Expedition place · May 8, 1805
Missouri River at the Milk River confluence
5 journal entries · 1 analysis · Recorded by William Clark, Joseph Whitehouse, John Ordway, Patrick Gass, Meriwether Lewis
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The journal entries written here
May 1805
May 8
Clark: May 8, 1805
William Clark
“May the 8th Wednesday 1805 a verry black Cloud to the S W. we Set out under a gentle breeze from the…”
May 8
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 8, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“we Set off eairly. clouded up and rained Some the current Swift. we proceeded on under a fine breeze from the East,…”
May 8
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 8, 1805
John Ordway
“a sudden, and rained Some, we Sailed on under a fine breeze from the East, came 20 miles by one oClock, passed…”
May 8
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 8, 1805
Patrick Gass
“The country on both sides begins to be more broken, and the river more crooked. At 1, we passed a creek on…”
May 8
Lewis: May 8, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Wednesday May 8th 1805. Set out at an early hour under a gentle brieze from the East. a black cloud which suddonly…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- May 8, 1805 right shore, 5 mi south of Nashua, MT Entries for May 8, 1805
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
