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Expedition place · August 23, 1806 – August 24, 1806

Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day

6 journal entries · 2 analyses · Recorded by William Clark, John Ordway, Patrick Gass

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The journal entries written here

August 1806

Clark: August 23, 1806 William Clark “Saturday 23rd August 1806 We Set out very early, the wind rose & became very hard, we passed the Sar-war-kar-na-har river at…” Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 23, 1806 John Ordway “Thunder. Saw a large gang of Elk on S. Side about 11 A. M. the wind rose So high that it detained…” Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 23, 1806 Patrick Gass “wind was high; and we went on very well till near noon, when the wind blew so hard that we had to…” Clark: August 24, 1806 William Clark “Sunday 24th August 1806 a fair morning we Set out as usial about Sunrise and proceeded on untill 2 P M when…” Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 24, 1806 John Ordway “out eairly and procd on verry well about noon the wind rose high from S. W. which detained us about three hours…” Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — Patrick Gass: August 24, 1806 Patrick Gass “well till noon, when the wind rose and blew so strong that we were obliged to halt. Having lain by three hours…”

Nights the Corps camped here

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

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