Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area

Jul 22 Clark: July 22, 1804 William Clark “July 22nd Sunday Set out verry early with a view of getting Some timbered land & a good Situation to take equil…” Jul 22 Lewis: July 22, 1804 Meriwether Lewis “July 22nd 1804. A summary discription of the apparatus employed in the following observations; containing also some remarks on the manner in…” Jul 22 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 22, 1804 John Ordway “Timbered land and a good place to encamp we proceeded on along a high bank S. S. hand some praries along this…” Jul 22 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Patrick Gass: July 22, 1804 Patrick Gass “early on our voyage, with fair weather. — There is high prairie land on the south side, with some timber on the…” Jul 22 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 22, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “CLEAR morning’ G. Drewyer & S! Peter [Crusatt] ad Set out to go to the Zotoe & Paunie village 45 miles to…” Jul 23 Clark: July 23, 1804 William Clark “Camp 10 Ms. above the river Plate Monday July the 23rd a fair morningSent out a party of 5 men to look…” Jul 23 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 23, 1804 Charles Floyd “WW: Lay By for the porpos of Resting and take Som observations at this place and to Send for Som Indians Sent…” Jul 23 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 23, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “a CLEAR morning G. Drewyer & S* Peter [Crusatt] Set out to go to the Zotoe & Paunie village 45 miles to…” Jul 23 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 23, 1804 John Ordway “[Cruzatte] went to the Zottoas & Panies (45 miles to nations) village to invite them to come to our Encampment to treat.…” Jul 23 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Patrick Gass: July 23, 1804 Patrick Gass “two to a nation of Indians up the Platte river, to inform them of the change of government in this country, and…” Jul 24 Clark: July 24, 1804 William Clark “White Catfish Camp 24th of July Tuesday. a fair morning the wind rose with the Sun & blows hard from the S.…” Jul 24 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 24, 1804 Charles Floyd “we mad Larg and Long f[l]ags] Staff and Histed it up Histed ouer Collars [colors] in the morning for the Reseptions of…” Jul 24 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 24, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “Some rain this morning 4 men went to makeing ores for the Batteaux.” Jul 24 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 24, 1804 John Ordway “4 men went to making ores for the Boat, we found a Great quan- tity of Ripe Grapes at this place.” Jul 25 Clark: July 25, 1804 William Clark “White Catfish Camp 25th of July Wednesday. Several hunters Sent out. at 2 oClock the Two men Sent to the Otteaz Village…” Jul 25 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 25, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “a pleasant morning. Som men out hunting. ,G. Drewyer & S! peter Returned found no Indians, they were in the pra- ries…” Jul 25 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 25, 1804 John Ordway “hunting. G. Drewyer & Peter [Cruzatte] Returned from the Zot- toes village found no Indians it is Supposed by the Signs they…” Jul 25 Charles Floyd: July 25, 1804 Charles Floyd “Wendesday July 25th Continued Hear as the Capts is not Don there Riting ouer men Returnd whome we had Sent to the…” Jul 26 Clark: July 26, 1804 William Clark “Whit Catfish Camp 26th of July Thursday. the wind blew Verry hard all Day from the South with Clouds of Sand which…” Jul 26 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 26, 1804 Charles Floyd “ouer men fineshed the oares nothing worth Relating except the wind was verry villant from the South Est” Jul 26 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 26, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “pleasant morning Some men out hunting. G. Drewyer killed 2 Deer & 1 Turkey. the latter part of the day the [wind]…” Jul 26 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 26, 1804 John Ordway “hunting. G. Drewyer killed 2 Deer & one Turkey, the Party Generally bussy dressing Skins all the latter part of the day…” Jul 27 Clark: July 27, 1804 William Clark “White Catfish Camp 10 ms above Platt 27th of July Friday, a Small Shower of rain this morning, at 10 oClock Commence…” Jul 27 Lewis: July 27, 1804 Meriwether Lewis “white Catfish Camp July 27th Friday, Charged the Boat and Perogue after a Small Shower of rain, Completed our ores & poles,…” Jul 27 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 27, 1804 Charles Floyd “Swam ouer Horses over on to the South Side on acount of the travilen is beter Set out at 12 oclock P.…” Jul 27 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 27, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “cloudy morning the Boat made ready to Start. we Set out about 1 oClock proceeded along. high wood land on S.S. G.…” Jul 27 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 27, 1804 John Ordway “Horses Swam over the River. We Set out under Sail about one oClock proceeded on verry well passed along high wood land…” Jul 27 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Patrick Gass: July 27, 1804 Patrick Gass “the boats and preparing to start. At 12 we proceeded with a fair wind, and pleasant weather; went twelve miles, and encamped…” Jul 28 Clark: July 28, 1804 William Clark “July 28th Satturday Set out this morning early, the wind blou from the N. W. by N. a Dark Smokey Morning, Some…” Jul 28 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 28, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “cloudy morning. we Set out eairly proceded on past a high Bottom prarie on N.S. Some Timber on the Ridge back of…” Jul 28 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 28, 1804 John Ordway “proceeded on past a h. bottom prarie on N. S. back of these praries a high Ridge with Some Timbers on it,…” Jul 28 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Patrick Gass: July 28, 1804 Patrick Gass “passed some beautiful hills and prairies, and a creek called Round-Knob creek, on the north side; and high bluffs on the south.…” Jul 29 Clark: July 29, 1804 William Clark “July 29th Sunday 1804 Sent a french man la Liberty with the Indian to Otteaze Camp to invite the Indians to meet…” Jul 29 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Charles Floyd: July 29, 1804 Charles Floyd “we Set out after we Dspashed the Indian and one of ouer men with him to bring the Rest of his party…” Jul 29 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 29, 1804 Joseph Whitehouse “the Morning was Rany the indian and LiBerty went to the nation to Bring the rest of them to a treaty the…” Jul 29 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 29, 1804 John Ordway “we Set out Eairly. J° Barter4 a Frenchman who could Speak the Zoteau language went with the Indian in order to Git…” Jul 29 Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Patrick Gass: July 29, 1804 Patrick Gass “age. One of our Frenchmen went with the Indian to bring more of them to meet us at some-convenient landing place. At…”