Missouri River near Little Sioux River

27 journal entries · August 11, 1804 – September 5, 1806 · 8 analyses

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

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August 1804

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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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*…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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 […” 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…” 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…” 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” 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.” 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…” 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…” 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” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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

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…” 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…” 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.”

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