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June 2, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the first 20 Ms. of their rout was up Commeâp Creek (Lawyer (Commearp) Creek) and through a plain open country, the hills of the creek continued high and broken with some timber near it's borders. the ballance of their rout was though a high broken mountanous country generally well timbered with pine the soil fertile    in this quarter they met with an abundance of deer and some bighorned animals.   
  • The Ordway (Ordway, John) party followed a westerly route along Lawyer ("Commeap") Creek (Lawyer (Commearp) Creek) to Deer Creek (Deer Creek (Idaho)) near the Lewis (Lewis County, Idaho) –Nez Perce (Nez Perce County, Idaho) County line, then south to the Salmon (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) and westerly again to the Snake River (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) near the Oregon (Oregon) -Washington (Washington) border separating Wallowa (Wallowa County, Oreg.)
  • On their return the party retraced their route to Deer Creek (Deer Creek (Idaho)) , then followed a trail south of their outbound passage, reaching the Clearwater River (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) near Kooskia (Kooskia, Idaho) , Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) , and finally following the Clearwater (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) back to Camp Chopunnish (Camp Chopunnish (Idaho)) .
  • June 2, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 5, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Capt [X: we] Clark (Clark, William) found a den of young wolves in the course of his walk today and also saw a great number of those anamals; they are very abundant in this quarter, and are of two species    the small woolf or burrowing dog of the praries are the inhabitants almost invariably of the open plains; they usually ascociate in bands of ten or twelve sometimes more and burrow near some pass or place much frequented by game; not being able alone to take deer or goat they are rarely ever found alone but hunt in bands; they frequently watch and seize their prey near their burrows; in these burrows they raise their young and to them they also resort when pursued; when a person approaches them they frequently bark, their note being precisely that of the small dog.   
  • to the willows on the lower point of an Island near the Stard. shore, opposite a low bluf   3 S. 72° W.
  • to the extremity of the sand bar from the Lard. point   1 ¾ South to a willow point on the Stard. side short of which we encamped on Stard.   5      miles 17 Point of observation No. 9. On the Lard. shore near the fourth course of this day, observed meridian Altitude of the ☉'s L.
  • May 5, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 15, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I walked on shore and killed 2 Elk near one of which the party halted and dined.    we took the skins marrow bones and a part of the flesh of these Elk.    in order to lighten the burthen of the canoes I continued my walk all the evening and took our only invalledes Potts (Potts, John) an LaPage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) with me.    we passed the river near where we dined and just above the entrance of a beautifull river 80 yards wide which falls in on the Lard. side which in honour of Mr.
  • from it's figure we gave it the name of fort mountain (Square Butte (Fort Mountain)) .    those mounds before mentioned near the falls have much the same apeparance but are none of them as large as this one.   
  • July 15, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 28, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the bottoms were tolerably wide but not as much so as at or near it's mouth.    it's current is rappid and the stream much divided with islands but is sufficiently deep for canoe navigation.
  • At our encampment on Camp Island, near the junction of the three forks of the Missouri (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) .
  • The gravel beds of these streams are a consequence of these gradients and the nearness of the source of rock. Pierre Ménard (Ménard, Pierre) and Andrew Henry (Henry, Andrew) of the Missouri Fur Company built a post at the Three Forks (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) in 1810, either at Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) recommended site between the Madison (Madison River (Middle Fork)) and the Gallatin (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) or, more likely, near the Corps of Discovery's campsite on the east bank of the Jefferson (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) .
  • July 28, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 26, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • after dinner we continued our rout towards the village.    on our near approach we were met by a number of young men on horseback. Cameahwait (Cameahwait) requested that we would discharge our guns when we arrived in sight of the Village, accordingly when I arrived on an eminence above the village in the plain I drew up the party at open order in a single rank and gave them a runing fire discharging two rounds.   
  • we were conducted to a large lodge which had been prepared for me in the center of their encampment which was situated in a beautifull level smooth and extensive bottom near the river about 3 miles above the place I had first found them encamped.    here we arrived at 6 in the evening arranged our baggage near my tent and placed those of the men on either side of the baggage facing outwards.
  • August 26, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 9, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • most of them have a devision in their houses near the entrance wich is at the end or in the event of it's bing a double house is from the center of a narrow passage.   
  • the fir has been lately injured by a fire near this place and many of them have discharged considerable quantities of rozin.   
  • In Multnomah County (Multnomah County, Oreg.) , at or near present Bonneville (Bonneville, Oreg.) . Atlas map 79. In Skamania County (Skamania County, Wash.) , in the eastern part of North Bonneville (North Bonneville, Wash.) .
  • April 9, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 7, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • he informed us that the road was better on the South side and that game was more abundant also on that side near the entrance of the Chopunnish river (North Fork Clearwater (Chopunnish) River) .   
  • The cache was made October 7, 1805, in Nez Perce County (Nez Perce County, Idaho) , near Lenore (Lenore, Idaho) . Atlas map 72. A piece of steel used with flint to strike a spark and make fire.
  • "Canister run (Jacks Creek (Canister Run)) ," which they crossed near its mouth, would be present Jack Creek (Jacks Creek (Canister Run)) .
  • May 7, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side and head of a large Is- land near the Stard. Side faced with rock    passed the lower point of Said Island at 6½ miles 1½ mile wide.
  • N. 80° W     3 Miles on the Sard Side a pon & Small prarie on the Stard. passed the head of a Verry large Island near the middle of the river at 1 mile, and 2d Island opsd.    the end of this Course Situated on the N.
  • Shore behind which 2 Creeks falls in.    on this Island near it upper point a verry remarkable Knob of high land which we passed at 3 miles Passed an Island near the Lard Side at 10 miles both of those islands thickly timbered.
  • November 16, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • if the present fresh continus a fiew days, the water passing down this Small river [the Dubois (Dubois River) ] will Wash off all that immence quantity of mud which has filled up its mouth for 300 yards by the Missouris (Missouri River) ooze or mud    8th On the upper Maumee River (Maumee River) , near present Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne, Ind.) , Indiana (Indiana) , were seven Indian villages that were destroyed by whites in 1790.
  • February 7, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 14, 1804 - Clark, William
  • The first is at the end of document 12 and is considered the end of the Dubois Journal; the second begins document 13 at the beginning of the River Journal. Near the mouth of Coldwater Creek (Coldwater (Colewater) Creek) , St.
  • May 14, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 12, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • the plumbs are plenty up sd. Creek.    near below Sd. Creek the land is high well Timbered & well Situated for a plantation.
  • June 12, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
September 9, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Clark (Clark, William) joined us at dusk    had killed a Buffalow near where we camped on a Sand beach S. S. Capt. Clark (Clark, William) informed us that the plains were allmost covered with Buffalow the most of this days walk.
  • September 9, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
October 13, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Timber    the River Gits narrower & deeper than below    the hills make near the River on each Side.    at dark we Camped on N. S. jest abo. a Bottom of fine Timber,— Clark's (Clark, William) "Stone Idol Creek (Spring (Stone Idol) Creek (Campbell County, S.
  • October 13, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
October 15, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— This is the last Camp of Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) Indians we expect to see, they were a hunting party—    There was in this Camp, about 30 Indians; as we put too to them, they behaved very friendly, they gave us plenty of Meat & we encamp'd near them this Night.— Following this entry in the original version there is a gap in the writing until November 1 where a new writer begins, the person designated No. 2.
  • October 15, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 23, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Dak.) , North Dakota (North Dakota) , does not appear on Clark's (Clark, William) maps, since the Mandan (Mandan Indians) hunting camp marked on Atlas map 29 is upstream from the October 23 camp of the party. Near present Sanger (Sanger, N. Dak.) , Oliver County (Oliver County, N.
  • October 23, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 14, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • As we were setting out a black dog came to us, and went along, supposed to have belonged to a band of the Assiniboins (Assiniboine Indians) , who had been encamped near this place a few days ago. We passed a hill resembling a large haystack, all but about 10 feet of the top which was as white as chalk.
  • April 14, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 14, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Side at a Small bottom of cotton timber.— Near the entrance of Black Coulee (Black Coulee (Lark Creek)) , Chouteau County (Chouteau County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • June 14, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I Set 4 men to make new axeltrees & repare the Carrages, others to take the load across the run which had fallen & is about 3 feet water, men Complain of being Swore this day dull and lolling about, The two men dispatched in Serch of the articls lost yesterday returned and brought the Compass which they found in the mud & Stones near the mouth of the revein, no other articles found, the place I Sheltered under filled up with hugh Rocks, I Set the party out at 11 oClock to take a load to the 6 mile Stake & return this evening, and I intend to take on the ballance to the river tomorrow if the prarie will permit.   
  • June 30, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 5, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Capt Clark (Clark, William) and 12 men went out to attempt to kill Some of them but we could not git near them before they Smelled us and ran off Capt. Clark (Clark, William) and Some of the men then returned to Camp    the rest went after another gangue towards the South Mountain (Highwood (South) Mountains) .   
  • July 5, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 11, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we came about 7 miles this evening and Camped on a narrow plain near where had been a large Camp of Indians a Short time past. Saw one lodge made of Earth.   
  • September 11, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
October 19, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the Indians are numerous along the River.    the villages near each other and great quantitys of Sammon drying.    we passed over Several rapids which are common in this River.   
  • October 19, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 23, 1805 - Clark, William
  • one Indian Came up from their village on some lakes near Haleys bay (Baker (Haley's) Bay) . In the Evening 7 Indians of the Clatt Sopp (Clatsop Indians) nation, opposit Came over, they brought with them 2 Sea orter Skins, for which the asked Such high prices we were uneabled to purchase, with[out] reduceing our Small Stock of merchindize on which we have to depend in part for a Subsistance on our return home, Kiled 4 brant & 3 Ducks to day The purpose of an asterisk above the dateline in the Elkskin-bound Journal is unknown.
  • November 23, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 15, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Captain Clark (Clark, William) with most of our Men set out with 3 Canoes, to go up the Little River about 3 Miles, after the 17 Elks &ca. which the 2 hunters who returned to Camp Yesterday had killed, & left there.    We proceeded on, & came near to the place with the Canoes & halted.    The party had carried each 2 loads of Meat to the Canoes and went out for a third.   
  • December 15, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 25, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • We all moved into our new Garrison or Fort, which our Officers named after a nation of Indians who resided near us, called the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) Nation; Fort Clatsop (Fort Clatsop (Oreg.)) .—    We found our huts comfortable, excepting smoaking a little.— We saluted our officers, by each of our party firing off his gun at day break in honor to the day (Christmass[)]    Our Officers in return, presented to each of the party that used Tobacco a part of what Tobacco they had remaining; and to those who did not make use of it, they gave a handerchief or some other article, in remembrance of Christmass.   
  • December 25, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 1, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • they went up a River called by the Natives Ir-rum-mack-hill (Youngs (Kilhow-a-nah-kle) River) , & the River that our Fort lay near, is called by the Natives Ne-tul (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) .   
  • March 1, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 30, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • McKeehan's (McKeehan, David) note: "I had imagined that the Canadians, who accompanied me were the most expert canoe-men in the world, but they were very inferior to these people [the natives near the coast] as they themselves acknowledged, in conducting those vessels."
  • March 30, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 13, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The Clearwater River (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) , their Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) . Near the Kamiah (Kamiah, Idaho) railroad depot, Lewis County (Lewis County, Idaho) .
  • May 13, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 23, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Sergt Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) wounded a deer at a lick near our Camp    it Swam the river to the S. Side two Indians who Stayd with us last night Swam the river with their horses and ran the deer    it took the river and Swam back again.
  • May 23, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 26, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Where the white pirogue was hidden near the lower portage camp below Belt Creek (Belt (Portage) Creek) , Chouteau County (Chouteau County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , on June 18, 1805.
  • July 26, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 3, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • he had two Batteaux and 18 hands and are on their way to the babruleys (Sioux Indians, Brulé or Bois Brule) and yanktons (Sioux Indians, Yankton) near white Stone River (Vermillion (White Stone) River (S. Dak.))
  • September 3, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
May 26, 1805 entry by Meriwether Lewis
  • while I viewed these mountains I felt a secret pleasure in finding myself so near the head of the heretofore conceived boundless Missouri; but when I reflected on the difficulties which this snowey barrier would most probably throw in my way to the Pacific, and the sufferings and hardships of myself and party in them, it in some measure counterballanced the joy I had felt in the first moments in which I gazed on them; but as I have always held it a crime to anticipate evils I will believe it a good comfortable road untill I am compelled to beleive differently.
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August 11, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. which is the Conveyance of the high water from a bend which appears near in a northerly direction, haveing passed a Creek in a Deep bend to the L.
  • Called by the Mahars (Omaha Indians) Wau can di Peeche (Blackbird (Wau-Condi peche, Bad Spirit) Creek) (Great Spirrit is bad) (Blackbird (Wau-Condi peche, Bad Spirit) Creek) on this Creek & Hills near it about 400 of the Mahar (Omaha Indians) Died with the Small Pox—    Took Medn.
  • August 11, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 1, 1804 - Clark, William
  • : and much resemblig it]    this Bluff is 170 or 180 feet high, here the High lands approach near the river on each Side, that on the S. S. not So high as that on the L.
  • S. this (Bluff) Clift is Called White Bear Clift (White Bear Cliff) one of those animals haveing been killed in a whole in it 1st of September Satturday 1804 Some hard wind and rain, Cloudy all day, the river wide & hills on each Side near the river, passd. a large (1) Island which appeared to be composed of Sand, Covered with Cotton wood    close under the S.
  • September 1, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 8, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) with 2 interpeters & 2 men went to the Village    I formed a Camp of the french & the guard on Shore, with one Sentinal on board of the boat at anchor, a pleasent evening    all things arranged both for Peace or War, This Village (6) is Situated about the Center of a large Island 〈on〉 near the L. Side 〈at the〉 & near the foot of Some high bald uneaven hills, Several french men Came up with Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) in a Perogue, one of which is a Mr.
  • October 8, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • they asked 〈cours〉 for Something to eat & told us they were Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) of the band we left below on ther way to the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) we gave them meat & wind hard from the South, passed a large open Island covered with grass and wild rye, I walked on the Isd & 4 men they 〈our〉 Killed a Braroe & a Black tale Doe with a black breast, the largest Deer I ever saw, the great numbers of Grous on it, we call it Grous Island (Blue Blanket (Grouse) Island) , Camped opposit the Island near the S. Side. Course Distanc & reffurence N. 42° W. 2 m. to the mouth of Sur-war-kar-ne (Moreau (Sur-war-kar-ne) River (S.
  • Just above Blue Blanket (Grouse) Island (Blue Blanket (Grouse) Island) , in Walworth County (Walworth County, S. Dak.) , near the present town of Mobridge (Mobridge, S. Dak.) . Mattison (OR), 85; Atlas map 25; MRC map 45.
  • October 7, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 14, 1805 - Clark, William
  • 〈an Island〉 a bluff    passed a Island near Std. Side. N. 70° W.   1 to the Lard point passing an Island West   1 to a tree in the bend Stard.
  • miles 10 ¼   The campsite, in Chouteau County (Chouteau County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , is on the wrong side of the river on Atlas map 61. It was near the entrance of Black Coulee (Black Coulee (Lark Creek)) . Atlas maps 42, 54; MRC map 76; USGS map Fort Benton (Fort Benton, Mont.) .
  • June 14, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 22, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • in this way great numbers of those animels are lost and accounts for So many as we Saw lying on the Shores below the falls ever Since we came from the Mandans (Mandan Indians) & Gross vauntares (Hidatsa Indians) but a vast deal pleantier near them the country in general is verry high.    no timber back from the river and but verry little on the river, but bluffs & high clifts the most of the Shores.   
  • Some Gangs of them swam the River.—    Captain Clarks (Clark, William) Negroe Man (York) shot one of them which was very fat.— Captain Clark (Clark, William) informed us that he saw between 50 & 60 Buffalo swimming the River, above the falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) 〈of the river〉 and that some of them, were drove down, by the rapidity current over the falls, and that he did not see them rise again, and that those that reached the Shore, appeared to be half drownded, which accounts for the many Dead Buffalo that we had seen floating along the Shores below the falls, ever since we left the Mandan (Mandan Indians) and Gross Vaunter (Hidatsa Indians) Villages; but found them floating much pleantier near these falls.—    The country generally here lies very high, and is chiefly Priaries & rich land; having no timber laying back from the Rivers, and but very little Timber on it, bluffs and high Clifts are all along the Shores on both sides of the River—    We are at this place a little South of the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Villages, but as yet have experienced no very warm weather.— Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) appears to say that all of the dead buffalo seen on the banks of the Missouri (Missouri River) since leaving the Mandan (Mandan Indians) villages had been swept over the Great Falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) .
  • June 22, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 18, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) encamped this evening near the narrow pass between the hills on Jefferson's river (Beaverhead (Jefferson) River) in the Shoshone Cove (Shoshone Cove) . his hunters killed one deer which the party with the aid of the Indians readily consumed in the course of the evening.—    after there departure this morning I had all the stores and baggage of every discription opened and aired.   
  • The campsite, labeled "W. C. Camp" on the map, was near Red Butte (Red Butte) , about eight miles west of Grant (Grant, Mont.) , Beaverhead County (Beaverhead County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • August 18, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 4, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • came [blank] miles to day and pitched our Camp near the creek on the right of the Indian Lodges.    considerable of large pitch pine timber in this valley    our hunter killed another Deer this evening.— Saddle Mountain (Saddle Mountain (Idaho)) , Ravalli County (Ravalli County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • In the valley of Ross, or Ross's, Hole (Ross's Hole) , near Sula (Sula, Mont.) , Ravalli County (Ravalli County, Mont.) .
  • September 4, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
October 22, 1805 - Clark, William
  • W.   2 miles to a rocky Lard. bend 〈passed〉 from the mouth of the river at the fall or Comencment of the Pitch where we made a portage of 457 yards & down a Slide   19   Took our Baggage & formed a Camp below the rapids in a cove on the Stard Side    the distance 1200 yards haveing passed at the upper end of the portage 17 Lodges of Indians, below the rapids & above the Camp 5 large Loges of Indians, great numbers of baskets of Pounded fish on the rocks Islands & near their Lodges    thos are neetly pounded & put in verry new baskets of about 90 or 100 pounds wight.   
  • In Klickitat County (Klickitat County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) , near present Wishram (Wishram, Wash.) where the camp remained until October 24.
  • October 22, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • he lef Labiech (Labiche, François) & R Field (Field, Reubin) with the Elk, two of those Elk he informed us was at the distance of 9 miles from this place near the top of a mountain, that the rout by which they must be brought was at least 5 miles by land thro' a Countrey almost inexcessable, from the fallen timber brush, and Sink holes, which were now disguised by the Snow; we therefore Concluded to relinquish those two Elks for the present, and ordered every man that Could be Speared from the Fort to go early in the morning in Serch of the other Eight, which is at no great distance from the Netul river (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) , on which we are.
  • The Chippaways (Chippewa Indians) use a decoction of the root of the Labelia, and that of a Species of Sumac Common to the Atlantic States and to this countrey near and on the western Side of the Rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) .
  • January 27, 1806
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  • Clark, William
January 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the root of this shrub puts foth a great number of Stems, which seperate near the surface of the ground; each Stem from the size of a Small quill, to that of a mans finger.
  • the leaves with respect to their possition are scatter'd yet closely arranged near the extremities of the twigs particularly.    the leaves are about ¾ of an inch in length and about half that in width, is oval but obtusely pointed, absolutely entire, thick, Smoth, firm, a deep green and slightly grooved. the leaf is Supported by a Small footstalk of preportionable length.   
  • January 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 10, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Thence North 5 Miles to the Eastern boarders of the Quawmash flatts (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) where we encamped near the place I first met with the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) Nation last fall.   
  • the undergrowth is choke cherry near the watercourses, black alder, a large species of red root now in blume, a Growth which resembles the poppaw in it's leaf and which bears a berry with five valves of a deep purple colour, two species of Shoemate, Seven bark, perple haw, Service berry, Goose berry, wildrose, honey suckle which bears a white berry, and a Species of dwarf pine which grows about 10 or 12 feet high, bears a globarlar formed cone with Small Scales, the leaf is about the length and much the appearance of the pitch pine having it's leaves in fassicles of two; in other respects they would at a little distance be taken for the young plants of the long leafed pine.
  • June 10, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 25, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they have a great number of dry lims near their bodies which when set on fire creates a very suddon and immence blaze from bottom to top of those tall trees.   
  • It is now clear that the species he saw then and the one he describes here is western spring beauty. Probably at or near the main party camp of September 19, 1805, on an unnamed creek running into Hungery Creek (Hungery Creek) in Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) ; it is marked "Campd 19th" on Atlas map 71.
  • June 25, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • at 8 a M. we passed La-hoo-catts Island (Dolphees (Lahoocatt) Island) , opposit the lower point of this Island on the S. W. Side near the top of the Bluff I observed a Stratea of White stone    I landed and examined it found it to be a Soft White Stone containing very fine grit, when expd. to the Sun and become Dry this Stone will Crumble    the Clay of this bluff to the above and below is remarkably Black.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) locates this camp above Jean Vallé's (Vallé, Jean) trading post and the camp of October 1, 1804. This places it near the upper end of Lookout Bend (Lookout Bend) , in Dewey County (Dewey County, S.
  • August 24, 1806
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July 31, 1806 - Clark, William
  • to the enterance of a brook in the Lard Bend }   4 opposit to an island near the Stard. Side N 70° E to the lower part of a Stard.
  • The coal is in the Ludlow Member (Ludlow Member) of the Fort Union Formation (Fort Union Formation) near the river and in the Tongue River Member (Tongue River Member) at a short distance from the river.
  • The high, black-looking bluffs most likely are composed of the Pierre Shale near the center of the Cedar Creek (Cedar (Catfish) Creek (Mont.)) anticline about ten miles southwest of Glendive (Glendive, Mont.) .
  • July 31, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 10, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • in order to guard against accedents we thout it well to conceal some ammunicion here and accordingly buryed a tin cannester of 4 lbs. of powder and an adequate quantity of lead near our tent; a cannester of 6 lbs. lead and an ax in a thicket up the S.
  • we now scelected the articles to be deposited in this cash which consisted of 2 best falling axes, one auger, a set of plains, some files, blacksmiths bellowses and hammers Stake tongs &c.    1 Keg of flour, 2 Kegs of parched meal, 2 Kegs of Pork, 1 Keg of salt, some chissels, a cooper's Howel, some tin cups, 2 Musquets, 3 brown bear skins, beaver skins, horns of the bighorned anamal, a part of the men's robes clothing and all their superfluous baggage of every discription, and beaver traps.—    we drew up the red perogue into the middle of a small Island at the entrance of Maria's river (Marias River) , and secured and made her fast to the trees to prevent the high floods from carrying her off    put my brand on several trees standing near her, and covered her with brush to shelter her from the effects of the sun.
  • It was found in 1892, 1893, or 1894, by Lineaus Winans of Hood River (Hood (Labiche's) River) , Oregon, near present The Dalles (Columbia River, The Dalles of the (Great Narrows)) , Oregon (Oregon) , on or below one of the Memaloose Islands (Memaloose (Sepulcher) Island) before Columbia River (Columbia River) dams inundated the area.
  • June 10, 1805
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August 15, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side, passed four island & 18 bends on the Stard. Side passing near a low bluff on Stard. Sd.    passed Several Small Bayoes.    
  • Side, 6 Bayoes on eithr Side S. 25° W.      3 ½ miles by water 1½ m. by land to the head of the Island Passed Sevin bends on the Lard Side of the Island & 2 Bayous on the Lard. Side. The Stard Chanel passes near the Bluffs South     7 ½ miles by water 2½ m. by land to the head of a large Island the main Chanel on the Lard.
  • Encamped the 13th of August at 6 miles on Ld Side    Encamped 14th of august at 20 miels on the Lar Side, a high Clift on the Course 3 miles near the upper part of which the Creek passes   111   At this point in Codex G (pp. 60–62) Clark (Clark, William) has placed courses for August 7–14.
  • August 15, 1805
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March 28, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the interior part of the island is praries and ponds, with a heavy growth of Cottonwood ash and willow near the river.    we have seen more waterfowl on this island than we have previously seen since we left Fort Clatsop (Fort Clatsop (Oreg.)) , consisting of geese, ducks, large swan, and Sandhill crains.
  • they have 160 scuta on the abdomen and 71 on the tail.    the abdomen near the head, and jaws as high as the eyes, are of a blueish white, which as it receedes from the head becomes of a dark brown.   
  • we came five miles only today.— Near the northern end of present Deer Island (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) , Columbia County (Columbia County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) .
  • March 28, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
March 26, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • after dinner we proceeded on and passed an Elegant and extensive bottom on the South side and an island near it's upper point which we call Fanny's Island (Crims (Fanny's) Island) and bottom.    the greater part of the bottom is a high dry prarie.    near the river towards the upper point we saw a fine grove of whiteoak trees; we saw some deer and Elk at a distance in the prarie, but did not delay for the purpose of hunting them.   
  • Noted as "old V" on Atlas map 81, near the west end of "Fannys Isd.," (Crims (Fanny's) Island) present Crims Island (Crims (Fanny's) Island) , Columbia County (Columbia County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) .
  • March 26, 1806
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