Missouri River Breaks area

May 9 Clark: May 9, 1805 William Clark “May 9th Thursday 1805 a fine Day wind from the East we proceeded on verry well the Countrey much the appearance which…” May 9 Lewis: May 9, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Thursday May 9th 1805. Set out at an early hour; the wind being favourable we used our sails and proceeded very well;…” May 9 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 9, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “clear and pleasant. we Set off at Sun rise and proceeded on about 9 oC. we halted to take breakfast in a…” May 9 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 9, 1805 Patrick Gass “ing gone five miles were obliged to halt and lie by during the day, on account of hard wind. Some small showers…” May 10 Clark: May 10, 1805 William Clark “May the 10th Friday 1805 river fell 3/4 of an inch last night, wind from the N. W, we proceeded on but…” May 10 Lewis: May 10, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Friday May 10th 1805. Set out at sunrise and proceeded but a short distance ere the wind became so violent that we…” May 10 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 10, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “clear and cold. we Set of[f] about Sun rise and proceeded on. the wind rose from the N. W. came about 4…” May 10 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 10, 1805 John Ordway “River partly covd with Small timber and willows, about 9 oC. we halted to take breakfast in a beautiful Smoth bottom partly…” May 11 Clark: May 11, 1805 William Clark “May the 11th Satturday 1805. Wind hard fore part of last night the latter part verry Cold a white frost this morning,…” May 11 Lewis: May 11, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Saturday May 11th 1805. Set out this morning at an early hour, the courant strong; and river very crooked; the banks are…” May 11 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 11, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a clear cold morning, a white frost last night. Some of the party caught 2 beaver last night. we Set off eairly,…” May 11 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 11, 1805 John Ordway “we Set off eairly. Some of the party caught 2 beaver last night we proceeded on passed black bluffs & hills on…” May 11 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 11, 1805 Patrick Gass “usual hour; at 1 passed a small creek on the South side. This day we saw several great gangs of buffaloe, and…” May 12 Clark: May 12, 1805 William Clark “May 12th Sunday 1805. Set out at an early hour, the morning Clear and Calm, Capt. Lewis walked on Shore this morning…” May 12 Lewis: May 12, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Sunday May 12th 1805. Set out at an early hour, the weather clear and Calm; I walked on shore this morning for…” May 12 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 12, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a clear pleasant warm morning. we Set off Soon after Sun rise and proceeded on. passed the pitch pine hills on the…” May 12 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 12, 1805 John Ordway “Set off Soon after Sun rise, and proceeded on passed the pitch pine hills on N. S. one of the hunters killed…” May 12 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 12, 1805 Patrick Gass “pleasant morning; passed some hills on the North side, cov- ered with pine and cedar, the first timber of any kind we…” May 13 Clark: May 13, 1805 William Clark “13th of May Monday 1805 The wind Continued to blow hard untill one oClock P M. to day at which time it…” May 13 Lewis: May 13, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Monday May 13th 1805. The wind continued to blow so violently this morning that we did not think it prudent to set…” May 13 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 13, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “the wind blew hard all last night. Some rain high wind and Squawls of rain this morning, So that we did not…” May 13 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 13, 1805 John Ordway “night. Some Sprinkling rain and high wind this morning. Some men out hunting about one oC. P. M. the wind abated so…” May 13 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 13, 1805 Patrick Gass “few drops of rain fell. At 1 P.M. we embarked; passed three creeks, one on the North side and two on the…” May 14 Clark: May 14, 1805 William Clark “14th of May Tuesday 1805 A verry Clear Cold morning a white frost & some fog on the river the Thermomtr Stood…” May 14 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 14, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a hard white frost last night. our mocasons froze near the fire. a clear and pleasant morning. we Set off at Sun‘rise…” May 14 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 14, 1805 John Ordway “mocassons froze near the fire, a clear and pleasant morning, we Set off at Sun rise, proceeded on passed the mouth of…” May 14 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 14, 1805 Patrick Gass “we proceeded on early; passed black hills close to the river on the South side and some covered with pine timber at…” May 15 Clark: May 15, 1805 William Clark “May 15th Wednesday 1805 Our medisons, Instruments, merchandize, Clothes, provisions &c. &c. which was nearly all wet we had put out to…” May 15 Lewis: May 15, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Wednesday May 15th as soon as a slight shower of rain passed over this morning, we spread the articles to dry which…” May 15 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 15, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “cloudy. we delayed to dry the goods which was wet, opened them but Soon had to cover them again for a Shower…” May 15 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 15, 1805 John Ordway “goods. Some men went up the River a hunting the day un- favorable to dry the goods, a Small Shower of rain…” May 15 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 15, 1805 Patrick Gass “baggage that had got wet. It was cloudy and unfavourable for the purpose, and some rain fell.” May 16 Clark: May 16, 1805 William Clark “May 16th Thursday 1805 a fair morning our articles all out to Dry at 4 oClock we had every thing that was…” May 16 Lewis: May 16, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Thursday May 16th The morning was fair and the day proved favorable to our operations; by 4 oClock in the evening our…” May 16 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 16, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a heavy diew last night a clear pleasant morning. we opened the goods &c. in order to get them dry before we…” May 16 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 16, 1805 John Ordway “pleasant morning, we opened the goods &.C. to get them dry before we packed them up. one of the party wounded a…” May 16 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 16, 1805 Patrick Gass “the afternoon we had all our articles dry and on board again. At that time we proceeded on our voyage; passed high…” May 17 Clark: May 17, 1805 William Clark “May 17th Friday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N W. mercury at 60° a 0. river falling a little. we…” May 17 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 17, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a clear pleasant morning. we Set off eairly and proceeded on. passed high broken whiteish couloured hills, which wash [ 83 ]…” May 17 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805 John Ordway “worn to decipher. Perhaps two lines missing] Saw Spots of pitch pine but the knobs are washed so that their is not…” May 17 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 17, 1805 Patrick Gass “The hills here come very close to the river on both sides, and have very little timber on them. They are very…” May 18 Clark: May 18, 1805 William Clark “May 18th Satturday 1805 A windey morning wind from the West we proceeded on verry well with the assistance of the Toe…” May 18 Lewis: May 18, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Saturday May 18th 1805. The wind blew hard this morning from the West. we were enabled to employ our toe line the…” May 18 Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 18, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a clear warm morning. one of the party killed a rattle snake. another caught a beaver. about 7 oC. we Set [out]…” May 18 Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 18, 1805 John Ordway “party caught a beaver last night, another killed a rattle Snake this morning at 7 oClock Set off and proceeded on passed…” May 18 Missouri River Breaks area — Patrick Gass: May 18, 1805 Patrick Gass “The country much the same as yesterday; until about 12 o’clock, when the bottoms became more extensive on both sides of the…”