Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion

8 journal entries · August 2, 1806 – August 7, 1806 · 2 analyses

Recorded by William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, John Ordway, Patrick Gass

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The journal entries written here

August 1806

Clark: August 2, 1806 William Clark “Monday August 2nd 1806. Musquetors very troublesom this morning I Set out early river wide and very much divided by islands and…” Clark: August 3, 1806 William Clark “Tueday August 3rd,1806. last night the Musquetors was so troublesom that no one of the party Slept half the night. for my…” Lewis: August 6, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Wednesday August 6th 1806. A little after dark last evening a violent storm arrose to the N. E. and shortly after came…” Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 6, 1806 John Ordway “our canoes and Set out as usal and procd on about 10 A. M. passd the m° of 2000 mile Creek.1 the…” Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: August 6, 1806 Patrick Gass “ing, but high wind. At 12 o’clock the wind blew so violent that it became dangerous to go on, and we halted;…” Lewis: August 7, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Thursday August 7th 1806. It began to rain about midnight and continued with but little intermission until 10 A.M. today. the air…” Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 7, 1806 John Ordway “out as usal and procd on verry well, overtook the 2 Fields who had killed two large Silver grey bears, we roed…” Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: August 7, 1806 Patrick Gass “early, after a very heavy shower of rain which fell before day light. We proceeded on very well, and about 4 o’clock…”

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