Missouri River near Musselshell River

May 20 Clark: May 20, 1805 William Clark “May 20th Monday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N E. river falling a little We Set out at 7 oClock…” May 20 Lewis: May 20, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Monday May 20th 1805 Set out at an early hour as usual, the banks being favourable and water strong we employed the…” May 20 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 20, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a clear pleasant morning. we Set off as usal. one of the hunters caught a beaver last night. ab‘ nine oC. we…” May 20 Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805 John Ordway “as usal. one of the hunters or trapers caught a large beaver last night, about nine o. Clock A.M. we passed the…” May 20 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 20, 1805 Patrick Gass “Passed a creek on the south side and about 11 came to the mouth of the Muscle-shell river, a handsome river that…” May 21 Clark: May 21, 1805 William Clark “May 21st Tuesday 1805. a butifull morning, wind from the West, river falling a little, we Set out at an early hour…” May 21 Lewis: May 21, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Tuesday May 21st 1805 A delightfull morning set out at an early hour and proceeded on very well, imployed the chord principally;…” May 21 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 21, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a clear pleasant morning. the 2 men returned who Stayed out all night had caught one beaver & killed a Deer” they…” May 21 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 21, 1805 Patrick Gass “ing; towards the middle of the day the wind blew hard; but we went on very well for 20 miles, and encamped…” May 22 Clark: May 22, 1805 William Clark “May 22nd Wednesday 1805 The wind Continued to blow So violently hard we did not think it prudent to Set out untill…” May 22 Lewis: May 22, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Wednesday May 22cd 1805. The wind blew so violently this morning that we did not think it prudent to set out untill…” May 22 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 22, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “the wind blew hard all last night (caught 2 beaver last night) and continues blowing this morning. Cloudy. about 11 oC. A.M.…” May 22 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 22, 1805 Patrick Gass “hard this morning, we did not get under way until 9 o’clock. The forenoon was cold and disagreeable, but the afternoon became…” May 23 Clark: May 23, 1805 William Clark “May 23rd Thursday 1805 a Severe frost last night, the Thrmotr. Stood at the freesing point this morning i e 32 a…” May 23 Lewis: May 23, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Thursday May 23rd 1805. Set out early this morning, the frost was severe last night, the ice appeared along the edge of…” May 23 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 23, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “ae. frosty morning. | the Standing water was froze over. we Set off at Sun rise and proceeded on one of the…” May 23 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 23, 1805 Patrick Gass “and ice as thick as window glass. We passed two creeks, one on each side of the river: and two islands which…” May 24 Clark: May 24, 1805 William Clark “May 24th Friday 1805 a Cold night the water in the Small vestles frosed 1/8 of an inch thick, and the thermometer…” May 24 Lewis: May 24, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Friday May 24th 1805. The water standing in the vessels freized during the night 1/8 of an inch thick, ice also appears…” May 24 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 24, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “clear & pleasant. we Set off as usal, & and proceeded on passed Several Creeks & Several Small Islands in the river…” May 24 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 24, 1805 Patrick Gass “ing. We embarked early; passed a large creek on the North side and a beautiful island close on the southern shore. At…” May 25 Clark: May 25, 1805 William Clark “May 25th Satturday 1805" The two Canoes left for meat yesterday did not joint us untill 8 oClock this morning at which…” May 25 Lewis: May 25, 1805 Meriwether Lewis “Saturday May 25th 1805. The Two canoes which we left behind yesterday to bring on the meat did not arrive this morning…” May 25 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1805 Joseph Whitehouse “a clear pleasant morning. we waited for the 2 canoes to come up. about 7 oC. they came. then we Set off…” May 25 Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 25, 1805 Patrick Gass “canoes came up; and about 7 proceeded on our voyage. The forenoon was pleasant. We passed two creeks opposite to each other…”

Aug 1 Lewis: August 1, 1806 Meriwether Lewis “Friday August 1st 1806. The rain still continuing I set out early as usual and proceeded on at a good rate. at…” Aug 1 Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 1, 1806 John Ordway “on about 9 A M a Brown bear [was seen swimming the river] and Drewyer and Cap* Lewis killed it we took…” Aug 1 Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: August 1, 1806 Patrick Gass “disagreeable morning, and in a short time saw a large brown or grizly bear swimming in the river, which we killed, and…”