Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
Recorded by William Clark, Joseph Whitehouse, John Ordway, Patrick Gass, Meriwether Lewis
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The journal entries written here
September 1804
Sep 8
Clark: September 8, 1804
William Clark
“8th of September Satturday Set out early and proceeded on under a gentle Breeze from the S. E, at 3 mes. passed…”
Sep 8
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Joseph Whitehouse: September 8, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“we draged the river in hopes to find our anker but it was in vain, about 9 oClock we went to Set…”
Sep 8
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — John Ordway: September 8, 1804
John Ordway
“eairly the wind from the S. E. we proceeded on under a gentle breeze passed the mouth of a Small creek on…”
Sep 8
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Patrick Gass: September 8, 1804
Patrick Gass
“a clear day and fair wind from the S. E. Passed the bed of a creek without water. At 9 I went…”
Sep 9
Clark: September 9, 1804
William Clark
“9th September Sunday 1804 Set out at Sunrise and proceeded on passed the head of the Island on which we Camped, passed…”
Sep 9
Lewis: September 9, 1804
Meriwether Lewis
“Sept. 9th Capt. Clark found on the Lard shore under a high bluff issuing from a blue earth a bittuminus matter resembling…”
Sep 9
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Joseph Whitehouse: September 9, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“we Set off eairly. Saw Several Gangs of Buffalow on the Side hills on S. S. Cap! Clark walked on Shore passed…”
Sep 9
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — John Ordway: September 9, 1804
John Ordway
“on passed the Island. Several gangues of Buffalow on the Sides of the hills on the South Side: we halted [and] took…”
Sep 9
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Patrick Gass: September 9, 1804
Patrick Gass
“on the north side, high bluffs on the south, and at 1 o’clock landed for dinner at a small creek on the…”
Sep 10
Clark: September 10, 1804
William Clark
“10th September Monday a Cloudy morning Set out early under a Gentle Breeze from the S E. passed two Small Islands one…”
Sep 10
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Joseph Whitehouse: September 10, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“a foggy morning. we Set off eairly proceeded on. we Saw a ruck of Bones on the Bank S. S. which appeared…”
Sep 10
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Patrick Gass: September 10, 1804
Patrick Gass
“early; passed high bluffs on the north side, and saw some timber in the bottom on the south side. At 12 we…”
August 1806
Aug 29
Clark: August 29, 1806
William Clark
“Friday 29th August 1806 a cloudy morning the hunters proceeded on agreeable to their orders of last night. I Sent out two…”
Aug 29
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 29, 1806
John Ordway
“on with small canoes to hunt, about 10 A. M. we set out and procd on passed the hunters, one of them…”
Aug 29
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 29, 1806
Patrick Gass
“went on ahead very early; while we amused ourselves till 10 o'clock gathering plumbs, of which there is great abundance at this…”
Aug 30
Clark: August 30, 1806
William Clark
“Saturday 30th of August 1806 Capt. Lewis is mending Slowly. we set out at the usial hour and proceeded on very well…”
Aug 30
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 30, 1806
John Ordway
“usal ab* 9 A. M. we halted and killed one buffaloe and 2 deer, the buffaloe verry pleanty. procd on Some distance…”
Aug 30
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 30, 1806
Patrick Gass
“early, three hunters starting ahead. We killed some buffaloe and elk in our way, and about 2 o’clock met a band of…”
Analyses set at this place
September 8, 1804 The Trader’s Abandoned House and a Wolf’s Last Meal
September 9, 1804 Five Hundred Buffalo and a Seep of Bitumen
September 10, 1804 The Forty-Five-Foot Skeleton on the Bluff
August 29, 1806 Twenty Thousand Buffalo and a Handful of Plums: Three Views from the Missouri
August 30, 1806 Three Voices, One Standoff: Re-Encountering the Tetons on the Lower Missouri
