Expedition place · May 1, 1805 – May 3, 1805
Missouri River near Porcupine River
14 journal entries · 3 analyses · Recorded by William Clark, Patrick Gass, Meriwether Lewis, John Ordway, Joseph Whitehouse
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Missouri River near Porcupine River in 360°
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The journal entries written here
May 1805
May 1
Clark: May 1, 1805
William Clark
“May the 1st Wednesday 1805 We Set out at Sun rise under a Stiff Breeze from the East, the morning Cool &…”
May 1
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 1, 1805
Patrick Gass
“continued so high, we could not proceed until the afternoon. While we lay here our hunters went out and killed some buffaloe…”
May 1
Lewis: May 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Wednesday May 1st 1805. Set out this morning at an early, the wind being favourable we used our sales which carried us…”
May 1
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 1, 1805
John Ordway
“cold, we Set off at Sun rise, the wind from the East, we Sailed on verry well passed broken bluffs & round…”
May 1
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 1, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“ee: pleasant morning but cold. we Set off at Sun rise, the wind from the east. we Sailed Some. we passed high…”
May 2
Clark: May 2, 1805
William Clark
“May 2nd Thursday 1805 The wind blew verry hard all the last night, this morning about Sunrise began to Snow, (The Thermomtr.…”
May 2
Lewis: May 2, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Thursday May 2ed 1805 The wind continued violent all night nor did it abate much of it's violence this morning, when at…”
May 2
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 2, 1805
John Ordway
“continued Snowing & blowing so that we did not Set off. Some of 1 Clark named it Martha's River, "in honor to…”
May 2
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 2, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“at day light it began to Snow & blow So that we did not Set off this morning. Some men went out…”
May 3
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 3, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“clear but verry cold for this month. we Set off about 7 oC & proceeded on the Standing water was froze over…”
May 3
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 3, 1805
Patrick Gass
“though very cold and disagreeable, and a severe frost. The snow and green grass on the prairies exhibited an appearance somewhat uncommon.…”
May 3
Clark: May 3, 1805
William Clark
“May 3rd Friday 1805 we Set out reather later this morning than usial owing to weather being verry cold, a frost last…”
May 3
Lewis: May 3, 1805
Meriwether Lewis
“Friday May 3rd 1805. The morning being very could we did not set out as early as usual; ice formed on a…”
May 3
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 3, 1805
John Ordway
“off about 7 oClock, & proceeded on. Saw the Standing water froze over the Ice froze to oar poles as we poled…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- Apr 30, 1805 left shore, 1½ mi SE of Brockton, MT Entries for Apr 30, 1805
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
