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Expedition place · September 1, 1805 – September 3, 1805
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
12 journal entries · 3 analyses · Recorded by William Clark, Patrick Gass, John Ordway, Joseph Whitehouse
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The journal entries written here
September 1805
Sep 1
Clark: September 1, 1805
William Clark
“September 1st Sunday 1805 a fine morning Set out early and proceeded on over high ruged hills passing the heads of the…”
Sep 1
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 1, 1805
Patrick Gass
“proceeded up the creek, and passed some part closely tim- bered with spruce and pine. We went on with difficulty on account…”
Sep 1
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 1, 1805
John Ordway
“and proceeded on up a high mountain at the first put one of the horses fell backward and roled over, but did…”
Sep 1
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Joseph Whitehouse: September 1, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“a fine morning we Set out as usal and proceeded on over verry high mountains which was verry bad for our horses…”
Sep 2
Clark: September 2, 1805
William Clark
“September 2nd Monday 1805 a Cloudy Mornin, raind Some last night we Set out early and proceeded on up the Creek, Crossed…”
Sep 2
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 2, 1805
John Ordway
“horses and set out about 7 oClock, and proceeded on. the way we had to go was verry bad some places thick…”
Sep 2
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 2, 1805
Patrick Gass
“proceeded up the creek, and passed some part closely tim- bered with spruce and pine. We went on with difficulty on account…”
Sep 2
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Joseph Whitehouse: September 2, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“a wet cloudy morning. we loaded our horses and Set out about 7 oClock and proceed* on. the road bad Some places…”
Sep 3
Clark: September 3, 1805
William Clark
“September 3rd Tuesday 1805 A Cloudy morning, horses verry Stiff Sent 2 men back with the horse on which Capt Lewis rode…”
Sep 3
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 3, 1805
John Ordway
“up the branch a Short distance further up the branch then took the mountain and went up and down rough rockey mountains…”
Sep 3
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 3, 1805
Patrick Gass
“cool. Two men went back with a horse to bring on the load, which had been left behind last night; and we…”
Sep 3
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Joseph Whitehouse: September 3, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“cloudy. we Set out as usal after the load was brought up which was left last night. we proceeded on up the…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- Aug 22, 1805 1½ mi west of North Fork (town), ID (Clark’s party) Entries for Aug 22, 1805
- Aug 24, 1805 on Salmon River, ID (Clark’s party) Entries for Aug 24, 1805
- Sep 1, 1805 along North Fork, 4½ mi north of town of North Fork, ID Entries for Sep 1, 1805
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
