Missouri River near Leavenworth area

17 journal entries · July 1, 1804 – September 14, 1806 · 4 analyses

Recorded by William Clark, Charles Floyd, Joseph Whitehouse, John Ordway, Patrick Gass

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The journal entries written here

July 1804

Clark: July 1, 1804 William Clark “July 1st 1804, last night one of the Sentinals Chang'd either a man or Beast, which run off, all prepared for action,…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Charles Floyd: July 1, 1804 Charles Floyd “Set out Clear day passed Small Creek on the South Side Called Biscuit C. High Land passed a Creek on the S.…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 1, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “Got on our way Roe’ a mile up the prarie cross‘ the River with the white horse and left him with the…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — John Ordway: July 1, 1804 John Ordway “Creek which we call Bisquet Creek3 on the South Side of the 1 "after makeing some Arrangements and inflicting a little punishment…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Patrick Gass: July 1, 1804 Patrick Gass “and having advanced 12 miles, encamped on an island opposite a prairie on the south side of the river.” Clark: July 2, 1804 William Clark “July the 2nd 1804 Set out verry early this morning passd on the Left of the Isles des parques High butifull Situationon…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Charles Floyd: July 2, 1804 Charles Floyd “Set out verry early this morning passed on the Left of the Is*^ parque &c High butifule Situation on the South Side…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — John Ordway: July 2, 1804 John Ordway “passed a High beautiful Situation on the South Side of the river, a Creek comes in on the North Side called parques…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Patrick Gass: July 2, 1804 Patrick Gass “met a quantity of drift wood which was carried down the stream; this morning we passed a creek on the south side…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 2, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “the wind Rose before we started and blew fair with us Sail** Chiefly for the space of Eight hours we came to…” Clark: July 3, 1804 William Clark “July 3rd 1804 Set out verry early this morning and proceeded on under a gentle Breeze from the South passed two Islands…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Charles Floyd: July 3, 1804 Charles Floyd “Set out verry erley this morning under a Jentel Breas from the South found a Stray Horse on the South Side how…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — John Ordway: July 3, 1804 John Ordway “a gentle Breese from the South, passed a long Island2 & Several Small ones we found a white horse on the bank…” Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Patrick Gass: July 3, 1804 Patrick Gass “LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION Il our voyage until 12, when we stopt at an old trading place on the south side of…”

September 1806

Clark: September 14, 1806 William Clark “Sunday 14th Sept. 1806 Set out early and proceeded on very well. this being the part of the Missouri the Kanzas nation…” Missouri near Floyd’s Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 14, 1806 John Ordway “and procd on Soon passed the old village of the Kansers. Some of the hunters killd Several deer from their canoes about…” Missouri near Floyd’s Bluff and Council Bluffs — Patrick Gass: September 14, 1806 Patrick Gass “and went very well, until 8 o’clock when we met three large batteaux loaded with merchandize, going up to different nations of…”

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