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June 29, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side.    we bid adew to the Snow.    near the River we found a Deer which the hunters had killed and left us.   
  • Those Worm or Hot Springs are Situated at the base of a a hill of no considerable hight, on the N. Side and near the bank of travellers rest Creek (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.))
  • June 29, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 28, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Space, 38; Peebles (LT), map. The camp was near Powell Junction (Powell Junction) on the present Forest Road 500 (Forest Service Road 500) in Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) , also near Papoose Saddle (Papoose Saddle) and a few miles north of Powell Ranger Station (Powell Ranger Station) and the camp of September 14, 1805, on Atlas map 70.
  • June 28, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 9, 1806 - Clark, William
  • here I took brackfast and proceeded on a fiew miles and I walked on Shore across a point of near 10 miles in extent in this bottom which was mostly open I saw Some fiew deer and Elk.
  • Either hawthorn gooseberry, Ribes oxyacanthoides L., or bristly gooseberry, R. setosum Lindl., both of which seem to reach their southern distributional limit along the Missouri River (Missouri River) near this area of North Dakota (North Dakota) . Barkley, 135–36. It was probably Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) who drew a red vertical line through most of this botanical passage.
  • August 9, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 13, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • this accedent was very near costing us dearly.    beleiving this vessell to be the most steady and safe, we had embarked on board of it our instruments, Papers, medicine and the most valuable part of the merchandize which we had still in reserve as presents for the Indians.   
  • the country on both sides consists of beautifull level and elivated plains; asscending as they recede from the Missouri (Missouri River) ; there were a great number of Swan and gees in this lake and near it's borders I saw the remains of 43 temperary Indian lodges, which I presume were those of the Assinniboins (Assiniboine Indians) who are now in the neighbourhood of the British establishments on the Assinniboin river (Assiniboine River) —"    This lake and it's discharge we call goos Egg (Goose Egg Lake) from the circumstance of Capt Clark (Clark, William) shooting a goose while on her nest in the top of a lofty cotton wood tree, from which we afterwards took one egg.   
  • to a point of Woodland on Std. side, passed a creek on Stard. side—    near the commencement of this course also, two points on the Lard. side, the one at a mile, and the other ½ a mile further, also a large sand bar in the above the entrance of the creek.   4     23 ½ Note our encampment was one mile short of the extremity of the last course.— Former Lucky Mound Creek (Deepwater (Onion, Wild Onion) Creek) (a corruption of the French L'eau qui monte (Deepwater (Onion, Wild Onion) Creek) , "water that rises"), in McLean County (McLean County, N.
  • April 13, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 24, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • This tract of country so called consists of a collection of high broken and irregular hills and short chain of mountains sometimes 120 miles in width and again becomeing much narrower, but always much higher than the country on either side; they commence about the head of the Kanzas river (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) and to the West of that river near the Arkansas (Arkansas River) , from whence they take their course a little to the W. of N.
  • above the forks and intercepting the Yellowstone river (Yellowstone River) near the big bend and passing the Missouri (Missouri River) at this place and probably continuing to swell the country as far North as the Saskashawan river (Saskatchewan River) tho' they are lower here than they are discribed to the Sth. and may therefore probably terminate before they reach the Suskashawan (Saskatchewan River) .   
  • The country high and broken, a considerable portion of black rock and brown sandy rock appear in the faces of the hills; the tops of the hills covered with scattering pine spruce and dwarf cedar; the soil poor and sterile, sandy near the tops of the hills, the whole producing but little grass; the narrow bottoms of the Missouri (Missouri River) producing little else but Hysop or southern wood and the pulpy leafed thorn.
  • May 24, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 19, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • South      ¼ to a pine tree on the Stard. side in a bend S. 85 E.   2 to the center of a Lard. bend S. 38 W.   1 to a pine in the Stard. bend South   1 ½ to the center of a stard bend N. 10° W.   2 ½ to the center of a Lard. bend S. 30° E.   1 ¼ to the center of a Stard. bend S. 25° E.   4 ½ to the center of a Lard. bend S. 28° W.   1 to the center of a Stard bend passing 2 small islands near the commencement of this course S. 60° E.   1 ¼ to the center of a stard. bend N. 70° E.   1 ½ to the entrance of a small creek in a Lard. bend, passing an island near the Stard. side.
  • The gates (Gates of the Rocky Mountains) are formed of light-to-medium gray, Mississippian-age, Mission Canyon Limestone (Mission Canyon Limestone) . Near the upper end of the gates, Mississippian Lodgepole Limestone occurs on the southeast side of the river.
  • Bergantino suggests it is about a mile below the mouth of present Spokane Creek (Spokane (Pott's Valley, Pryor's Valley) Creek) near the Guillot Springs (Guillot Springs) , in Lewis and Clark County (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.) .
  • July 19, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • which band had attempted to detain us in the fall of 1804 as we assended this river and with whome we wer near comeing to blows. I told those Indians that they had been deef to our councils and ill treated us as we assended this river two years past, that they had abused all the whites who had visited them since. I believed them to be bad people & Should not Suffer them to cross to the Side on which the party lay, and directed them to return with their band to their Camp, that if any of them come near our camp we Should kill them certainly. I lef them on the bear and returned to th party and examined the arms &c.   
  • we then Set out, as I wished to See what those Indians on the hill would act.    we Steared across near the opposit Shore, this notion put them Some agitation as to our intentions, some Set out on the direction towards their Camps    others walked about on the top of the hill and one man walked down the hill to meet us and invited us to land to which invitation I paid no kind of attention.   
  • August 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. was generally Verry fine    he Saw two Springs of fresh water near the Island, Deer Sign has become So Common it is hardly necessary to mention them, we Camped after dark on the S.
  • S.    passed the head of the Island near opsd. pt. N. 82° W   2 mes. to a pt. on the S.
  • Nicollet (MMR), 372; Wedel (KA), 51. The camp was near present Weston (Weston, Mo.) , Platte County (Platte County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) .
  • July 2, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 12th of October Friday    after Brackfast we joined the Chiefs & Indians on the bank who wer waiting for us, and proseeded to the 1st village and Lodge of the Pocasse (Hay (Pocasse)) , This man Spok at Some lengths, to the Sam[e] purpote of the 1s Chief, & Declareing his intentions of visiting his great father, Some Doubts as to his Safty in Passing the Sioux (Sioux Indians) , requested us to take a Chief of their nation and make a good peace with the Mandan (Mandan Indians) for them, that they Knew that they were the Cause of the war by Killing the 2 Mandan (Mandan Indians) Chiefs—    this Chief & people gave us about 7 bushels of Corn, Some Tobacco of their own make, and Seed Legins & a Robe    We proceeded to the 3rd Chiefs Village which is the largest, after the usial Seremoney of Eating Smokg. &. he Spoke to near the Same amount of the last Chief, & more pleasently, he gave us 10 bushels of Corn, Some Beens & Simmins, after he had Spoken, and [I] gave Some Sketches of the Power & Magnitude of Our Countrey, we returned to our Boat, I have the rhumetism on my neck [blot]    the Chiefs accompanied us on board, w[e] gave them Some Sugar Salt and a Sun Glass each, and after eating a little they returned on Shore leaveing one to accompany us to the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , and we Set out viewed by men womin & children of each village    proceeded on about 9½ miles and Camped on the S S.   
  • Taboe (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine) say 600    able to bear arms, and the remains of ten different tribes of Panias    reduced by the Small Pox & wares [wars] with the Sioux (Sioux Indians) , they are tall Stout men corsily featured, their womin Small & industerous    raise great quantites of corn beans &c also Tobacco for the men to Smoke, they collect all the wood and doe the Drudgery common amongst Savages—    Their language is So corrupted that many lodges of the Same village with dificuelty under Stand all that each other Say—    They are Dirty, Kind, pore, & extravegent; possessing natural pride, no begers, rcive what is given them with pleasure, Thier houses are close together & Towns inclosed with Pickets, thier Lodges are 30 to 40 feet in Diamute[r] Covered with earth on Neet Poles Set end wise resting on 4 forks Supporting Beems Set in a Square form near the Center, and lower about 5 feet high    other forks all around Supt.
  • the Ricarries (Arikara Indians) we put off dureing the time we were near their village—    2 were Sent by a man to follow us, and overtook us this evening, we Still procisted in a refusial—    The Dress of the Ricara (Arikara Indians) men is Simpally a pr. of Mockersons & Legins, a flap, and a Buffalow Robe—    Their Hair is long and lais loose    their arms & ears are decerated with trinkets— The womin Dress Mockersons & Legins & Skirt of the Skin of the Cabre or Antelope, long fringed & [roab?]
  • October 12, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 3, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the valley much as yesterday only reather wider; I think it 12 Miles wide, tho' the plains near the mountains rise higher and are more broken with some scattering pine near the mountain.    in the leaveler parts of the plain and river bottoms which are very extensive there is no timber except a scant proportion of cottonwood near the river.    the under wood consists of the narrow leafed or small willow, the small honeysuckle, rosebushes, currant, serviceberry, and goosbery bushes; also a small species of berch in but small quantities 〈of a species〉 the leaf which is oval finely, indented, small and of a deep green colour.   
  • August 3, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 22, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • these Savages was verry glad to See us    the men women & children ran meeting us & Seemed rejoiced to See us.    we Camped near village at a Small branch.    the natives gave us Such food as they had to eat, consisting of roots of different kinds which was Sweet and good also red & black haws &c.   
  • We proceeded on, and crossed a Mountain; & descended down into a handsome smooth Valley; where we arrived at an Indian Village; situated on a most delightfull plain, where was large Pitch pine Trees growing all around it—    The Indians belonging to this Village, appeared very glad to see us; the Men, Women & Children ran out to meet us; & seemed rejoiced at our coming.    We encamped near this Village, at a small branch, where the Indians belonging to this Village, brought us such food, as they had, which consisted of Roots of different kinds, which had a sweet taste & was good also Red & black haws & some Salmon.   
  • The hunters staid at the River that were with Captain Clark (Clark, William) to hunt,—    & Captain Clark (Clark, William) mentioned that one of them had killed 2 Deer, which he found near to the River.—    The Natives gave us at our Camp, some Excellent Salmon, & plenty of those Roots which I have before described, & behaved very friendly to our party.—    These Indians 〈are〉 were a part of the Polot pello (Flathead Indians) or Flat head (Flathead Indians) Nation.— Weippe Prairie (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) , Clearwater County (Clearwater County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) .
  • September 22, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 26, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • whiskers are plased in four points on each side near the nose and on the jaws near the opening of the mouth.    the ears are very short wide and appressed as if they had been cut off.   
  • a narrow strip of white commences on the top of the nose about ½ an inch from it's extremity and extends back along the center of the forehead and neck nearly to the sholders—    two stripes of black succeed the white on either side imbracing the sides of the nose, the eyes, and extends back as far as the ears. two other spots of black of a ramboidal figure are placed on the side of the head near the ears and between 〈it〉 them and the opening of the mouth.   
  • February 26, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 27, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • after smoking the pipe and contemplating this seene sufficient to have damp the sperits of any except such hardy travellers as we have become, we continued our march and at the distance of 3 ms. decended a steep mountain and passed two small branches of the Chopunnish river (North Fork Clearwater (Chopunnish) River) just above their forks and again ascended the ridge on which we passed several miles and at a distance of 7 ms. arrived at our encampment [NB: 16th] of September near which we passed 3 small branches of the Chopunnish river (North Fork Clearwater (Chopunnish) River) and again ascended to the dividing ridge on which we continued nine miles when the ridge became lower and we arrived at a situation very similar to our encampment of the last evening tho' the ridge was somewhat higher and the snow had not been so long desolved of course there was but little grass.   
  • we applyed the pounded roots and leaves of the wild ginger & from which he found great relief.    neare our encampment we saw a great number of the yellow lilly with reflected petals in blume; this plant was just as forward here at this time as it was in the plains on the 10th of may.
  • In the valley of the Lochsa River (Lochsa (Upper Kooskooske) River) , near the mount of White Sand Creek ("Killed Colt Creek (Colt Killed Creek) " on Atlas map 70), in Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) .
  • June 27, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 18, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Friday 18th July 1806 as we were about Setting out this morning two Buffalow Bulls came near our Camp    Several of the men Shot at one of them.    their being near the river plunged in and Swam across to the opposit Side and there died.
  • I set out and proceeded down the river through a butifull bottom, passing a Indian fort on the head of a Small island near the Lard Shore and Encamped on a Small Island Seperated from the Lard Shore by a very narrow Chanel.
  • July 18, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 23, 1804 - Clark, William
  • (Field, Reubin) & Jo: Fields (Field, Joseph) came in) with many people, passed the Tavern Cave (Tavern Rock) , Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) ' assended the hill which has peninsulis projecting in raged points to the river, and was near falling from a Peninsulia hard water all Day    Saved himself by the assistance of his Knife, passed a Creek 15 yds. wide at 1 mile called Creek of the Tavern (Tavern Creek) on the Lbd.
  • May 23, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 14, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • This day we met with many difficulties, owing to the raising of the River and the fataigue we underwent was exessive.    We encamped near the willow Priari, having Rowed only 6 Miles.— Two blank pages follow but with no apparent break in the writing.
  • June 14, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 24, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • high hills on the South Side of the River near Sd. Creek.    the land is Rich & well Timbered on both Sides of the River.
  • June 24, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 6, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • 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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  • Ordway, John
August 25, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) in charge, continued on and camped on the Nebraska (Nebraska) side, near the Cedar (Cedar County, Nebr.) -Dixon (Dixon County, Nebr.) county line.
  • August 25, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 4, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Tuesday September 4th    We set off early this morning and proceeded on, & found some plumbs, we passed a Creek called plumb creek, lying on the South side of the River, the wind blowing fresh, we sett all our Sails & proceed on Sailing fast, We passed the Mouth of the big Rapid River (Niobrara (Quicurre, Rapid) River) , lying on the South side; we passed by an Indian Raft near a bottom, above the Mouth of rapid River (Niobrara (Quicurre, Rapid) River) ; we sent to see if the Tracts of one of our Man named Shannon (Shannon, George) , who had been missing from us some days, but they could discover no signs of his having passed that way.— We continued on till evening and encamped on the South side of the River—
  • September 4, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 7, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • .—    we Camped on the South Side near the Steeple of the round knob Old Baldy (Old Baldy (Dome)) , eastern Boyd County (Boyd County, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) .
  • September 7, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
September 23, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • they Informed us that their Camp was near where their was a Grand chief and a nomber of their nation, the Capts.
  • September 23, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
November 13, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 13th    The Ice begin to run    we move into our hut, visited by the Grand Chief of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , and Che chark (La Grue) Lagru (La Grue) a Chief of the Assinniboin (Assiniboine River) s (Assiniboine Indians) & 7 men of that Nation, I Smoke with them and gave the Chief a Cord & a Carrot of Tobacco—    this Nation rove in the Plains above this and trade with the British Companes on the Ossinniboin River (Assiniboine River) , they are Divided into Several bands, the decendants of the Sioux (Sioux Indians) & Speak nearly their langguage    a bad disposed Set & Can raies about 1000 men in the 3 bands near this place, they trade with the nations of this neighbourhood for horses Corn &    Snow all Day    Capt.
  • November 13, 1804
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  • Clark, William
December 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • the Big White (Big White (Sheheke)) Grand Chief of the 1s Village, Came and informed us that a large Drove of Buffalow was near and his people was wating for us to join them in a Chase    Capt.
  • December 7, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 17, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Wednesday April 17th    We got underway at the usual hour of day light, we proceeded on, and passed a high bluff to a sand barr, and a beautifull Priari, which put in near the River, likewise a Creek that Runs a North Course under the Bluffs, and a small distance further passed two Creeks lying on the same Side of the River; and one Creek lying on the South side.—    We encamped on the South side of the River, having come 26 Miles this day No one else seems to mention this stream, but since it is apparently on the north side, it may be later Beaver Creek (Beaver (Hornet) Creek (Williams County, N.
  • April 17, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 1, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the wild animels not So pleanty as below    we only killed a ram & mule deer to day. we Saw buffalow at a [d]istance in the plains.    perticelarly near a lake on the Lard. [s]ide about 8 eight miles off from the river.   
  • June 1, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 19, 1805 - Clark, William
  • E. and examine a Small Creek above our Camp, I Set out and found the Creek only Contained back water for 1 mile up, assend near the Missouri (Missouri River) 3 miles to the bend, from which place it turnd.
  • June 19, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 26, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Two hunters went up the river, and myself and another went over the river to collect bark; where a great gang of buffaloe came near us, and we killed 7 of them. In the evening the men returned over the plains with two more canoes and baggage.
  • June 26, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 10, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the afternoon I went out to see if there were any buffaloe near, but found none: they appear to have all left the river. On the bank of a run where there are high rocks, I found a great quantity of sweet gooseberries, all ripe.
  • July 10, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 31, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) ; and having made 17 miles and three quarters, encamped on an island. Near the mouth of Antelope Creek (Antelope Creek (Madison County, Mont.)) , in either Gallatin (Gallatin County, Mont.)
  • July 31, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 9, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I should have taken this trip had I have been able to march, from the rageing fury of a tumer on my anckle musle, in the evening Clouded up and a fiew drops of rain    Encamped on the Lard Side near a low bluff, the river to day as yesterday.    the three hunters Could kill only two antelopes to day, game of every kind Scerce In Madison County (Madison County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , a little downstream from the Beaverhead (Beaverhead (Jefferson) River) County line and the crossing of Montana Highway 41 (Montana Highway 41) over the Beaverhead River (Beaverhead (Jefferson) River) .
  • August 9, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 10, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • At Beaverhead Rock (Beaverhead Rock) , Madison County (Madison County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , near theBeaverhead County (Beaverhead County, Mont.) line, along Montana Highway 41 (Montana Highway 41) , about twelve miles southwest of Twin Bridges (Twin Bridges, Mont.)
  • August 10, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 28, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • our hunters killed nothing this day    in the evening two Strangers arived here from an other band belonging to this nation who now reside Some distance to the South of this near the Spanish country.    all the chiefs and principal men assembled to hold a council & hear the news &C    these Savages are fond of Salt.   
  • August 28, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 24, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Several of the natives followed us and Camped near us &C— Colter (Colter, John) , according to Clark (Clark, William) .
  • September 24, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
October 5, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • The camp of October 7, 1805, was on the Clearwater River (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) near Lenore (Lenore, Idaho) , Nez Perce County (Nez Perce County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) , opposite Jacks Creek (Jacks Creek (Canister Run)) .
  • October 5, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 20, 1805 - Clark, William
  • made a raft & Ruben Fields (Field, Reubin) Crossed and took over a Small Canoe which lay at the Indian Cabin—    This Creek is at this time of high tide 300 yards wide & the marshes for Some distance up the Creek Covered with water.    not an Indian to be Seen near the Creek. I proceeded on to Camp & on my way was over taken by 3 Indians    one gave 〈me〉 us Sturgeon & Wapto roots to eate    I met Several parties on way all of them appeared to know me & was distant, found all well at Camp, maney Indians about one of which had on a robe made of 2 Sea Orter Skins.
  • November 20, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 8, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • The country towards the south is mountainous at some distance off; and there is some snow on the mountains. Near our camp, the country is closely timbered with spruce-pine, the soil rich, but not deep; and there are numerous springs of running water.
  • December 8, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
December 13, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Shannon (Shannon, George) returned from hunting, haveing killed 18 Elk & left them boochered in the woods near the right fork of the river about 6 miles above this place—    in the evining 3 Indians came in a Canoe, and offered to us for Sale roots & 2 Sea otter Skins, neither of which we Could purchase this evening.   
  • December 13, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 2, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the fur of both the beaver and otter in this country are extreemly good; those annamals are tolerably plenty near the sea coast, and on the small Creeks and rivers as high as the grand rappids (Columbia River, Cascades (Great Rapids, Great Shute)) , but are by no means as much so as on the upper part of the Missouri (Missouri River) .
  • January 2, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 2, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the fur of both the beaver and otter as also the rackoon in this countrey are extreemly good; those animals are tolerably plenty near the Sea coast, on the Small creeks and rivers as high as the grand Rapids (Columbia River, Cascades (Great Rapids, Great Shute)) .— A red vertical line is drawn through this passage about birds, perhaps by Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) .
  • January 2, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 6, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • So we Camped here for the night in a Small willow bottom near high river hills on South Side    eat & fleased the greater part of of the Elk meat to dry &C.
  • April 6, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
April 1, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • we discovred yesterday the top of a high white Mountain Some distance to the Southward    our officers name it Mount Jefferson (Mount Jefferson) .    2 canoe loads of Savages Camped near us. "Seal" may have been added later to a blank space.
  • April 1, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 14, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • from hence to traveller's rest (Travelers' Rest (Idaho)) we shall make a forsed march; at that place we shal probably remain one or two days to rest ourselves and horses and procure some meat.    we have now been detained near five weeks in consequence of the snows; a serious loss of time at this delightfull season for traveling.
  • June 14, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • from this Some irregular works appear to have been on mounds between this and the river with a Deep round whole in the center of a gorge formed by another angle   (578)   This part of the work is from 10 to 15 feet 8 Inches—    the mounds of various hights—    the base of the work is from 75 to 105 feet, steep inward and forming a kind of Glassee out wards— the Same Cours continued i e N. 32° W.     96 yards to, the Commencement of a wall from 8 to 10 feet high this corse not on the wall but thro to the commenc- ment of another detached N. 81° W 1830 yards to the river & above where this bank Strikes the river is the remains of a Circular work in this Course at 533 yards a Deep Pond of 73 yards Diameter perfectly round is in the Course of the bank which is about 8 feet high, from this Pond the bank it lowers gradually—    a bank about the Same hight runs near the river, and must have joined the main work at a part which is now washed into the river, this is also perfectly Streight and widens from the main work, as the river above has washed in its banks for A great distance I cannot form an Idear How those two long works joined—    where they Strike the river above, they are about 1100 yds apart, I am informed by our freench interpeters that a great number of those antint works are in Different parts of this Countrey, on the Platt River (Platte River (Nebr.)) , Kansus (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) , Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S.
  • 〈the〉 Small one is on Island opposit the one I have Discribed, and two of our Party Saw two of those antient frtresses on the Pittiet Arc Creek (Bow (Little Bow, Petie Arc) Creek) on the upper Side near the mouth, each angle of which were 100 yards and about 8 feet high— Present Bow Creek (Bow (Little Bow, Petie Arc) Creek) , in Cedar County (Cedar County, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) .
  • September 2, 1804
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April 17, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) walked on shore this morning on the Stard. side, and did not join us untill 〈near sunset〉 half after six in evening.    he informed me that he had seen the remains of the Assinniboin (Assiniboine Indians) encampments in every point of woodland through which he had passed.   
  • tho' we continue to see many tracks of the bear we have seen but very few of them, and those are at a great distance generally runing from us; I thefore presume that they are extreemly ware and shy; the Indian account of them dose not corrispond with our experience so far.    one black bear passed near the perogues on the 16th and was seen by myself and the party but he so quickly disappeared that we did not shoot at him.—    at the place we halted to dine on the Lard. side we met with a herd of buffaloe of which I killed the fatest as I concieved among them, however on examining it I found it so poar that I thought it unfit for uce and only took the tongue; the party killed another which was still more lean.   
  • April 17, 1805
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June 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Struck the river at 3 miles 5, 9 & 13 miles at which place we encamped in an old Indian lodge made of Stiks and bark    at the river near our camp we Saw two white Bear, one of them was nearly catching Joseph Fields (Field, Joseph) who could not fire, as his gun was wet    the bear was So near that it Struck his foot, and we were not in a Situation to give him assistance, a Clift of rocks Seperated us    the bear got allarmed at our Shot & yells & took the river.—    Some rain all the afternoon    Saw Several Gangues of Buffalow at a distance in the open plains on each Side, Saw Mule deer antilopes & wolves—    The river is rapid & Closely himed on one or the other Side with high bluffs, Crouded with Islands & graveley bars Containing but a Small quantity of timber on its bottoms & none on the high land.
  • June 4, 1805
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July 18, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Clark (Clark, William) killd. one    we went near them before they run from us.    the mountains appear not So high ahead, but another range Seen a long distance above which appear much higher than any we See in this range and Some we allow to be 700 feet high    the pitch & yallow pine continues Scatering along these mountains &c.   
  • Thursday July 18th    This morning clear & pleasant; we saw some Mountain Sheep (Ibex) on a very high Precipice, which is nearly steep from the River, and 〈nearly〉 about 300 feet high, We set out about Sun rise, and proceeded on our way, and about 3 Miles from the place we left this morning, we passed the Mouth of a River, about 100 Yards wide at its mouth called Smiths River (Smith River) , it came in on the North side of the Mesouri (Missouri River) , its stream run strong for a mile up it, Captain Clark (Clark, William) who went ashore here, killed an Elk, and saw a number more of them.—    We saw another large flock of Mountain Sheep (Ibex[)] on the Side of a mountain; lying on the South Side of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) — Those animals had larger horns, than any that we had yet seen.—    Captain Clark (Clark, William) kill'd one of them, We got near to them before they ran from us, The mountains appear not to be so high a head of us, as those we are in at present, We saw another range of Mountains a long distance further above us, Which appear to be much higher, than any that we have seen in this range, (some of which are 700 feet high)    The Pitch & Yellow pine appear to be growing, Scattering along these Mountains    Captain Clark (Clark, William) , 3 of the party, & his black Servant (York) , left us, and set out one days travel, up the River by land to make discoveries.—    We continued on our Voyage with our Canoes, till towards evening, and passed a small River lying on the North side 60 Yards wide at its mouth which Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) named Dearbornes River (Dearborn River) .   
  • July 18, 1805
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August 1, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I felt my sperits much revived on our near approach to the river at the sight of a herd of Elk of which Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and myself killed two.   
  • this supply was no doubt very acceptable to them as they had had no fresh meat for near two days except one beaver Game being very scarce and shy.    we had seen a few deer and some goats but had not been fortunate enough to kill any of them.   
  • August 1, 1805
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August 4, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) .    we encamped this evening near the point where the river leaves the valley and enters the mountains, having traveled about 20 miles.— Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) route is shown by the dotted line on Atlas map 65.
  • Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) route up the Big Hole (Wisdom) River (Big Hole (Sensable, Wisdom) River) is not marked on Atlas map 66. He camped near the Madison (Madison County, Mont.) -Beaverhead (Beaverhead County, Mont.)
  • August 4, 1805
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October 11, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Came to and encamped at 2 Indian Lodges at a great place of fishing here we met an Indian of a nation near the mouth of this river. [NB: Qu] we purchased three dogs and a fiew fish of those Indians, we Passed today nine rapids all of them great fishing places, at different places on the river saw Indian houses and Slabs & Spilt timber raised from the ground being the different parts of the houses of the natives when they reside on this river for the purpose of fishing    at this time they are out in the Plain on each side of the river hunting the antilope as we are informed by our Chiefs, 〈at〉 near each of those houses we observe Grave yards picketed, or pieces of wood stuck in permiscuesly over the grave or body which is Covered with earth, [NB: wrap up dead, put them in earth & throw over earth & picket the ground about]    The Country on either Side is an open plain leavel & fertile after assending a Steep assent of about 200 feet not a tree of any kind to be Seen on the river    The after part of the day the wind from the S.
  • October 11, 1805
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