Expedition place · July 28, 1805 – July 13, 1806
Three Forks of the Missouri, MT
4 journal entries · Recorded by Joseph Whitehouse, Patrick Gass, William Clark, John Ordway
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The journal entries written here
July 1805
Jul 28
Joseph Whitehouse: July 28, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“FOGGY morning but clear. Several men went out ad eairly a hunting. we put out all the baggage to air. Cap‘ Clark…”
Jul 28
Patrick Gass: July 28, 1805
Patrick Gass
“ployed in airing the baggage, dressing skins and hunting. Capt. Clarke still continued unwell. Our squaw informed us, that it was at…”
July 1806
Jul 13
Clark: July 13, 1806
William Clark
“Sunday 13th July 1806 Set out early this morning and proceded on very well to the enterance of Madicines river at our…”
Jul 13
Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 13, 1806
John Ordway
“went on a head, we set out as usal and proceeded on down passd large timbred bottoms about 12 oClock we arived…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- Jul 27 – Jul 29, 1805 Camp Island (Harlan) Entries for Jul 27 – Jul 29, 1805
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
