Missouri River near Porcupine River

14 journal entries · May 1, 1805 – May 3, 1805 · 3 analyses

Recorded by William Clark, Meriwether Lewis, John Ordway, Patrick Gass, Joseph Whitehouse

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The journal entries written here

May 1805

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 &…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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.…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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…” 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.…”

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