Journals of the
Lewis & Clark Expedition

1. Lewis's weather table and remarks appear in Voorhis No. 4 and Clark's in Codex I. This table follows Lewis. Significant variations are noted. (back)

2. Clark has "r a r. fog." (back)

3. Lewis's remarks in Voorhis No. 4 are in the margin of his weather table; Clark's in Codex I are separate. Lewis's remarks are followed here, with significant differences in Clark's remarks noted. (back)

4. Clark has also, "passed the enterance of quick Sand river." (back)

5. Clark has "Striped" instead of "Garter." In the daily entry he gives the number of seventeen. It may be the Pacific red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus. (back)

6. Clark has "about 2 hours" instead of "meridian." (back)

7. Clark adds, "the rain has been pretty generally falling Since the 7th inst." (back)

8. Clark says the "12th instant," and adds, "and no rain.    move our encampment." (back)

9. Clark adds, "I proceed to the Ocean." (back)

10. Clark adds, "on the 20th untill 1 P. M. the 21st after which it become Cloudy without rain." (back)

11. Clark says, "The wind violent from the S. S. E. throwing the water of the R over our Camp and rain continued all day." (back)

12. Clark adds, "Some rain on the morning of the 23d and night of the 24 instant." (back)

13. Clark writes, "rained moderately all day    a hard wind from the S W which compelled us to lie by on the isthmus of point WIlliam on the South Side." (back)

14. Clark has, "The wind which was from the S W. Shifted in the after part of the day to the N W. and blew a Storm which was tremendious.    rained all the last night and to day without intermission." (back)