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May 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we proceeded up the river 4 miles to a lodge of 6 families just below the enterance of a Small Creek, here our guide recommended our passing the river, he informed us that the road was better on the South Side, and that game was more abundant also on that Side near the enterance of Chopunnish river (North Fork Clearwater (Chopunnish) River) .   
  • a man of this lodge produced us two Canisters of Powder which he informed us he had found by means of his dog where they had been berried in the bottom near the river a fiew miles above.    they were the Same which we had burried as we decended the river last fall.   
  • the hunter when he Sees a deer conseals himself and with his hand givs to the decoy the action of a deer at feed, and this induces the deer within arrowshot; in this mode the Indians near the woody country hunt on foot in Such places where they cannot pursue the deer with horses which is their favourite method when the grounds will permit—.—.
  • May 7, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 23, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the Indians pursued a mule buck near our camp I saw this chase for about 4 miles it was really entertaining, here were about twelve of them in pursuit of it on horseback, they finally rode it down and killed it.   
  • the point of this arrow they apply to this dry stick so near one edge of it that the particles of wood which are seperated from it by the friction of the arrow falls down by it's side in a little pile.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) camped on Squaw Creek (Squaw Creek (Idaho)) , in Lemhi County (Lemhi County, Idaho) , probably near the mouth of Papoose Creek (Papoose Creek) , which flows into the former.
  • August 23, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 14, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • a dog came to us this morning, which we supposed to have been lost by the Indians who were recently encamped near the lake that we passed yesterday.    the mineral appearances of salts, coal and sulpher, together with birnt hills & pumicestone still continue.—    while we remained at the entrance of the little Missouri (Little Missouri (E-mâh-tark',-Ah'-zhah) River) , we saw several pieces of pumice stone floating down that stream, a considerable quanty of which had lodged 〈and collected〉 against a point of drift wood a little above it's entrance.
  • the lard. shore on which I walked was very broken, and the hills in many places had the appearance of having sliped down in masses of several acres of land in surface.—    we saw many gees feeding on the tender grass in the praries and several of their nests in the trees; we have not in a single instance found the nest of this bird on or near the ground.    we saw a number of Magpies their nests and eggs.   
  • Formerly Indian, now Bear Den, Creek (Bear Den (Charbonneau's, Indian) Creek) , entering the Missouri (Missouri River) near the Dunn (Dunn County, N. Dak.) -McKenzie (McKenzie County, N. Dak.)
  • April 14, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 26, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the bed of the yellowstone river is entirely composed of sand and mud, not a stone of any kind to be seen in it near it's entrance. Capt Clark (Clark, William) measured these rivers just above their confluence; found the bed of the Missouri (Missouri River) 520 yards wide, the water occupying 330.   
  • 〈largest, and heads with the river Platte and Bighorn river, as dose the latter with the Tongue river (Tongue (Le-ze-ka) River) and the river Platte (Platte River (Nebr.)) 〉.—    a suficient quantity of limestone may be readily procured for building near the junction of the Missouri (Missouri River) and yellowstone (Yellowstone River) rivers.
  • The masses of limestone are glacial erratics derived from lower Paleozoic formations near Lake Winnipeg (Lake Winnipeg) , Canada (Canada) , more than 150 miles to the northeast.
  • April 26, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 1, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Wid S. 39 W.   3 ms. to Pt. of Osge River (Osage (Osarge) River)   13   Missouri River (Missouri River) near Mouth of Osage River (Osage (Osarge) River) and East, ca. June 1, 1804, Field Notes, reverse of document 17 Beinecke Library, Yale University Biddle changed Clark's (Clark, William) "fall" to "felled" after adding "we."
  • June 1, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 13, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • June 13th On the S. side of an Island near it's upper point two miles below the mouth of the Grand river (Grand River (Mo.)) .— Observed meridian Altd. of ☉'s L.
  • June 13, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 10, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • .—    at 10 oC we passed Deer Creek on the Right    we passed the 2 Charlitons (Chariton (Charliton, Shariton) River) River on the North Side, those Rivers are navigable Some Distance up & the Mouths are near together    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) killed a 〈Deer〉 Buck little above    We Camped on South Side of the River    Capts went hunting, Several men with them.
  • June 10, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
June 23, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) indicates that the island was directly opposite the high ground on which Clark (Clark, William) established Fort Osage (Fort Osage (Mo.)) in 1808. This was near the later town of Sibley (Sibley, Mo.) , Jackson County (Jackson County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) , some miles upstream from Fishing River Island (Fishing River Island) .
  • June 23, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 9, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • proceeded on    passed a Creek or leading from a big pond called the Creek of the big pond.    this pond is near the River, and about 3 miles long & handsom    a great many beaver, & fish, fine land and well timbered about this place, Rainy.   
  • July 9, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 6, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The camp was perhaps at Peter's Creek (Peter's (Whip–poor–will) Creek) , Doniphan County (Doniphan County, Kans.) , Kansas (Kansas) , near St. Joseph (Saint Joseph, Mo.) , Buchanan County (Buchanan County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) , on the opposite side.
  • July 6, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 20, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Clark (Clark, William) found an excelent Spring on the South Side, near a Small pond in Site of the River    we passed Several Islands & Sand bars and camped on the South Side nearly under a high hill prarie which appeared beautiful.
  • July 20, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 27, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The River is very Crooked in this days route, we encamped on a Creek, near which is a high Priari, & along the bank of the River found a Grove of cottonwood Trees, the Two Men that had the horses for bringing in Game, did not return to us, One of our Hunters came in & brought a deer he had killed with him.— Cottonwood, Populus deltoides Marsh.
  • July 27, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 11, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Succeeded it    we passed a Round knob on a high Ridge 300 feet high—    near the River S. S. Where we See a Grave where an Indian chief was buried 4 years ago called the Black bird (Blackbird) of the Mahar (Omaha Indians) Nation.   
  • August 11, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
November 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) went to the village to here what they had to Say & I fell down, and formed a camp near where a Small Camp of Indian were huntig    Cut down the Trees around our Camp, in the evening Capt.
  • November 2, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 16, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    two of our men fired at a panthr a little below our Camp, this animale they say was large, had Caught a Deer & eate it half & buried the ballance.    a fiew antilope Swam the river near our Camp    two of them were Cought by the party in the river.   
  • May 16, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 17, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we had some difficulty in gitting them up the rapids to this place    one canoe turned over.    was near hurting the 2 men in hir. Several others filled with water halling them up Such Steep rapids, but we got them all up Safe to this falls of the little River (Belt (Portage) Creek) , and carried them out on a level, turned them on one Side to dry &.C.
  • June 17, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 26, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) on a Small Island below the Camp to hunt for a white bear which had been about the Camp the night before and cut Some meat near the tents &C. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) purchased this soup in Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) ; it may have been kept in the form of dry powder or as a thick liquid.
  • June 26, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The climate about the falls of Missouri (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) appears to be Singular Cloudy every day (Since our arrival near them) which rise from defferent directions and discharge themselves partially in the plains & mountains, in Some places rain others rain & hail, hail alone, and on the mountains in Some parts Snow.   
  • July 4, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 30, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Some took the Baggage up the hill    the 2 men in Search of the articles lost yesterday returned and brought the Compass which they found in the mud and Stones near the mouth of the revene.    no other articles found.    one man killed an Elk    at 12 oClock we Set out with a load to the 6 mile Stake and return this evening.   
  • June 30, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 9, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • a beautiful pleasant morning.    the Island near the Camp is covered with black birds.    we put the Iron boat which we covered with green hides in to the water.
  • July 9, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 11, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) with 3 men in the Canoe to get the meat    they killed another buffalow near the one killed and brought the meat of both down.    at Sunset the 3 remaining Canoes arrived unloaded & returned imeadeately with orders to flote down to Camp at the portage to night for the purpose of takeing up the remaining baggage.
  • July 11, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 25, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • .— Clark's (Clark, William) camp of the July 23, according to Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) , near Toston (Toston, Mont.) , Broadwater County (Broadwater County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • July 25, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 19, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Several fine Springs Issues from under the clifts or in md. near the edge of the River.    about one oClock P. M. we had a Thunder Shower which lasted about one hour    a little hail attended it.
  • July 19, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
August 12, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we then proceeded on the current more rapid    one of the large canoes was near turning over.    towards evening the hunters all came in had killed 3 deer and Seen Deer & a goat or antelope.   
  • August 12, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 23, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the natives who went a hunting returned.    drove a deer with them near the Camp and rode it down So that they killed it with their bow and arrows, in that way they caught & killd. 5 or 6 this day.   
  • August 23, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 12, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • came down on the creek which we left this morning or at noon and we had came 17½ miles this day.    and near Sd. creek where we could not find a level place to Sleep, and Scarcely any feed for our horses The party passed along the north side of Lolo Creek (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.)) , crossing Woodman (Woodman Creek) and Grave (Grave Creek) creeks and a number of smaller streams, all in Missoula County (Missoula County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • September 12, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
October 5, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • got up all our horses 38 in number.    we branded them on the near fore Shoulder with a Stirrup Iron, and cropped their fore mane So as we may know them at our return.   
  • October 5, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 10, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • On the eastern side of Point Ellice (Point Ellice (Point Distress)) , Pacific County (Pacific County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) , near the town of Meglar (Meglar, Wash.) , where they stayed until November 15 except for a short move on November 12.
  • November 10, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 26, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • In Clatsop County (Clatsop County, Oreg.) , near Svenson (Svenson, Oreg.) .
  • November 26, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark November 29th Friday 1805 Blew hard and rained the greater part of the last night and this morning, Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and 5 men Set out in our Small Indian canoe (which is made in the Indian fashion Calculated ride the waves) down the South Side of the river to the place the Indians informed us by Signs that numbers of Elk were to be found near the river—    The Swells and waves being too high for us to proceed down in our large Canoes, in Safty— I Sent out two hunters to hunt deer, & one to hunt fowl, all the others employed in drying their leather and prepareing it for use, as but fiew of them have many other Clothes to boste of at this time, we are Smoked verry much in this Camp    The Shore on the Side next the Sea is Covered with butifull pebble of various Colours—    our diat at this time and for Severall days past is the dried pounded fish we purchased at the falls boiled in a little Salt water—.
  • November 29, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Jo Fields (Field, Joseph) finish for Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and my Self each a wide Slab hued to write on, I gave a handkerchief &c An asterisk is near the end of this line; its purpose is not known. On another occasion Clark (Clark, William) was offered the sister of a Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) man who had received medical treatment; Clark (Clark, William) declined.
  • December 24, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • our Store of Meat entirely Spoiled, we are obliged to make use of it as we have nothing else except a little pounded fish, the remains of what we purchased near the great falls of the Columbia (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) , and which we have ever found to be a convenient resort, and a portable method of curing fish
  • December 24, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 27, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • A "Skillute (Watlala Indians) " village near Rainier (Rainier, Oreg.) , Columbia County (Columbia County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) .
  • March 27, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 12, 1806 - Clark, William
  • our camp is agreeable Situated in a point of timbered land on the eastern borders of an extensive leavel and butifull prarie which is intersected by Several Small branches near the bank of one of which our Camp is placed.    the quawmash is now in blume at a Short distance it resemhles a lake of fine clear water, So complete is this deseption that on first Sight I could have Sworn it was water.
  • June 12, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 17, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • the wind rose So high that Some of the canoes were near being filled.    about noon we arived at the head of the pine Islands (Half-Breed (Pine) Island) & rapids & halted at the Creek above as the wind too high to pass these rapids with Safety.
  • July 17, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
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  • You can take your journals or a guidebook and see they camped near here although so much has grown up with cities and towns and pastures and wheatfields and cornfields and cattle ranges, there are still parts of it that seem similar to the way Lewis and Clark saw it.
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  • He was the only member of the party to die on the expedition; his journal starts like everyone else's, on May 14, 1804, when they set out on the Missouri River, it only lasts until mid-August when he became ill and died; he was buried near Sioux city, Iowa; two sergeants John Ordway and Patrick Gass; Ordway is the most complete.
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December 6, 1803 - Clark, William
  • I set out this morning 〈about〉 at 11 oClock, after receiving a Small Supply of Provisions on Board; (1) passed a Bieaue [bayou] which Comunicates with Leagle Creek (Eagle (Stonewall) Creek)    (2) passed the Lower Point of the first Island at ½ a mile also the upper point at 2½ miles, a Small creek of runing water opposite on the Larbd. Side.    Passed a Small Isld. near the middle of the river nearly opposite the upper point of the last on the Larbd.
  • Side, one of those Islands large and lies near the main Shore    the other verry Small with a large Sand bar—; the head of those two Ilds. are imedeately below the Meremeck River (Meramec River) (6) passed the mouth of the Merrenek (Meramec River) and came to at a farm ¾ of a mile above, this River is about 110 yards wide at its mouth.
  • December 6, 1803
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  • Clark, William
May 15, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Side N. 20 W 1 ½   1 40 Point on the Larboard Side passed an Island (3)— S 10 W 1 ½   0 50 Point on the Starboard (4) S 22 W 1 0   1 0 to Point on Stbd Side passed an Island near the middle of the River (5)   9 ½ 6 20   Refurences from the 15th of May    (2) a large Island to the Starboard; (3) passed a Small Island in the bend to the Starbord, opposit Passage De Soux (Portage des Sioux) and with[in] 1½ miles of the mississippi (Mississippi River) , observed a number of Gosselins on the edge of the river    many passing down, Strong water & wind from the N E—(4) Passed a Place Lbord Called the Plattes (Car of Commerce Point) , a flat rock projecting from the foot of a hill, where there is a farm, (5) pass an Small Isld near the Center of the river, run on Several logs this after noon, Camped at Mr.
  • May 15, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 29, 1804 - Clark, William
  • E. about twelve months since.    many trees were broken off near the ground the trunks of which were sound and four feet in diameter.
  • Wide, Willard (Willard, Alexander) near loseing his Gun in this river, two men Sick & Sevral with Boils, a Cold Day    Wind from the N W.   
  • July 29, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 27, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S. Dak.)) near the mouth.    we Sent Sergt. Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) & a Frenchman with Mr.
  • Dak.) , North Dakota (North Dakota) , is nowhere near the headwaters of the Mississippi (Mississippi River) , Red (Red River of the North) , or Minnesota (Minnesota River (St.
  • August 27, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 17, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S.   6   ☞ note from the Ricares (Arikara Indians) to the River Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S. Dak.)) near N. E. is about 40 mes. to the 〈Souex 20〉 Chien a fork of R Rogue (Red River of the North) 20 [NB: further] passing the Souix River (Sioux River) near the Chien    this from information of Mr.
  • October 17, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. 38 yards wide, this river heads near Turtle mountain (Killdeer (Turtle) Mountains) with Knife River (Knife River)    on this River is a Smothe Stone which the Indians have great fath in & Consult the Stone on all great occasions which they Say Marks or Simblems [symbol + emblems] are left on the Stone of what is to 〈pass〉 take place &c.   
  • Catlin (NAI), 1:192–99 and pl. 66; Catlin (OKP); Liberty. In or near present Mandan (Mandan, N. Dak.) , North Dakota (North Dakota) .
  • October 21, 1804
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  • Clark, William
Part 5: Missouri River Miscellany - Clark, William
  • There would be no military post at the mouth of the Yellowstone (Yellowstone River) , or anywhere near the Great Falls of the Missouri (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) , until the 1860s.
  • Nonetheless, the captains' astuteness is indicated by the fact that military posts were eventually established at or near about two-thirds of the sites they selected. "Musick" refers to drummers, buglers, and other military musicians.
  • Winter 1804-1805
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  • Clark, William
May 26, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we Set off eairly and proceeded on with the towing line under high bluffs which make near the River on each Side & are verry Steep & barron    Some Spots of pine, but the most of the knobs and river hills wash by rains.   
  • Sunday May 26th    We had a Clear pleasant morning, & set off early; the stream running so strong, that we were forced to use the tow lines, in order to make headway, we passed under high bluffs lying near the River on both sides of it which 〈are〉 were very steep and barren; and some small spots of Pine Timber, here most of the knobs, & River hills Wash by the Rains into the River.— We continued on our way, and passed high clifts, of sand stone lying on each side of the River, and several Creeks which appeared to be large on each side of the River also, and small Islands lying in the middle of it.—    Some of our hunters that were out hunting killed 7 Mountain sheep (or Ibex) out of a flock, which were running on the top of the Clifts, which were to appearance very high; & perpendicular.—    Those animals are rarely seen in any place, but on the Tops of high hills or Clifts, and it is said they use these places in Order to avoid the large beasts of prey.—    They are very Subtle, nimble & Run very fast.—    One of those Ibex or mounting Goats that was killed this day had very large horns, The upper Jaw of the head & horns, weighing Twenty Seven pounds, these animals were in good order, and their flesh 〈eat like〉 had the Taste of Mutton, One of our hunters killed a hare, which he brought to us, It weighed 8½ pounds.—    We proceeded on, towing our Crafts, when we came to a rapid place in the River; where the hills made close in on both sides of it, and high Clifts of Rocks.—    This rapid, had a considerable fall, and it gave us much trouble to pass through it.—    This we accomplished with much labour, by Towing and wading in the Water, and holding the Crafts & preventing them filling with Water from the Waves, which ran high.—    We all got safe over by dark with our Crafts, and encamped on the South side of the River, below an Island of priari land, at a Small bottom of Timber, where there was several old Indian Camps.—    Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and one of our party, killed 2 buffalo as they went along Shore, We came 22 Miles day.— At this point of a page break in the entry it appears that two sheets have been cut out, but there is no break in the writing.
  • May 26, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 20, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • this water boils up from under the rocks near the River & falls immediately in to the river 8 feet & keeps its colour for ½ a mile, which is verry clear and of a blueish cast&c — two of Capt. Clarks (Clark, William) party was attacted by a large white bear on an Island near where they had camped one night.    one of them A. Willard (Willard, Alexander) like to have been caught.   
  • June 20, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 17, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I set six men at work to pepare four sets of truck wheels with couplings, toungs and bodies, that they might either be used without the bodies for transporting our canoes, or with them in transporting our baggage    I found that the Elk skins I had prepared for my boat were insufficient to compleat her, some of them having become dammaged by the weather and being frequently wet; to make up this deficiency I sent out two hunters this morning to hunt Elk; the ballance of the party I employed first in unloading the white perogue, which we intend leaving at this place, and bring the whole of our baggage together and arranging it in proper order near our camp.    this duty being compleated I employed them in taking five of the small canoes up the creek which we now call portage creek (Belt (Portage) Creek) about 1¾ miles; here I had them taken out and Iyed in the sun to dry.   
  • one of the canoes overset and was very near injuring 2 men essencially.    just above the canoes the creek has a perpendicular fall of 5 feet and the cliffts again become very steep and high. we were fortunate enough to find one cottonwood tree just below the entrance of portage creek (Belt (Portage) Creek) that was large enough to make our carrage wheels about 22 Inches in diameter; fortunate I say because I do not beleive that we could find another of the same size perfectly sound within 20 miles of us.
  • June 17, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 5, 1805 - Clark, William
  • N. 30° W.   3 miles to the South West Side of an Island 〈near〉 Seperated from the Stard. Side by a narrow channel    river widens to about 1½ miles Green bryor Isd.
  • In Columbia County (Columbia County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) , southeast of present Rainier (Rainier, Oreg.) , perhaps near Prescott (Prescott, Oreg.) . Atlas map 80. Perhaps the Oregon ruffed grouse (called a grouse in Clark's (Clark, William) second entry), Bonasa umbellus sabini, now combined with B. umbellus [AOU, 300], and new to science.
  • November 5, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 31, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark Tuesday 31st December 1805 last night was Cloudy and Some rain, this day prove Cloudy and Showerry are day, all the Indians Continue at their Camp near us, two other Canoes arrived, one from the War ci â cum (Wahkiakum Indians) Village with 3 indians and the other of 3 men & a Squar from higher up the river and are of the Skil-lute (Watlala Indians) nation, those people brought with them Some Wappato roots, mats made of flags and rushes dried fish, and a fiew Shaw-na tâh-que and Dressed Elk Skins, all of which they asked enormous prices for, perticularly the dressed Elk Skins, I purchased of those people Some Wap pa to two mats and about 3 pipes of their tobacco in a neet little bag made of rushes—    This tobacco was much like what we had Seen before with the So So ne (Shoshone Indians) or Snake (Shoshone Indians) indians, for those articles I gave a large fishing hook and Several other Small articles, the fishing hooks they were verry fond of.
  • I Saw flies and different kinds of insects in motion to day—    Snakes are yet to be Seen and Snales without Covers is Common and verry large water    fowls of various kinds are in great numbers in the rivers and Creeks and the sides of Meriwethers Bay (Youngs (Meriwether's) Bay) near us but excessively wild— the fore part of this night fair and Clear With the party of Clât Sops (Clatsop Indians) who visited us last was a man of much lighter Coloured than the nativs are generaly, he was freckled with long duskey red hair, about 25 years of age, and must Certainly be half white at least, this man appeared to understand more of the English language than the others of his party, but did not Speak a word of English, he possessed all the habits of the indians A red vertical line runs through this paragraph to about here, perhaps added by Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) .
  • December 31, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
February 25, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they lodge in clifts of rocks, holes in the ground old stumps of trees and the hollow trunks of fallen timber; in this rispect resembling the rat, always having their habitatin in or near the earth. the small grey squirrel common to every part of the rocky mountain (Rocky Mountains) which is timbered, difirs from the dark brown squirrel just discribed only in it's colour.    it's back, sides, neck, head tail and outer side of the legs are of a brown lead coloured grey; the tail has a slight touch of the fox colour near the extremity of some of the hairs.    the throat, breast, belley, and inner parts of the legs are of the colour of tanner's ooze and have a narrow stripe of black, commencing just behide each sholder and exten[d]ing longitudinaly for about 3 inches betwen the colours of the sides and belley.   
  • February 25, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether

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