Islands
Hottest Day of Year; River Draft Completed
Hailstorm Interrupts Iron-Frame Boat Construction
Last Canoe Carried Up; Crossing the Reddish Creek
Planting Poles Across Prairie on Return March
Baggage Divided; Two Canoes Hauled on Truck Wheels
Reuniting at White Bear Islands After Exhausting Crossing
Drying Stores and a Rare Cup of Coffee
Early Departure Hauling Supplies Toward Upper Canoe
Clark Scouts Upriver After Failed White Bear Hunt
Buffalo Hunters Sent Out; Sacagawea Recovering Slowly
Men Haul Canoe Three Miles Up the Portage Hill
Stakes Mark Portage Route Through Rain and Ravines
Sulphur Spring Discovered Near the Two-Mile Cascade
Lewis Returns to Find Sacagawea Gravely Ill
Clark Scouts Portage Route Across Rolling Prairie
Cottonwood Truck Wheels Built for Canoe Portage
Clark Measures the Magnificent Forty-Seven-Foot Falls
Lewis Discovers Crooked Falls and the Great Cascade
Two Grizzlies Killed with Single Shots Each
Camp Plagued by Illness; Falls Heard in Distance
Men Haul Through Rapids as Falls Grow Louder
Fishing at Great Falls; Rattlesnake Beside Lewis
Baggage Cached and Pirogue Hidden at the Forks
Shields Repairs Air Gun During Drying of Stores
Final Caches of Powder, Provisions, and Skins Buried
Sacagawea Dangerously Ill Among Rattlesnake Bluffs
Rain and Southwest Wind off the Mountains
Clark's Party Kills Seven Deer Along Small River
Clark Grows Uneasy Awaiting Overdue Lewis
Caching Supplies Before Ascending the South Fork
Northern Fork Named Maria's River After Rain
Hunters Take Six Elk, Bear, and Buffalo Ashore
Two Scouting Parties Diverge at the River Fork
Three Grizzlies Killed as Buffalo Refuse the River
Men Wade Icy Water; White Pirogue Hemp Rope Breaks
Heavy Rain Delays Departure; Tow Rope Snaps
Clark Spots Distant Mountains From Broadening Plains
Rocky Riffles Through Narrowing Bluff Country
Elkskin Tow Ropes Risk Capsizing Through Shoals
Clark Kills Female Bighorn on Shore
Towlines and Double Crews Past Stone Barriers
Towing Past Shell Creek's Southward River Bend
Lewis Kills Deer; Clark Surveys Rolling Inland Country
Hard Frost and Ice on Oars; Mountains Spotted Ahead
Cold Morning Sail Past Islands and Creeks
Teapot Creek's Salty Waters Tested by Lewis
Frost Damages Cottonwoods; Southeast Breeze Aids Progress
Towrope Progress Through Salt-Streaked Rugged Hills
First Spring Rain Falls Near Wiser's Creek
Cottonwoods Replace Willows Along Narrowing River
Blowing Fly Creek and the Musselshell River Mouth
Arrival at the Long-Anticipated Musselshell River
Drying Soaked Medicine and Instruments in Rain
Immense Herds Visible Across Wind-Delayed Camp
Squall Nearly Capsizes Pirogue Carrying Vital Stores
Goods Dried and Losses Tallied After Pirogue Accident
Northwest Winds Pin Party on Larboard Shore
Hard Winds and Mineral Salts in Rugged Hills
Shifting Winds Force Afternoon Halt
Collapsing Banks and Mule Deer Along Crooked River
Vast Dry Streambeds on the Larboard Side
Dry Larboard Creeks Carrying No Water
Swamped Canoe Delays Party Three Hours
Rising River, Driftwood, and a Swamped Canoe
Feast of Buffalo, Venison, and Beaver Tail
Naming Little Dry Creek and Big Dry River
Naming the River That Scolds at All Others
Lewis Explores the Milk River Upstream
Snow Dusts Blooming Plains at Twenty-Eight Degrees
Rudder Irons Repaired on the Large Pirogue
Both Captains Kill Deer on Rising Missouri
Native Offerings Found Near Sweat Houses
Indian Offerings and Two Newly Named Waterways
Vast Herds Visible Across Fertile Open Plains
Bears, Buffalo, and Elk on Open Plains
Sailing Past Coal Seams and Salt Deposits
Sacagawea Identifies a Cherry-Like Shrub
Poor Cottonwood Country and Abundant Porcupines
Shannon Shoots the Unfamiliar Missouri Plover
Ice on the Oars; Canoes Take On Water
Sandstorm Forces Halt Near Yellowstone Confluence
Lewis Scouts Overland Toward the Yellowstone River
Clark Shoots Beaver at Yellowstone Confluence
Lewis Surveys the Yellowstone and Missouri Junction
Scouting a Fort Site at the Yellowstone Junction
Violent Winds Ground Expedition; Hunters Bag Four Deer
Buffalo Calves Taken; Meat Compared Favorably to Veal
Unnamed River Sixty Yards Wide Discovered Overland
Salt Deposits Examined at White Earth River
Three Mule Deer and Buffalo Calf Killed Ashore
Winds Force Halt; Soaked Cargo Unpacked to Dry
Windbound; Cottonwoods Leafing and Plum Bushes Blooming
Coal Seams and Abundant Wildlife on Open Plains
Pumice Floating on River Near Assiniboine Campsites
Rough Waves Nearly Swamp Canoes in Headwind
Indian Burial Scaffold Examined on North Shore
Buffalo Crossing River in Large Numbers Observed
Clark Surveys Fertile Plains Toward Mouse River
Stray Dog Joins Party Near Assiniboine Camps
Antelope Shot; Geese Feeding on River Grasses
Burnt Hills, Pumice Stone, and Assiniboine Campsites
Lewis Walks Starboard Shore Through Timbered Bottoms
Buffalo and Elk Amid Hornets' Nests Ashore
Eroding Bluff and Treeless Plains on the Missouri
Fresh Bear Tracks and Abundant Waterfowl on Shore
Drewyer's Deer Ends Meatless Days; Powder Soaked
Reaching the Mouth of the Little Missouri River
Widening Missouri Above Little Missouri's Mouth
Charbonneau's Panic Nearly Capsizes White Pirogue
Entire Arikara Nation Arrives Across the River
Overtaking French Trappers Along the Missouri
Mandan Villages Farewell; Chief Gifts Clark Moccasins
Lewis Pipes with Black Cat Before Marching On
Indian Guide Turns Back; First Mosquito Noted
Snake Indian Guide Abandons Party; White Brant Observed
Ice Halts Upstream; Crew Repairs Boats
Pirogues and Canoes Loaded; Departure Imminent
Indians Leap Between Ice Cakes to Salvage Buffalo
Geese Fly Upriver; Evenings of Dancing at Fort
First Rainfall Since October; Boats Placed in Water
Writing Dispatches Before Departure from Fort Mandan
Packing Specimens and Skins for President Jefferson
Farewell to La Rocque and Hidatsa Chiefs
Swans and Geese Signal Approaching Departure
Breaking Ice Threatens Canoes Near the Fort
River Ice Breaks Away; Departure Preparations Continue
Last Canoes Reach the River; Pumice Hills Crossed
Medal and Speech for the Minetaree Second Chief
Caulking and Pitching Canoes as Ice Runs Heavy
Supplies Divided Eight Ways; Sioux Massacre Reported
Big White Visits; Sick Child Treated at Fort
Hauling Four Canoes Through the Bottomland
Charbonneau Seeks Reinstatement After Earlier Refusal
Charbonneau Refuses Expedition Terms and Quits
Blacksmiths Overwhelmed by Demand for War Axes
Shelling Corn While River Rise Delays Pirogue Work
Trade Goods and Clothing Aired in the Sun
Whitehouse Incident and Indigenous Bead-Making Revealed
Shoeman Village Chief Recounts His People's History
Two More Pirogues Ordered; Interpreter Confronted
Black Cat and Big White Bring Meat; Horse Requested
Frenchman Departs Overland for Arikara Villages
Prairie Fires Lit to Draw Buffalo Herds
Sick Child Treated; Charbonneau Returns from Gros Ventres
Greasy Head Reports on Rocky Mountain Indian Nations
Clark Inspects Pirogue Construction Upriver
Tool Preparations and a Remarkably Large Indian
Mapping, Charcoal, and Forging Battle Axes
La Rocque Visits as River Ice Begins Breaking
Black Cat and Hidatsa Chief Visit the Fort
North West Company Letters and a Snake-Bite Remedy
Prying the Keelboat Free from River Ice
Keelboat and Pirogues Finally Ashore at Sunset
Pirogues Hauled Up; Elk-Skin Rope Breaks
Crew Labors to Free Pirogues from River Ice
Big White Describes the Prophetic Medicine Stone
Blacksmiths Trade Axes for Corn at Fort Mandan
News of the 120-Year-Old Mandan Elder's Death
Sioux Raid the Meat-Hauling Party Downriver
The Coal Brings Dried Meat and Tallow
Clark Compiles Descriptive River List from Native Sources
Clark Returns Exhausted After Nine-Day Hunt
Lewis Leads Armed Response to Sioux Horse Theft
Sioux War Party Escapes; Howard Returns Frostbitten
Mandan Chiefs Visit; Sled Awaits Clark's Horses
Charbonneau Returns; Heavy Meat Caches Left Behind
Sleighs Dispatched to Retrieve Charbonneau's Cached Meat
La Rocke Receives the Captains' Formal Reply
Clark Amputates Frostbitten Toes in Bitter Cold
Seeing Snake Seeks Permission to Raid Sioux
Larocque Departs; Interpreter Remains Unwell
Clark's Hunting Party Strikes Out Downriver
Clark Departs on Hunt at Eighteen Below Zero
Four Inches of Snow Fall at Winter Quarters
Interpreters Improving; Hunters Return Empty-Handed
Assiniboine Grand Chief Arrives at Villages to Trade
Indian Dinner Guests; Man Bled for Pleurisy
Lewis Amputates Frostbitten Toes; Ice Cutting Continues
Ice Cutting Fails; Charbonneau Quits the Expedition
Heated Stones Shatter, Failing to Free Icebound Boat
Zero Degrees and Strong North Wind; Indians Visit
Larocque and McKenzie Arrive with Hidatsa Companions
Traders Depart; Jusseaume's Wife Leaves Him
Interpreter Dispute; Charbonneau's Ill Wife Given Tea
Fine Day; Man Suffering Badly from the Pox
Attempt to Free Boats Foiled by Double Ice Layer
Little Crow Breakfasts; Indians Nearly Frozen Arriving
Black Cat and Coal Chiefs Stay the Night
Field Brothers Return Two Elk by Sled
Pryor and Five Men Join Mandan Buffalo Hunt
Forty Below Zero; Frostbitten Boy Reaches Fort
Half the Mandan Nation Departs to Hunt Buffalo
Total Lunar Eclipse Observed and Timed at Midnight
Thirty Mandans Visit Despite Hidatsa Warnings of Danger
Expedition Members Dance at Second Mandan Village
Gros Ventre Man Reclaims Abused Wife from Camp
Little Crow Visits; Friendly Chief Given Gifts
Bitter Northwest Wind; Few Visitors at Fort
New Year's Cannon Fire; Men Dance in Mandan Village
Indians' Axes Repaired; Buffalo Dance Recorded
Big White Sketches Western Country at 22 Below
Chiefs Prize Sheepskin Fillets as Hair Ornaments
Christmas Celebrated with Cannon Fire and Dancing
North West Company Seeks Expedition's Interpreter
Indians Marvel at Blacksmith's Bellows and Watch
Snow Drifts from Plains into Hollows; Frost Falls Heavy
Quarter-Inch Frost Overnight; Nine Below at Dawn
Twenty Below Zero; Indians Astonished by Bellows
Indians Bring Axes and Kettles for Blacksmith Repairs
Henny Shares Intelligence on Upper Missouri Country
Clark Compiles Map of Surrounding Country
Milder Weather Allows Fort Riverside Pickets Installed
Jealous Husband Reconciles with Interpreter at Fort
Little Crow Brings Corn; Wife Cooks Pemican Soup
Cold Forces Hunters Back; Traders Depart for Hidatsa Camp
Mandan Women Trade Corn; Bighorn Horns Acquired
Lewis Survives Night in Snow at Minus Ten
Heavy Frost Coats Ground at Twenty Below Zero
Hunt Eighteen Miles Downriver Yields No Buffalo
Failed Hunt; Frostbitten Men Return to Fort
Air Thick with Ice Crystals; Double Sun Appears
Thermometer Plunges to 38 Below; Lynx Fur Cap Made
Trader Henny Arrives from Assiniboine River Post
Slain Warrior's Father Brings Gifts of Dried Squash
Black Cat Visits; Main Fort Bastion Completed
North West Company Men Announce Imminent Departure
Violent Winds and Snow; Ten Degrees at Fort Mandan
Retrieving Hunt Meat; Two Chiefs Arrive Loaded Down
Big White Reports Buffalo; Lewis Joins Mandan Hunt
Buffalo Hunt at Minus Twelve; Eight Animals Killed
Sharp Northwest Wind Halts Work at Fort Mandan
Sioux War Party Kills Mandan Chief; Clark Mobilizes
Lewis Returns with Two Chiefs; Rumors Dispelled
Snow Halts Work; Black Cat Shown Fort Curiosities
River Freezes; Trader La Rocque Visits the Camp
Cheyenne Delegation Arrives Bearing a Peace Pipe
Cheyenne and Mandans Smoke Peace Pipe at Fort
Stone Gathered by Pirogue for Fort Chimneys
Stone Gathering Continues; Men Suffer from Colds
Huts Covered with Puncheons; Boat Hauled Ashore
Hunters Return with Thirty-Two Deer and Twelve Elk
Captains Move into Newly Built Winter Huts
Eighty Bushels of Corn Collected; Wife Threatened
Lewis Departs to Visit Nearby Indian Towns
Frost on the Trees; Huts Daubed with Mud
River Ice Thickens; Construction Continues at Fort
Black Cat Questions Expedition Customs and Councils
Chief Half Man Brings Buffalo and Crosses by Bullboat
Two Rocky Mountain Women Purchased as Slaves
Big White's Wife Carries a Hundred Pounds of Meat
Moving into Fort Mandan as River Ice Runs
Adoption Ceremony Keeps Indians from Camp
Drouillard Returns; Hunters Ordered Through the Ice
Quiet Day of Hut Construction at Winter Camp
Hudson's Bay Company Men Expected at Camp
Big White Offers Corn and Arikara Peace
Construction Begins at Fort Mandan
Mandans Drive One Hundred Antelope into Pen
Aurora Borealis Illuminates the Northern Sky
Hard Frost and a Black-Tipped White Weasel
Clark Scouts Countryside for Winter Camp Location
Chiefs Marvel at the Boat and York
Medal and Flag Presented to Big White
Smoking with Chiefs at the Mandan Round-House Village
Grand Council with Mandan and Hidatsa Chiefs
Black Cat Welcomes Peace Message at His Lodge
Deserted Mandan Lodges and Robbed French Trappers
Frozen Rain and the Sacred Heart River Stone
Clark's Rheumatism and Naked Teton Sioux War Party
Abandoned Mahaha Village in Wooded Country
Passing Two Abandoned Mandan Villages on Bluffs
Sharing Meals at Arikara Hunting Camps Along Shore
Arikara Chief Boards Boat; Two Women Turned Away
Arikara Chief Shares Tribal Traditions of Snakes and Prophecy
Cannonball River Named for Its Spherical Bluff Stones
Clark Counts Fifty-Two Buffalo Herds from the Highlands
Old Mandan Village Ruins Tell of Sioux Displacement
Second and Third Arikara Chiefs Speak for Peace
Grand Council Held with Arikara Under American Flag
Creek Named for Eagle's Feather Chief; Pirogues Inspected
Arikara Grand Chief Pledges Peace and Open Road
Stone Idol Creek and the Arikara Transformation Legend
Mice Discovered Gnawing Corn, Papers, and Clothing
Indian Fires Warning Shot Across the Bow
Rare White Brant Spotted Among River Fowl
Exploring an Abandoned Arikara Earth-Lodge Village
White Bear Tracks Found Near Fortified Campsite
Storm Delays Council; Three Arikara Chiefs Named
Arriving at the First Arikara Island Village
Clark Refuses More Teton Sioux Passengers Upriver
Distant Gunshot Signals Approaching Arikara Indians
Clark Declines Offered Woman; Watches Sioux Dance
Teton Warriors Seize Cable; Tobacco Demanded at Gunpoint
Large Teton Sioux Band Spotted; Expedition Anchors Opposite
Reaching the Cheyenne River Mouth Through Sandbars
Teton Sioux Women and Children View the Boat
Clark Walks the Grand Detour Portage Overland
Collapsing Sandbar Forces Midnight Evacuation
Meeting Trader Loisel at Cedar Island
Vast Buffalo Herds and Reuben Fields Finds Creek
Sioux Reportedly Threaten Colter; Medals Prepared
Halted to Dry Goods and Reload the Pirogue
Lewis Kills Buffalo and Striking Corvus Bird
Camp Above Corvus Creek to Dry Soaked Baggage
Hard Headwind Slows Lightened Boat's Progress
Sioux Neutral Ground at Three Rivers Passage
Swift Currents Halt Progress for Three-Quarters of Day
Drouillard Traps Beaver; Lewis Shoots Porcupine
Mapping the Great Prairie Dog Village
Clark Kills Pronghorn; Shields Bags Prairie Hare
Searching in Vain for the Rumored Volcano
Shannon Found; White River Mouth Explored
Bituminous Seep Discovered Beneath Blue Bluff
Jury Mast Rigged; Niobrara River Confluence Reached
Hard Headwind Forces Early Camp in Bitter Cold
Passing Troodo's Old Wintering House on the Pania
Shallow Sandbars and Lewis Hunting Buffalo
Petrified Backbone Found Near Cedar Island
Yankton Sioux Chiefs Accept the American Message
Passing Calumet Bluff on the Missouri
Rising River; Solar Observation Below Plum Creek
Four Fat Elk Killed in Cold Rainy Storm
Clark Surveys Landscape from Red Cedar Cliff
Order Issued Designating Cooks for Each Crew
Patrick Gass Promoted to Sergeant After Floyd's Death
Chalk Bluffs Passed; Search Party Sent for Shannon
Shallow River Crossing; Both Captains Fall Ill
Seventy Yankton Sioux Arrive Across the River
Expedition Hikes to the Mound of Little People
Burning Blue Clay Bluff and Delicious Currants
Jerking Elk Meat; Shannon and Horses Still Missing
Grass Specimens Collected Near 99th Meridian
Council with Oto and Missouri Chiefs at Bluffs
Passing Floyd's River and the Sioux River Mouth
Lewis Nearly Poisoned Testing Cobalt Mineral Deposits
Buffalo Retrieved; Elk Escape Despite Heavy Gunfire
Brush Drag Yields Over 300 Fish at Beaver Creek
Lewis Leads Crew to Catch 800 Fish in Pond
Departure from Fish Camp Under Southeast Breeze
Clark Crosses a Three-Quarter-Mile Isthmus on Foot
Climbing Chief Black Bird's Burial Mound
Little Sioux River Passed; Sioux Nation Geography Recorded
Measuring an Eighteen-Mile River Bend at Noon
Smallpox Devastated the Abandoned Maha Village
Snag-Filled Bends Past a Ruined Trading Post
Large Bull Snake Killed Near an Eroding Riverbank
Midnight Storm Tears Colors from the Large Pirogue
Drouillard's Party Sent to Apprehend Deserter Reed
La Liberté Dispatched to Invite the Oto Nation
Drouillard Returns with a Notably Fat Buck
Distant Gunfire Reported Near Indian Knob Creek
Grapes Gathered and Beaver Caught at Oto Camp
Flagpole Raised at Camp Awaiting the Oto Indians
Hunters Return from Twelve-Mile Elk Hunt Southward
Searching Upriver for Timber and Observation Site
Drouillard Sent with Tobacco to Invite Oto Chiefs
Clark Drafts Maps; Lewis Prepares Downriver Dispatches
Oto Village Found Deserted; Messengers Return
Sand Clouds and a Lanced Tumor at White Catfish Camp
Departure from White Catfish Camp Toward the Platte
Landslide Drops Twenty Acres into the River
Chronometer Reset at Bald Pated Prairie
Current Measured Near Bald Pate Island
Bratton Swims Back to Retrieve Forgotten Gun
Approaching the Platte Through Dangerous Sandbars
Rain Begins at Monter's Creek
Mysterious Campfire Proves to Be Own Men
Fresh Horse Tracks Near Tarkio Creek
St. Joseph's Island and Timothy-Like Prairie Grasses
Resting in Camp; Clark Surveys Nemaha Mounds
Violent Windstorm Nearly Wrecks the Boat
Clark Walks Overland to Mouth of Nemaha Creek
Passing Cow Island Amid Treacherous Sandbars
Site of Abandoned Kansas Village Observed
Navigating the Grand Detour in Shifting Sands
Towing Boats Past St. Michael's Prairie
Reuniting with Ordway; Cook Assigned to Each Mess
Detachment Orders Appointing Provision Superintendents
Astronomical Observations and Repairs at Kansas River
Court-Martial of Collins and Hall for Stealing Whiskey
Little Shoal River Passed on Sweltering Morning
Midnight Alarm, Heat Rest, and Abundant Wild Fruits
Driftwood Chokes River Near Bear Medicine Island
Swift Water and Pelicans Past Saukee Prairie
Roaring Sands Force Difficult Ascent by Towrope
Violent Pre-Dawn Storm Delays Departure into Snag-Choked River
High Winds Force Halt; Arms Inspected Ashore
Clark Kills Snake Drawn to Hanging Deer Carcass
High-Quality Coal Bank Observed on South Shore
Camp Established at Kansas River Mouth
Site of Sauk Massacre of Missouri Nation Noted
Treacherous Sandbars Nearly Capsize Boat
Sawyer Strike and Shifting Sands Exhaust the Crew
Hunters' Bears and Deer Loaded at Grand Prairie
Rope Walk Camp: Oars and Towline Crafted
Rainy Layover; Colter Kills Large Fat Bear
New Oars Fitted; Horses Sent Overland
Salt Licks and Brackish Springs at Saline Creek
Native Rock Paintings and Rattlesnake Den Examined
Chariton Rivers Reached After Rain-Soaked Morning
Scouting the Mine River and Rich Southern Lands
Fierce Northwest Winds Pin Expedition in Place
Snags and Grounding Near Prairie of the Arrows
Downriver Fur Traders Sell Three Hundred Pounds of Grease
Raft from Grand Osage Brings News of Lost Letter
Swift Current and Crumbling Banks Near Bear Creek
Lewis Measures the Missouri and Osage Confluence
Lewis and Drouillard Hunt While Clouds Foil Observations
Boat's Mast Breaks Near Nightingale Creek
French Trappers Met Near the Painted Rock
Fur-Laden Canoes Met from the Pawnee Nation
Reuben Fields Kills a Deer at the Gasconnade
Detachment Orders Organize the Corps of Discovery
Astronomical Observations at the Gasconnade's Mouth
Swift Rising Current Past Monbrun Tavern Cave
Expedition Departs St. Charles to Three Cheers
Lewis Departs St. Louis with Prominent Residents
Delayed by Frenchmen Settling Business in Town
Settlement Crowds the Bank at Osage Woman's River
Eighteen Miles Under Sail with Fair Wind
Navigating the Treacherous Devil's Race Ground
Arrival at St. Charles Draws French and Indian Crowd
Court Martial for Collins and Two Others at St. Charles
Reloading the Boats and Distributing Tin Cups
Seven Ladies Visit the Boat at St. Charles
Men Attend Catholic Mass at St. Charles
Rain Soaks Provisions atop the Pirogues
Buffalo Bull Charges Camp; Seaman Raises Alarm
Grueling Portage Around the Great Falls
Farewell to Sacagawea and Little Pomp
Corps Returns Triumphantly to St. Louis
Ordway Records Afternoon Departure Up the Missouri
Timber and Charcoal Work at Fort Mandan
Whitehouse Pinned by Waves on Columbia Shore
First Grizzly Bear Encounter Stuns the Men
Departure from Fort Clatsop After 106 Days
Nez Perce Guides Lead Corps Through Bitterroots
Clark Carves Name on Pompys Tower
Snake and Columbia Rivers Confluence Reached
Joyful Cry at Sight of Columbia Estuary
Historic Vote on Winter Quarters Location
Bleak Christmas at Fort Clatsop
Sacagawea Insists on Seeing the Beached Whale
Sacagawea Recognizes Her Capture Site at Three Forks
Sacagawea Reunites with Her Brother Cameahwait
Warm Reception and Horse Trade with Flathead Salish
Punishing Snow and Ice on the Lolo Trail
Starving Party Reaches Nez Perce on Weippe Prairie
Departing Fort Mandan into Unmapped Territory
First Sighting of the Rocky Mountains
Captains Choose the True Missouri at a Fork
Diplomatic Council with Yankton Sioux at Calumet Bluff
First Encounter with a Prairie Dog Colony
Armed Standoff with Teton Sioux at Bad River
Arrival at the Mandan and Hidatsa Villages
Charbonneau and Sacagawea Engaged as Interpreters
La Charette: Last White Settlement on the River
Measuring the Muddy Kansas River Confluence
Independence Day Cannon Salute and Extra Whiskey
Platte River: Gateway to the Great Plains
First Council with Otoe and Missouri Nations
Sergeant Floyd Dies: Expedition's Only Fatality
Corps Departs Camp River Dubois on the Missouri
Wildlife (12)
Translations (1)
Documents (11)
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark (Biddle Edition)
Lewis’s Descriptions of New Animal Species
Court Martial Proceedings of the Expedition
Land Warrants Issued to Expedition Members
Clark’s Map of the American West (1810)
Council with the Oto and Missouri Nations
Council with the Teton Sioux at Bad River
Clark’s Letter to Brother Jonathan Announcing Return
Lewis’s Letter to William Clark Inviting Him to Co-Command
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Sergeant Ordway’s Journal
Cross-Narrator Analyses
AI-assisted scholarly analyses that cite or discuss William Clark — showing 24 of the most recent matches.
May 14, 1804
Departure from Camp Dubois: Four Voices on a Single Afternoon
Four expedition journals record the Corps of Discovery's launch up the Missouri. Comparing Whitehouse, Floyd, Ordway, and Clark reveals striking patterns of…
May 15, 1804
A Heavy Stern and a Rainy Morning: The Barge in Trouble Below St. Charles
On the second day out from River Dubois, the captains and the enlisted journalists record the same nine-mile push in strikingly different…
May 17, 1804
Court-Martial at St. Charles: Discipline on the Eve of Departure
While three enlisted men reduce the day to weather and waiting, Clark's journal and Ordway's orderly book document a court-martial that tested…
May 18, 1804
Three Registers at St. Charles: Cargo, Courtship, and a Single Line
On a fine May morning at St. Charles, three expedition journalists record the same day in radically different registers — Clark's logistical…
May 19, 1804
Captain Lewis Arrives at St. Charles in the Rain
Four narrators record the same rainy Saturday at St. Charles as Captain Lewis rejoins the Corps from St. Louis. Their entries —…
May 20, 1804
Lewis Joins the Party at Petit Côte
On a rain-soaked Sunday in St. Charles, Lewis finally rejoined Clark and the Corps. The five journals diverge sharply in scope —…
May 21, 1804
Three Cheers and a Violent Rain: Departing St. Charles
Four narrators record the same afternoon departure from St. Charles, but their accounts diverge sharply in detail, register, and emphasis—revealing how rank,…
May 22, 1804
A Kickapoo Promise Kept at the Mouth of a Small Creek
On the second full day above St. Charles, the expedition passes Bonhomme Creek, encamps under cliffs, and receives venison from Kickapoo hunters…
May 23, 1804
The Tavern Cave and a Captain’s Near-Fall: Four Voices on a Missouri Landmark
On May 23, 1804, four expedition narrators record a stop at the Tavern Cave below the Osage Womans River. Their accounts diverge…
May 24, 1804
The Retrograde Bend: Four Voices on a Near-Disaster
When the keelboat's tow rope snapped in the Missouri's violent current, four expedition journalists recorded the same crisis in radically different registers…
May 25, 1804
The Last Settlement: Four Voices at the Edge of the Known World
On May 25, 1804, four expedition journalists recorded the Corps of Discovery's arrival at a small French village marking the westernmost outpost…
May 26, 1804
Detachment Orders Amid the Thunder
While four narrators record only rain, a creek, and a campsite, Lewis devotes the day to a sweeping reorganization of the Corps…
May 27, 1804
Mouth of the Gasconade: Five Voices, One Camp
On a Sunday in May 1804, the expedition reached the Gasconade River and met traders descending from three Indian nations. Four sergeants…
May 28, 1804
A Wet Pirogue, a Measured River, and a Cave That Wasn’t There
At the mouth of the Gasconade, five narrators record the same storm and the same dead deer — but Whitehouse's entry drifts…
May 29, 1804
A Missing Hunter and the Echo of Guns: Four Voices from Deer Creek
On a rain-soaked Tuesday above the Gasconade, four expedition journalists record the same brief march and the same lost hunter — but…
May 30, 1804
Rain, Hail, and a Lost Hunter: Four Voices on a Soggy Missouri Day
Four expedition journals record the same rain-soaked passage past Monbrun's Tavern, but only Ordway and Clark identify the mysterious gunfire heard the…
May 31, 1804
A Wind-Bound Day and a Letter Burned on the Arkansas
Five narrators record the same wind-bound camp near the Gasconade, but only Clark preserves the political news riding downriver in the trader's…
June 1, 1804
Arrival at the Osage: Five Pens at the Confluence
On June 1, 1804, the Corps reached the mouth of the Osage River. Five narrators record the same arrival, but each preserves…
June 2, 1804
Measuring the Confluence: A Day of Instruments and Returning Hunters
At the mouth of the Osage, Clark turns surveyor while his companions log the same river widths in shrinking detail. Two lost…
June 3, 1804
A Sore Throat, an Obscured Sun, and Signs of War Parties
On a Sunday split between fair morning and clouded afternoon near the Osage, five narrators record the same five-mile push to Murrow…
June 4, 1804
The Broken Mast and the Singing Bird
Five narrators record June 4, 1804 — a day defined by a snapped mast, a nighttime bird's song, and a rumored lead…
June 5, 1804
The Painted Devil and the Burned Beaver: Two Frenchmen on the Missouri
A chance midday encounter with two French trappers descending from the Kansas River yields the expedition's first secondhand intelligence on the plains…
June 6, 1804
Salt Springs, Split Rock, and a Boat Nearly Lost
Five narrators describe the same stretch of Missouri shoreline, but each preserves a different fragment: Clark's salinity arithmetic, Gass's near-disaster at the…
June 8, 1804
The Mine River and a Cache of Buried Skins
On June 8, 1804, the expedition reached the mouth of the Mine River. Five narrators record the same day with strikingly different…
From Heacock's Writings
18 mirrored articles by Robert Heacock that mention William Clark.
The Falls of the Ohio
The partnership begins
Phoca (Seal) Rock
Rattlesnakes
Crotalus sp.
The Columbia River Gorge
Its geologic origin
William Clark (1784–1838)
A Solitary Hero
Excerpt from River of Promise
January 8, 1806
A night at Ecola
November 7, 1805
Ocean in view?
December 7, 1803
Cahokia arrivals
April 7, 1806
Regulating the firearms
December 30, 1805
Fair morning
November 3, 1805
The "Quick Sand" River
April 3, 1806
Mapping the Willamette River
October 29, 1805
Friendly villages
April 28, 1806
Yelleppit brings a horse
November 27, 1805
Sheltering at Tongue Point
March 27, 1806
Generous Skilloots
March 26, 1806
At Fanny's Bottom
