Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux

7 journal entries · August 31, 1804 – September 1, 1804 · 2 analyses

Recorded by William Clark, Joseph Whitehouse, Patrick Gass, John Ordway

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The journal entries written here

August 1804

Clark: August 31, 1804 William Clark “31st of August Friday rose early a fair Daya curioes Society among this nation worthey of remark, ie, formed of their active…” Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — Joseph Whitehouse: August 31, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “a pleasant morning. Sep. 1 the morning was Rainy got under way at the Calmit bluff at that place Capt? Lewis &…” Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — Patrick Gass: August 31, 1804 Patrick Gass “with us all day, and got our old Frenchman to stay and go with their chief to the city of Washington. Some…”

September 1804

Clark: September 1, 1804 William Clark “September 1st Satturday 1804 Mr. Durion left his Kettle which we gave him, which we Sent to him and Set out under…” Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — Joseph Whitehouse: September 1, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “a hard Storm of wind and rain last night which lasted about 2 hours, cloudy this morning we Set off eairly three…” Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — John Ordway: September 1, 1804 John Ordway “[Dorion] called from the other Shore that they had forgot their tin kittle last evening, the pearogue crossed Brought him to the…” Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — Patrick Gass: September 1, 1804 Patrick Gass “lightning and rain, which continued about two hours. We set out early in the morning, along the north side of the island:…”

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