Expedition place · May 6, 1805
Missouri River approaching the Milk River
5 journal entries · 1 analysis · Recorded by William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, Joseph Whitehouse, Patrick Gass, John Ordway
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River approaching the Milk River in 360°
10 frames across 1.9 mi of the route around this location
The journal entries written here
May 1805
May 6
Clark: May 6, 1805
William Clark
“May 6th Monday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N. E. we Set out early and proceeded on verry well under…”
May 6
Lewis: May 6, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Monday May 6th 1805. The morning being fair and pleasant and wind favourable we set sale at an early hour, and proceeded…”
May 6
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 6, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“clear pleasant and warm. the wind from the east. we Sailed on verry well. Caught two beaver last night. Saw a brown…”
May 6
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 6, 1805
Patrick Gass
“weather. At 12 a few drops of rain fell, but it soon cleared up. We passed a river on the south side…”
May 6
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 6, 1805
John Ordway
“Sailed on under a gentle breeze from the East. Some of the party caught two beaver last night, we Saw a brown…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- May 7, 1805 right shore, 14 mi east of town of Ft Peck, MT Entries for May 7, 1805
- Aug 4, 1806 left bank of Missouri River, 12 mi east of town of Ft Peck, MT (Lewis’s party) Entries for Aug 4, 1806
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
