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October 16, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • a verry pleasant place.    we Camped near them on the point.    the natives Sold us eight dogs and Some fresh Sammon.   
  • We found upwards of 200 Indians, that were encamped on a point of land, that lay between these two Rivers, in a very pleasant situated place.    We Encamped near those Indians on the same point of land.    These natives came to our encampment & sold us 8 dogs & some fresh Salmon.   
  • October 16, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 28, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the hunters informed us that the Elk is tolerable plenty near the mountains about nine or ten miles distant. Kuskalaw brought a dog which Peter Crusat (Cruzatte, Pierre) had purchased with his Capo which this fellow had on.
  • The ears are placed far back on the head very near each other, they are flexable and the animal moves them with great ease and quickness and can dilate and throw them foward, or contract and fold them on his back at pleasure.   
  • February 28, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 28, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • our Indian guides who are going over the mountains with us inform us that their is a nearer way across the plains to the forks of Lewises river (Lewis (Cahwahnakiooks) River) at the entrence of Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) which is a Smooth way and only 3 days march to that place which is allmost as near again as to follow the river round.    So our officers conclude to cross the river at this place & take the near way.
  • April 28, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
May 10, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) turned off the road to hunt near the river to our lef and did not join us today.    at 4 P M we arrived at the Village of Tin nach-e-moo-toolt (Broken Arm) the Chief whome We had left a flag.    this flag was hoisted on a pole    unde the flag the Chief met me and Conducted me to a Spot near a Small run about 80 paces from his Lodges here he requested me to halt which I did.
  • May 10, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 29, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • we took a light breakfast    Frazer (Frazer, Robert) got 2 Spanish mill dollars from a squaw for an old razer    we expect they got them from the Snake Indians (Shoshone Indians) who live near the Spanish country to the South.    we proceed. on    Shortly arived at a fork of the kimoo-enim or Lewises river (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River)    followed down it Some distance then left it and bore to the right up a creek.   
  • He would have them descend in an area between China Garden Creek (China Garden Creek) and Cave Gulch (Cave Gulch) , reach the Snake River (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) and follow it to McDuff Rapids (McDuff Rapids) near the Asotin (Asotin County, Wash.) -Wallowa (Wallowa County, Oreg.)
  • May 29, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 15, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • after dinner we proceeded up the creek about ½ a mile, passing it three times, thence through a high broken country to an Easterly fork of the same creek about 10½ miles and incamped near a small prarie in the bottom land.    the fallen timber in addition to the slippry roads made our march slow and extreemly laborious on our horses.   
  • They camped on Eldorado Creek (Eldorado Creek) , in Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) , not named on Atlas maps 70 or 71, near the mouth of Lunch Creek (Lunch Creek) . Space, 31. As the party ascends into the mountains, they leave dry forest types behind and enter a zone with higher precipitation and moist forests similar to those they saw on the Pacific Coast (Pacific Coast) .
  • June 15, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 3, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • They went up Clark Fork (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) and camped on Grant Creek (Grant Creek) near its junction with the river, northwest of Missoula (Missoula, Mont.)
  • The deserted Omaha (Omaha Indians) village near Homer (Homer, Nebr.) , Dakota County (Dakota County, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) , visited by some of the party on August 13, 1804.
  • July 3, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • passed a gravely riv N. 25° W.   1 ½ mils to the enteranc of a [blank] in a bend to the Larbed. passed the lower point of 2 Islands near Ld. N. 60° W.   3 ½ m. to a wood in the Std bend    passed 4 Islands.
  • The many black bluffs along this area near Clarks Fork (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) Yellowstone River (Yellowstone River) are composed of the Niobrara (Niobrara Formation) and Carlile Shale of the Colorado Group (Colorado Group) .
  • July 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 13, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • this butment of rock defends a handsom little bottom of about three acres which is deversified and agreeably shaded with some cottonwood trees; in the lower extremity of the bottom there is a very thick grove of the same kind of trees which are small, in this wood there are several Indian lodges formed of sticks.    a few small cedar grow near the ledge of rocks where I rest.    below the point of these rocks at a small distance the river is divided by a large rock which rises several feet above the water, and extends downwards with the stream for about 20 yards.    about a mile before the water arrives at the pitch it decends very rappidly, and is confined on the Lard. side by a perpendicular clift of about 100 feet, on Stard. side it is also perpendicular for about three hundred yards above the pitch where it is then broken by the discharge of a small ravine, down which the buffaloe have a large beaten road to the water, [NE: Qu.] for it is but in very few places that these anamals can obtain water near this place owing to the steep and inaccessible banks. I see several skelletons of the buffaloe lying in the edge of the water near the Stard. bluff which I presume have been swept down by the current and precipitated over this tremendious fall.   
  • No drawing of the falls by Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) has ever been known to exist. Near the Great Falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) , on the north side of the river, in Cascade County (Cascade County, Mont.) .
  • June 13, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 21, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • these claws are ornamented with beads about the thick end near which they are peirced through their sides and strung on a throng of dressed leather and tyed about the neck commonly with the upper edge of the tallon next the breast or neck but sometimes are reversed.   
  • three of these channels were narrow, and were stoped by means of trees fallen across, supported by which stakes of willow were driven down sufficiently near each other to prevent the salmon from passing.    about the center of each a cilindric basket of eighteen or 20 feet in length terminating in a conic shape at it's lower extremity, formed of willows, was opposed to a small apperture in the wear with it's mouth up stream to receive the fish.   
  • in constructing these wears, poles were first tyed together in parcels of three near the smaller extremity; these were set on end, and spread in a triangular form at the base, in such manner, that two of the three poles ranged in the direction of the intended work, and the third down the stream.   
  • August 21, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 17, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I took two men in a Small Canoe and assended the Columbia river (Columbia River) 10 miles to an Island near the Stard. Shore on which two large Mat Lodges of Indians were drying Salmon, (as they informed me by Signs for the purpose of food and fuel, & I do not think at all improbable that those people make use of Dried fish as fuel,[)] The number of dead Salmon on the Shores & floating in the river is incrediable to Say and at this Season they have only to collect the fish Split them open and dry them on their Scaffolds on which they have great numbers, how far they have to raft their timber they make their Scaffolds of I could not lern; but there is no timber of any Sort except Small willow bushes in Sight in any direction— from this Island the natives showed me the enterance of a large Westerly fork which they Call Tâpetêtt (Yakima (Tapteete) River) at about 8 miles distant, the evening being late I deturmined to return to the forks, at which place I reached at Dark.    from the point up the Columbia River (Columbia River) is N. 83° W. 6 miles to the lower point of an Island near the Lard. Side    passed a Island in the middle of the river at 5 miles at the head of which is a rapid, not dangerous    on the Lard Side opposite to this rapid is a fishing place 3 Mat Lodges, and great quants. of Salmon on Scaffolds drying.
  • West 4 miles to the lower point of a large island near the Stard. Side at 2 Lodges, passed three large lodges on the Stard Side near which great number of Salmon was drying on Scaffolds    one of those Mat lodges I entered found it crouded with men women and children and near the enterance of those houses I saw maney Squars engaged Splitting and drying Salmon.
  • October 17, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 12, 1803 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • set out at sunrise    it began to rain and continued with some intervals untill three in the evening    passed several bad riffles and one particularly at the lower end of the long reach (Long Reach) called Willson's riffle (Wilson's riffle) here we were obliged to cut a channel through the gravel with our spade and canoe paddles and then drag the boat through    we were detained about 4 hours before we accomplished this task and again continued our rout and took up on the N. W. shore near a yankey farmer from whom I perchased some corn and pittatoes for my men and gave him in exchange a few lbs. of lead, we came 20 miles this day— Across from "Wilson's" Island (Mill Creek Island) —perhaps present Mill Creek island (Mill Creek Island) —Cramer (Cramer, Zadoc) noted a "run."
  • September 12, 1803
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 4, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • our mast broke by my Stearing the Boat 〈alon〉 near the Shore    the Rope or Stay to the mast got fast in a limb of a Secamore tree & it broke verry Easy.   
  • June 4, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
June 22, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The current running very strong against us, and having to tow the boat it can hardly be imagined the fataigue that we underwent, We came too and Encamped at a place called the fire Priari (Fire Prairie) , shortly after our hunters came to us, George Drewyer (Drouillard, George) one of our hunters who had been absent from the 19th instant joined us having a large he bear with him which he had killed which weigh'd near five hundred weight, and part of a deer the flesh of which he had jerked.—    We Towed 12 Miles this day.—
  • June 22, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 3, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. we halted at an old Tradeing house, [NB: deserted] here we found a verry fat horse, which appears to have been lost a long time    a butifull Small run passes back of the Tradeing house near the high land, we came to at a round bend on the L. S. and Camped Course Distanc & refrs.
  • July 3, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 6, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • . & Groves of cottenwood on the bank, on N. S. near the River is a Spit of cottenwood timber but praries back of that Generally.—    M.
  • August 6, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
August 4, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Apparently Fish Creek (Fish (Council) Creek (Nebr.)) , near Blair (Blair, Nebr.) . In either Washington County (Washington County, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) , or Harrison County (Harrison County, Iowa) , Iowa (Iowa) , northeast of Blair (Blair, Nebr.) .
  • August 4, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
September 16, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .)) "; returning to it on August 26, 1806, he used Whitehouse's (Whitehouse, Joseph) name. It was near Oacoma (Oacoma, S. Dak.) , Lyman County (Lyman County, S. Dak.) , South Dakota (South Dakota) ; the party remained here until September 18.
  • September 16, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) at Fort mandan 7th of December 1804, we were informed by a Chief that great numbers of Buffalow were on the hills near us    Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) with a party went out & Killed 11 three in view of our fort, The weather so excesive Cold wolves plenty, we only saved 5 of them, I with a party turned on the 8th out and found the Buffalow at 7 ms. distant    Killed 8 & a Deer, I returned with 2 Cows leaving men with remaining meat—    Several men badly frost bit—    The Themormeter Stood this morning at 44 d. below Breizing [freezing].
  • December 7, 1804
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  • Clark, William
December 8, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Clark (Clark, William) & myself Saw 2 or 3 Buffalow by themselves    we got near them & fires at them wounded one.    the men all Scattered So that we missed oppertuntities of Surrounding the gangs of Buffalow.
  • December 8, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
April 25, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • little above the bottom on the Sand beach    large & Small cottonwood & arsh in Sd. bottom The French term is Roche Jaune (Yellowstone River) , Yellowstone (Yellowstone River) , for the river of the same name which joins the Missouri (Missouri River) near the North Dakota (North Dakota) –Montana (Montana) state line.
  • April 25, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
May 19, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • about 2 we proceeded on    passed a willow Island near the N. Shore    passed high pitch pine & ceeder hills as usal.   
  • May 19, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 22, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • large gangs of buffalow all around the lower Camp to day.    one gang Swam the river near the camp    Capt. Clarks (Clark, William) Servant York (York) killed one of them.   
  • June 22, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 30, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • some of the hunters kill'd some buffalo, and 3 White or brown Bear, One of which was very large, the fore feet of which, measured 9 Inches across, from the head to the fore feet 11¼ Inches & 7 Inches wide, One of our party had near being catched by one of those huge Animals & he was forced to take to the Water, to make his escape.—    The bear are plenty along the upper Camp (Upper portage camp (Mont.))
  • June 30, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 6, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • There is a remarkable small fox which ascociate in large communities and burrow in the praries something like the small wolf but we have not as yet been able to obtain one of them; they are extreemly watchfull and take reffuge in their burrows which are very deep; we have seen them no where except near these falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) . Probably the squaw currant which Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) called a gooseberry on June 18, 1805.
  • July 6, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 16, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the current Swift towards evening    we Came 20 miles this day and Camped near the entrence of the Rocky Mountain (Rocky Mountains) , which appear verry high & rocky.
  • July 16, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 24, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The greater part of our Men were of opinion; that it would be best, to cross the River, & if we should find game plenty, that it would be of an advantage to us, for to stay near the Sea shore, on account of 〈procuring〉 making Salt, which we are nearly out of at this time, & the want of it in preserving our Provisions for the Winter, would be an object well worth our attention.— Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) and Chinook (Chinook Indians) Indians (see Clark's (Clark, William) entries of November 15 and 21).
  • November 24, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 20, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) gave one of the Indians who had encamped near us a Medal.    One of our hunters went out & killed two deer & several Brants.   
  • November 20, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • the five men who Stayed out all night joind me this morning wet and Cold, haveing Stayed out without fire or Shelter and the rain poreing down upon them all night    their appearance was truly distressing—    they had left all their loads near the place they Spent the night—    I dispatched 12 men for 2 Elk which was reather below on the opposit Side of the Creak, with directions to meet me at the 2d bend in the Creek below, had all the meat which had been brought in yesterday put into 2 Canoes and proceeded down to the 2d bend where I met the 12 men with the 2 Elk, dispatchd 6 men with one of those who Staid out last night for the meet left in the woods & the remainder an elk at Some distance and proceeded on my Self with 3 Canoes to the fort.   
  • December 16, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • 〈The 2〉 hunters Sent out yesterday returned, haveing killed one deer near the Sea cost, my boy york (York) verry unwell from violent Colds & Strains Carrying in meet and lifting logs on the huts to build them, This day is worm, and rained all day moderately without intermition.
  • December 28, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I Saw flies & different kinds of insects in motion to day    Snakes are yet to be seen, and Snales without Cover is Common and large, fowls of every kind Common to this quarter abound in the Creek & Bay near us The remainder of this day's entry in the Elkskin-bound Journal comes after the December 31 entry, the link being indiated by the repetition of "luled."
  • December 30, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 12, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • our camp is agreeably situated in a point of timbered land on the eastern border of an extensive level and beautifull 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 and from the colour of its bloom at a short distance it resembles lakes of fine clear water, so complete is this deseption that on first sight I could have swoarn it was water.
  • June 12, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 10, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Clarks (Clark, William) party took on the horses &C    we proceeded on verry well & fast.    in the evening we Camped near the 3000 mile Island (Three Thousand Mile Island) , having made 97 miles this day by water.
  • July 10, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 7, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • had several Showers of rain & Thunder in the course of this afternoon— Clark's (Clark, William) group continued their southeasterly route to Jackson (Jackson, Mont.) , Beaverhead County (Beaverhead County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , then turned more easterly and passed through the Big Hole Pass (Big Hole Pass) and camped near there. Shannon (Shannon, George) , Gibson (Gibson, George) , Collins (Collins, John) , and Labiche (Labiche, François) , according to Clark (Clark, William) .
  • July 7, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 16, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • the wind rose a head and blew so high about noon that obledged us to lay too near the gates of the rockey Mountains (Gates of the Rocky Mountains)    Collins (Collins, John) killed a large beaver    we gathered a little pitch for our canoes &C    about 3 P.
  • July 16, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Bend } 2 ½   opposit the head of an island near the Lard Side N. 14° W.
  • in the } 1 ½   Lard Bend near a high bluff N. 20° E.
  • Muster Creek (Muster (Dry) Creek) in Custer County (Custer County, Mont.) , meeting the Yellowstone River (Yellowstone River) near Kinsey (Kinsey, Mont.) ; on Atlas map 120 it appears as "Dry creek (Muster (Dry) Creek) ."
  • July 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 5, 1804 - Clark, William
  • about 20 yds. wide    Passed a Willow Isd.    a Butifull Prarie approaching near the river above Lead C (Rock (Lead, Big Rock) Creek (Cole County, Mo
  • In 1804 their village was on the Blue River (Blue River (Kans.)) near present Manhattan (Manhattan, Kans.) , Kansas (Kansas) . The tribe gave its name to both the state and the river.
  • Perhaps Factory Creek (Factory (Sand) Creek) , near the Moniteau (Moniteau County, Mo.) -Cole (Cole County, Mo.) county line.
  • June 5, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 1, 1804 - Clark, William
  • fine Land on the L. Side, Hills near the river all day, Camped on the lower pot. of 1st Isd.— Missouri River (Missouri River) near Mouth of Grand River (Grand Island, Mo.)
  • High and dry   13   Probably Island Creek (Island Creek) , which mouths above Diamond Island (Diamond Island) near the Wyandotte (Wyandotte County, Kans.) -Leavenworth (Leavenworth County, Kans.)
  • July 1, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) July 16 1804 Monday    Set out verry early and proceeded on the Side of a Prarie    passd the head of the Island opsd. which we Camped last night, (1) passed a Small willow Island off the L. point, hills make near the river    (2) passed a large Island nearest the L. S. below the pt. a Small willow Isd.   
  • Willow Island—    The high lands near the river L. S. 5. N 30 W.   2 Ms. to a pt.
  • N. 52 W      ½ To a pt. of the Island    high land below or near the riv 13. N. 50° W   1 ¼ miles To a pt. on L.
  • July 16, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 25, 1804 - Clark, William
  • is S. 20° E 9 miles. to the woods near the mouth of River Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S. Dak.)) is West— to the High land near the mouth of Souis River (Big Sioux River (Rivière des Sioux)) is S. 70° E. to the high land opposit Side or near the Maha (Omaha Indians) Town is S. 45 E. Some high lands to be Seen from the mound at a Great distance to the N.
  • August 25, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 18, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side the upper point of which is opposit the center of the last mentioned Island and reaches 3½ miles below the 1st. Island and opposit to this near the middle of the river nine Lodges are Situated on the upper point at a rapid which is between the lower point of the 1st Island and upper point of this; great numbers of Indians appeared to be on this Island, and emence quantites of fish Scaffold    we landed a few minits to view a rapid which Commenced at the lower point, passd this rapid which was verry bad between 2 Small Islands two Still Smaller near the Lard.
  • Side is nine large Lodges of Indians Drying fish on Scaffolds as above    at this place we were called to land, as it was near night and no appearance of wood, we proceeded on about 2 miles lower to Some willows, at which place we observed a drift log    formed a Camp on the Lard Side under a high hill nearly opposit to five Lodges of Indians; Soon after we landed, our old Chiefs informed us that the large camp above "was the Camp of the 1st Chief of all the tribes in this quarter, and that he had called to us to land and Stay all night with him, that he had plenty of wood for us &"    This would have been agreeable to us if it had have been understood perticelarly as we were compelled to Use drid willows for fuel for the purpose of cooking, we requested the old Chiefs to walk up on the Side we had landed and call to the Chief to come down and Stay with us all night which they did; late at night the Chief came down accompanied by 20 men, and formed a Camp a Short distance above, the chief brought with him a large basket of mashed berries which he left at our Lodge as a present.
  • October 18, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 31, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • when we decended the river in November last there were 24 other lodges formed of Straw and covered with bark near this house; these lodges are now distroyed and the inhabitants as the indians inform us have returned to the great rapids (Columbia River, Cascades (Great Rapids, Great Shute)) of this river which is their permanent residence; the house which remains is inhabited; soon after we landed two canoes came over from this house with 4 men and a woman.   
  • it is about 80 yards wide, and at present discharges a large body of water. the water is very clear.    the banks are low and near the Columbia (Columbia River) overflow and form several large ponds.   
  • The Lower Chinooks (Chinook Indians) , consisting of Chinooks (Chinook Indians) and Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) , lived near the mouth of the river. There were various dialectal differences within the division.
  • March 31, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 17, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we proceeded on to the old Ricara (Arikara Indians) village the S E wind was so hardd and the 〈wind〉 waves So high that we were obliged to Come too, & Camp on the S W Side near the old Village.    (18 mils) Probably the tipi, or "leather lodge," which the captains, Charbonneau (Charbonneau, Toussaint) , Sacagawea (Sacagawea) , and Jean Baptiste (Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste) used after leaving Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N.
  • Atlas map 29; MRC map 51. The camp would be near one of the old Arikara (Arikara Indians) villages in Oliver County (Oliver County, N. Dak.) , North Dakota (North Dakota) , near present Hensler (Hensler, N. Dak.) , first noted on October 24 and 25, 1804.
  • August 17, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 18, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the river somewhat wider than yesterday and the mountains more distant from the river and not so high; the bottoms are but narrow and little or no timber near the river.    some pine on the mountains which seems principally confined to their uper region.   
  • the water of those rivulets which make down from these mountains is extreemly cold pure and fine.    the soil near the river is of a good quality and produces a luxuriant growth of grass and weeds; among the last the sunflower holds a distinguished place.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) probably left the Missouri River (Missouri River) near Holter Dam (Holter Dam) and continued south-southeast to Falls Gulch (Falls Gulch) .
  • July 18, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 15, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the grass being birned on the North side of the river we passed over to the south and encamped near some willow brush about 4 miles above the narrow pass between the hills noticed as I came up this cove.   
  • Capt Clark (Clark, William) was very near being bitten twice today by rattlesnakes, the Indian woman (Sacagawea) also narrowly escaped.   
  • they encamped this evening on the Lard. side near a few cottonwood trees about which there were the remains of several old Indian brush lodges.
  • August 15, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 27, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Fields (Field, Joseph) who was on post had carelessly laid his gun down behid him near where his brother was sleeping, one of the indians the fellow to whom I had given the medal last evening sliped behind him and took his gun and that of his brothers unperceived by him, at the same instant two others advanced and seized the guns of Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and myself, J.
  • and that two others ascended the hill and escaped from them with a part of their horses, two I had pursued into the nitch one lay dead near the camp and the eighth we could not account for but suppose that he ran off early in the contest. having ascended the hill we took our course through a beatiful level plain a little to the S of East.   
  • Heading southeasterly from the site of the fight, Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) party passed near present Conrad (Conrad, Mont.) in Pondera County (Pondera County, Mont.)
  • July 27, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 29, 1806 - Clark, William
  • The water of this river is nearly milk worm very muddy and of a 〈dark〉 lightish brown Colour. the Current rapid and the Chanel Contains great numbers of Snags. near its enterance there is great quantities of wood Such as is common in the low bottoms of the Rochejhone (Yellowstone River) and Missouri (Missouri River) .   
  • Side    passed a }   1 ½   Sand bar N. 30° E to a point on Stard Side near which the river is }   3   within 100 paces of Tongue river (Tongue (Le-ze-ka) River) N. 45° E.
  • The other would be Tongue River (Tongue (Le-ze-ka) River) , which rises in the Big Horn Mountains (Big Horn Mountains) (probably Biddle's (Biddle, Nicholas) "Cote noir (Big Horn Mountains) " in this case), near the source of the Little Bighorn River (Little Bighorn River) in Sheridan County (Sheridan County, Wyo.) , Wyoming (Wyoming) .
  • July 29, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
June 23, 1804 - Clark, William
  • He apparently walked around what was later called Jackass Bend (Jackass Bend) . Evidently he camped near the upper end of the bend. MRC map 13; MRM map 39.
  • June 23, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 28, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • back of these praries a high Ridge with Some Timbers on it & in the vallies near the prarie    above these praries the hills made in close & Steep to the River.   
  • July 28, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
November 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • tell my father that I died bravely, and do not greive for me—["] 4 of the Big bellies (Hidatsa Indians) who were Camped near thos is missing, and Searching for him in their Camps above—    no one Dare to go to the ground where the battle was for fear of the Sioux (Sioux Indians) being noumerous—.
  • November 30, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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