Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
Recorded by Joseph Whitehouse, Patrick Gass, William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, John Ordway
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Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains in 360°
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The journal entries written here
May 1805
May 26
Joseph Whitehouse: May 26, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“a clear pleasant morning. we Set off eairly and proceeded on. with the towing line under high bluffs which make near the…”
May 26
Patrick Gass: May 26, 1805
Patrick Gass
“through a desert country: in which there is no timber on any part, except a few scattered pines on the hills. We…”
May 27
Clark: May 27, 1805
William Clark
“May 27th Monday 1805. The wind blew hard from the S W. which detained us untill about 10 oClock, at which time…”
May 27
Lewis: May 27, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Monday May 27th 1805. The wind blew so hard this morning that we did not sent out untill 10 A.M. we employed…”
May 27
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“pleasant weather. the wind high from the N. W. about 10 oC. we Set off and proceeded on with the towing lines.…”
May 27
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1805
Patrick Gass
“sents little to our view, but scenes of barrenness and desola- tion; and see no encouraging prospects that it will terminate. Having…”
May 28
Clark: May 28, 1805
William Clark
“May 28th Tuesday 1805 a Cloudy morning Some fiew drops of rain and verry Smokey wind from the S. W. we Set…”
May 28
Lewis: May 28, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Tuesday May 28th 1805. This morning we set forward at an early hour; the weather dark and cloudy, the are smokey, had…”
May 28
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 28, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“a clear pleasant morning. we Set off and proceeded on. passed over hard riffles. the Bluffs & clifts are high [word illegible]…”
May 28
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 28, 1805
Patrick Gass
“proceeded on through this desert country until about 4 o’clock P.M. when we came to a more pleasant part. We made twenty-one…”
May 30
Clark: May 30, 1805
William Clark
“May 30th Thursday 1805 The rain conmmenced yesterday evining, and continued moderately through the course of the night, more rain has now…”
May 30
Lewis: May 30, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Thursday May 30th 1805. The rain which commenced last evening continued with little intermission untill 11this morning when we set out; the…”
May 30
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 30, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“Cloudy & rain, the wind high from the N. W. we de-- layed untill about 10 oC. then Set off, though disagreeable…”
May 30
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 30, 1805
Patrick Gass
“We did not set out till late in the day. The hills came in close on the river again, but are not…”
May 31
Clark: May 31, 1805
William Clark
“May 31st Friday 1805. A cloudy morning we dispatched all the Canoes to Collect the meat of 2 Buffalow killed last night…”
May 31
Lewis: May 31, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Friday May 31st 1805. This morning we proceeded at an early hour with the two perogues leaving the canoes and crews to…”
May 31
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 31, 1805
Patrick Gass
“passed through a mountainous country but the game is more plenty, and we killed some buffaloe in our way. About 11 o’clock…”
May 31
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 31, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“cloudy. we Set off as usal. the canoes crossed the river & the men went for the meat which was killed last…”
July 1806
Jul 30
Lewis: July 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis
“Wednesday July 30th 1806. The rain still continued this morning it was therefore unnecessary to remain as we could not dry our…”
Jul 30
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: July 30, 1806
John Ordway
“and proceeded on verry well our hunters killed 2 buffaloe I and willard killed a white bear. Some of the hunters killed…”
Analyses set at this place
May 27, 1805 Four Views of a Barren Passage: Stone, Wind, and the Bighorn Country
May 28, 1805 Rotten Cords, Floating Footballs, and a Bull in the Dark
May 30, 1805 Slippery Banks and Broken Cords: Four Voices on a Day of Rain
May 31, 1805 Ruined Cities of Stone: Four Pens Confront the White Cliffs
July 30, 1806 Buffalo Shoals and a Bear on a Rock: Three Voices on a Rainy Descent
