Missouri River near Soldier River
Recorded by William Clark, Patrick Gass, Meriwether Lewis, Charles Floyd, Joseph Whitehouse, John Ordway
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The journal entries written here
August 1804
Aug 4
Clark: August 4, 1804
William Clark
“August 4th at 7 oClock the heavens darkened and a violent wind from the N W. Suckceeded which lasted about an hour,…”
Aug 4
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 4, 1804
Patrick Gass
“had a fair day. We passed a creek on the south side, which came out of ponds. One of our men went…”
Aug 5
Clark: August 5, 1804
William Clark
“August 5th Set out early wind from N E. Great appearance of Wind & rain, (I have remarked that I have not…”
Aug 5
Lewis: August 5, 1804
Meriwether Lewis
“August 5th 1804 Killed a serpent on the bank of the river adjoining a large prarie. F Inch Length from nose to…”
Aug 5
Missouri River near Soldier River — Charles Floyd: August 5, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Set out erley this morning Cam 2 miles when a verry hard Storm of wind and Rain from the North Est it…”
Aug 5
Missouri River near Soldier River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 5, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“Nothing Extraordinary happned that day Road i6 miles Camp? On the S. S. Read deserted from our party.”
Aug 5
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 5, 1804
Patrick Gass
“wind obliged us to stop two hours. It then cleared and we continued our voyage; passed prairies on both sides, and en-…”
Aug 6
Clark: August 6, 1804
William Clark
“August 6th Monday 1804 at 12 oClock last night a Violent Storm of wind & rain from the N. W. one perogue…”
Aug 6
Missouri River near Soldier River — Charles Floyd: August 6, 1804
Charles Floyd
“we Set out at a erley ouer this morning prossed on passed a Creek on the N. Side Called Soldiers Creek it…”
Aug 6
Missouri River near Soldier River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 6, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“the morning was fair got under way at Sun Rise pass? an Island to the L. S. Roaed 12 miles before Dinner,…”
Aug 6
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 6, 1804
Patrick Gass
“after a stormy night of wind and rain; passed a creek on the north side, at the back of an island, called…”
Aug 7
Clark: August 7, 1804
William Clark
“August 7th Tuesday last night about 8 oClock a Storm of wind from the N. W. which lasted 3/4 of an hour…”
Aug 7
Missouri River near Soldier River — Charles Floyd: August 7, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Set out at 6 oclock A.m_ prossed on day Clear wind from the North west on the 4" of this month one…”
Aug 7
Missouri River near Soldier River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 7, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“the Morning Clear the party Sonsisted of 4 their names first G. Druier, R. fields, Bratton, And William [Labiech] ^ that was…”
Aug 7
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 7, 1804
Patrick Gass
“our voyage till 12, when four of our people were dispatched to the Otto nation of Indians after the man who had…”
Aug 8
Clark: August 8, 1804
William Clark
“August the 8th 1804 Set out this morning at the usial time at about 2 miles (1) passed a part of the…”
Aug 8
Lewis: August 8, 1804
Meriwether Lewis
“August 8th 1804 we had seen but a few aquatic fouls of any kind on the river since we commenced our journey…”
Aug 8
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 8, 1804
Patrick Gass
“on the north side, called little Sioux. Captain Clarke and LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 19 one of the men went out to…”
Aug 9
Clark: August 9, 1804
William Clark
“9th Augt Thursday 1804 The fog of this morning detained us untill 1/2 passed 7 oClock at which time we left our…”
Aug 9
Missouri River near Soldier River — Charles Floyd: August 9, 1804
Charles Floyd
“Set out at 7 oclock a, m, after the fague was Gon which is verry thick in this Cuntrey Cap! Clark and…”
Aug 9
Missouri River near Soldier River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 9, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“the Morning was foggy Cleard Up at 8 Oclock the Wind blew south had Good Sailing for better than 14 Miles. Cam[p]ed…”
Aug 9
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 9, 1804
Patrick Gass
“we could not proceed before 7, when we went on under a gentle breeze, and having advanced eleven miles, came to a…”
September 1806
Sep 6
Clark: September 6, 1806
William Clark
“Saturday 6th of September 1806 The Musquetors excessively troublesom we Set out early at the great Cut off Saw a herd of…”
Sep 6
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 6, 1806
John Ordway
“proceeded on about noon Saw a large flock of pillicans Some of the hunters killed three of them Shortly after we met…”
Sep 6
Missouri River through Dakota territory — Patrick Gass: September 6, 1806
Patrick Gass
“number of pelicans, and about 8 o’clock a gang of elk, when some hunters went out but returned without killing any. At…”
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August 4, 1804 Storm at Dawn, a Missing Man, and the Outlet of Three Ponds
August 5, 1804 A Bull Snake, a Lost Knife, and a River Eating Itself
August 6, 1804 A Violent Storm, a Missing Man, and the Mouth of the Soldier
August 7, 1804 Pursuing a Deserter: Four Journals on the Hunt for Moses Reed
August 8, 1804 A River of Feathers: Three Views of the Pelican Encounter
August 9, 1804 Fog, Fatigue, and the Mosquito’s Hour: Four Voices on a Single August Day
September 6, 1806 First Whiskey Since July 1805: An Encounter with Chouteau’s Trading Boat