Missouri River near Little Sioux River
Recorded by William Clark, Patrick Gass, Charles Floyd, Joseph Whitehouse, John Ordway
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The journal entries written here
August 1804
Aug 11
Clark: August 11, 1804
William Clark
“August 11th Satturday 1804 about day this morning a hard wind from the N. W. followed by rain, we landed at the…”
Aug 11
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 11, 1804
Patrick Gass
“morning and continued till nine; notwithstanding which, we kept under way till ten, when we came to a high bluff, where an…”
Aug 12
Clark: August 12, 1804
William Clark
“12th August Sunday 1804 a South wind We Set out early the river wider than usial, and Shallow, at 12 we halted…”
Aug 12
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 12, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Set out at the usel time prosed on under a Jentel Brees from North Est Sailed day Clear passed Red Seeder Bluffs…”
Aug 12
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 12, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“The Morning was fair a Sharp Breese of wind Blew from the South Sal? 21 Miles from 12 Oclock the ii'? to…”
Aug 12
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 12, 1804
Patrick Gass
“day light. The musquetoes last night were worse than I ever experienced. We went round a bend, of eighteen miles, the neck…”
Aug 13
Clark: August 13, 1804
William Clark
“13th of August Munday 1804. Set out this morning at Day light the usial time and proceeded on under a gentle Breeze…”
Aug 13
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 13, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Set out verry erley this morning prosed on under a Jentel Brees from the South-Est Sailed morning Clouday about 10 o.ck. it…”
Aug 13
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“Arive? at the fish camp Neer the Mahars Village at at 4 4 Oclock this day the Commanding Officer Sent a Serj*…”
Aug 13
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 13, 1804
Patrick Gass
“wind; and at 2 landed on a sandy beach, near the Maha vil- lage, on the south side of the river. A…”
Aug 14
Clark: August 14, 1804
William Clark
“14th of August at 12 oClock the Party Sent yesterday to the Towns returned, and informed that they Could not find any…”
Aug 14
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 14, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Lay by for ouer men How we had Sent after the Desarter on the 7" thes Indians has not Live at the…”
Aug 14
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 14, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“the day was fair and pleasant Some of the men Went a hunt- ing Return"^ found no Game. VOL. VII.— 4 […”
Aug 14
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 14, 1804
Patrick Gass
“village; but they had found no Indians there. Some of our hunters went out but killed nothing. Game appears scarce here. While…”
Aug 15
Clark: August 15, 1804
William Clark
“August 15th Wendesday I took ten men & went out to Beaver Dam across a Creek about a mile S W from…”
Aug 15
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 15, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Capt Lewis and 12 of his men went to the Creek a fishen Caut 709 fish DifFernt Coindes”
Aug 15
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 15, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“Cap!". Lewis went out the Nixt day with his party and Re- turned with 709 fish Neerly 200 pike fish amongst them.”
Aug 15
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 15, 1804
Patrick Gass
“went to the Maha creek to fish, and caught 387 fish of dif- ferent kinds. We discovered smoke on the opposite side…”
Aug 16
Clark: August 16, 1804
William Clark
“Aug. 16th 1804 a Verry cool morning the winds as usial from the N W. Capt Lewis with men went out to…”
Aug 16
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 16, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Capt Lewis and 12 of his men went to the Creek a fishen Caut 709 fish Differnt Coindes”
Aug 16
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 16, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“the weather was fine the men Ocepyed their time in Cam[p] Repairing their Arms, and Cloathing. LaeBash returned by himSelf Lost the…”
Aug 17
Clark: August 17, 1804
William Clark
“17th August 1804. a fine morning Wind from the S. E. I will here annex the Latds & Distances of the Different…”
Aug 17
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — John Ordway: August 17, 1804
John Ordway
“S. E. we are yet waiting here for G. Drewyer & the 3 men who were with him, the men remained in…”
Aug 17
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 17, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Continued Hear for ouer men thay did not Return Last night Satturday augt 18% ouer men Returnd and Brot with them the…”
September 1806
Sep 5
Clark: September 5, 1806
William Clark
“Friday 5th September 1806 The Musquetors being So excessively tormenting that the party was all on board and we Set out at…”
Sep 5
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 5, 1806
John Ordway
“light by the Musquetoes. we Set out and procd on verry well with- out without making any delay, we having made 75…”
Sep 5
Missouri River through Dakota territory — Patrick Gass: September 5, 1806
Patrick Gass
“barked, and went on very well, till night, when we encamped on a sand bar, where the musquitoes were very troublesome.”
Analyses set at this place
August 11, 1804 At Blackbird’s Grave: Two Accounts of a Ceremonial Visit
August 12, 1804 The 974-Yard Isthmus: Measuring an Eighteen-Mile Bend
August 13, 1804 A White Flag at the Maha Village: Four Voices on an Empty Town
August 14, 1804 An Empty Village and a Pond Full of Fish: Four Voices at the Maha Ruins
August 15, 1804 Fish, Smoke, and Silence: Four Voices on a Day at the Beaver Dam
August 16, 1804 Eight Hundred Fish and a Missing Messenger: Three Views from Fishing Camp
August 17, 1804 Awaiting Drouillard: Three Pens at a Camp on the Missouri
September 5, 1806 Tormented by Mosquitoes: Three Voices on a Sand Bar Camp