Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
Recorded by William Clark, John Ordway, Patrick Gass, Joseph Whitehouse
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The journal entries written here
September 1805
Sep 12
Clark: September 12, 1805
William Clark
“September 12th Thursday 1805 a white frost Set out at 7 oClock & proceeded on up the Creek, passed a Fork on…”
Sep 12
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 12, 1805
John Ordway
“hunters set out eairly we loaded and set out soon after and pro- ceeded on soon took the Mountains came up and…”
Sep 12
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 12, 1805
Patrick Gass
“continued our journey down the river. The soil of the valley is poor and gravelly; and the high snow-topped mountains are still…”
Sep 12
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 12, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“a white frost, and clear pleasant morning. the hunters Set out eairly. we loaded up and Set out soon after Sunrise, and…”
Sep 13
Clark: September 13, 1805
William Clark
“September 13th Wednesday 1805 a cloudy morning Capt Lewis and one of our guides lost their horses, Capt Lewis & 4 men…”
Sep 13
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 13, 1805
John Ordway
“one which Cap' Lewis rode [which] we could not find, and a colt also, we then loaded our horses and proceeded on…”
Sep 13
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 13, 1805
Patrick Gass
“clear and pleasant, to let our horses rest, and to take an obser- vation. At night our hunters came in, and had…”
Sep 13
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 13, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“cloudy. we got our horses up all but the one Cap! Lewis rode and a colt which our young Indian rode. we…”
Sep 14
Clark: September 14, 1805
William Clark
“September 14th Thursday 1805 a Cloudy day in the Valies it rained and hailed, on the top of the mountains Some Snow…”
Sep 14
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 14, 1805
John Ordway
“tain about 4 miles, then descended it down to on the forks of the 1 Twenty-three miles, according to Clark. Wheeler locates…”
Sep 14
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 14, 1805
Patrick Gass
“out to collect our horses, in order to renew our journey, and found all but one. Captain Lewis had a meridian latitude…”
Sep 14
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 14, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“a cloudy morning. we eat the last of our meat, and Set out as usal. ascended a mountain covrd with pine. ab!…”
Sep 15
Clark: September 15, 1805
William Clark
“Wednesday Septr. 15th 1805 We set out early. the morning Cloudy and proceeded on Down the right Side of River over Steep…”
Sep 15
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 15, 1805
John Ordway
“ceeded on a Short distance down the creek, crossed Several Small creeks and Swampy places covred with tall handsome white ceeder and…”
Sep 15
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 15, 1805
Patrick Gass
“a fine morning. Having travelled 2 miles we reached the mountains which are very steep; but the road over them pretty good,…”
Sep 15
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 15, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“- Camped for the night. Eata little portable Soup, but the men in jeneral So hungry that we killed a fine Colt…”
Analyses set at this place
September 12, 1805 Into the Bitterroots: Four Voices on a Brutal Day’s March
September 13, 1805 Boiling Springs and a Lost Horse: Four Accounts from the Bitterroot Crossing
September 14, 1805 Colt Killed Creek: Hunger and Hard Crossings on the Bitterroot Divide
September 15, 1805 Killed-Colt Creek and Snow for Water: Four Accounts of a Brutal Bitterroot Ascent
