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July 9, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • On the south side of Sun River (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) , near the mouth of Simms Creek (Simms Creek) , in Cascade County (Cascade County, Mont.) , a little over one mile northwest of present Simms (Simms, Mont.)
  • July 9, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 13, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Their earliest known village was near Miami Landing (Utz site) , now called the Utz site (Utz site) .
  • and its principal tributary, the Thompson River (Thompson River) , are near the heads of the South and Middle Des Moines (Des Moines River) in southern Iowa (Iowa) .
  • June 13, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 4, 1804 - Clark, William
  • (Platte River (Nebr.)) " Below that designation and near the first creek someone, perhaps Clark (Clark, William) , has added these words: " Pettite R au platte or plate (Platte River (Nebr.)) " and "R white white lime or Paint (Lost (Paint, White Lime) Creek) ."
  • Just above the mouth of the Niobrara (Niobrara (Quicurre, Rapid) River) , in Knox County (Knox County, Nebr.) , in or near present Niobrara State Park (Niobrara State Park (Nebr.)) . Atlas map 19; MRC map 32.
  • September 4, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 4, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Came [blank] miles to day and pitched our Camp on the plain near the Creek on the right of the Indians lodges.    considerable of large pitch pine in the valley.
  • We came about 10 Miles this day, & pitched our Camp near a Creek on the Plains, on the right of where the Indian lodges stood; and where in a Valley, a small distance from us; grew a considerable quantity of large Pitch pine trees.— Ross, or Ross's, Hole (Ross's Hole) , east of Sula (Sula, Mont.) , Ravalli County (Ravalli County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • September 4, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 14, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • as luck would have it we all got Safe down.    a Small Island near the Lard. Side, in the rapids we halted a little below to dine.   
  • the other Canoe struck the same rock, & got fast in the middle of the fall, however with great exertion our Men got them afloat again & brought them safe over these falls, & got 〈brought〉 them safe down to a small Island lying near the South side of the River, which Island lay still in the rapids.   
  • October 14, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 26, 1806 - Clark, William
  • The Rat in the rocky mountain (Rocky Mountains) s on its west side are like those on the upper part of the Missouri (Missouri River) in and near those Mountains and have the distingushing trait of possessing a tail covered with hair like other parts of the body; one of these we caught at the white bear Islands in the beginning of July last and then partially discribed.
  • it is as large as the Common European house rat or reather larger is of a lighter Colour bordering more on the lead or drab colour, the hair longer; and the female has only four tits which are placed far back near the hinder legs.    this rat I have Seen in the Southern parts of the State of Kentucky (Kentucky) & west of the Miami (Miami Indians) .
  • February 26, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • they are common to the tract of woody country on this coast. they lodge in Clefts of rocks, holes in the Ground, old Stumps of trees and the hollow trunks of falling timber; in this respect resemble the rat always haveing their habitation in or near the earth. The Smal Grey Squirel Common to every part of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) which is timbered, differ from the dark brown squirel just discribed only in its colour. it's back, neck, Sides, head, tail and outer Sides of the legs are of brown lead coloured Grey; the tail has a Slight touch of the fox colour near the extremity of some of the hairs.   
  • February 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 28, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the hunters inform us that the Elk are tolerable plenty near the mountains about 9 or ten miles distant. Kuskelar (Cus-ka-lah) brought a dog which Cruzatte (Cruzatte, Pierre) had purchased.
  • the ears are placed far back on the head and very near each other, they are flexable and the animal moves them with great ease and quickness, and can dilate and throw them forward, or contract and fold them on his back at pleasure.   
  • February 28, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • he also lais down the Clark (Clark, William) a mos passing a high Conical Mountain near it's mouth on the lower Side and heads in Mount Jefferson (Jefferson, Thomas) which he lais down by raiseing the Sand as a very high mountain and Covered with eternal Snow.    the high mountain which this Indian lais down near the enterance of Clark a mos river (Clackamas (Clarkamos) River) , we have not Seen as the hills in it's direction from this vally is high and obscures the Sight of it from us.
  • April 7, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 6, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • that this would happen in the course of ten or twelve days as the whole of the lodges were about to remove to the head of the Commeâp Creek (Lawyer (Commearp) Creek) in the plain near Lewis's river (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) , that when they had assembled themselves they would hold a council and scelect the young men.   
  • M. 1 55   4.5   P.M. 10 17 43 } Altitude 64° 42' 30"   " 66 30     " 19 12   " 57 57     " 20 40 Chronometer too slow on M. T.— [blank] Near the head of Lawyer Creek (Lawyer (Commearp) Creek) , in Lewis County (Lewis County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) .
  • June 6, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Fields (Field, Reubin) & Willard (Willard, Alexander) on Collin's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) , they arrived at this Creek last evening and had killed another Deer near the Creek.    here we let our horses graze in a Small glade and took dinner.   
  • after 〈dinner〉 detaining about 2 hours we proceeded on passing the Creek three times and passing over Some ruged hills or Spurs of the rocky Mountain (Rocky Mountains) , passing the Creek on which I encamped on the 17th Septr. last to a Small glade of about 10 acres thickly Covered with grass and quawmash, near a large Creek and encamped. we passed through bad fallen timber and a high Mountain this evening.   
  • June 15, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 15, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • every spire of grass was eaten up by their horses near their camp which had the appearance of their having remained here some time.   
  • : on the portage] he had approached a white bear within ten feet without discover him the bear being in the thick brush, the horse took the allarm and turning short threw him immediately under the bear; this animal raised himself on his hinder feet for battle, and gave him time to recover from his fall which he did in an instant and with his clubbed musquet he struck the bear over the head and cut him with the guard of the gun and broke off the breech, the bear stunned with the stroke fell to the ground and began to scratch his head with his feet; this gave McNeal (McNeal, Hugh) time to climb a willow tree which was near at hand and thus fortunately made his escape.    the bear waited at the foot of the tree untill late in the evening before he left him, when McNeal (McNeal, Hugh) ventured down and caught his horse which had by this time strayed off to the distance of 2 ms. and returned to camp.   
  • July 15, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 19, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the bluffs of the river and creeks are steep and principally formed of earth, though there are some- times thin stratas of freestone intermixed near the top of the bluffs.— Ms. 20 On June 5, 1805, Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) reached a point on the Marias River (Marias River) above the mouth of Horse Coulee (Horse Coulee) , in Liberty County (Liberty County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • Present Willow Creek (Willow Creek (Liberty County, Mont.)) . Near its mouth, Pondera Creek (Pondera Creek) , cuts through glacial till, the base of the Telegraph Creek Formation (Telegraph Creek Formation) and into the top of the Marias River (Marias River) Shale.
  • July 19, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 19, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Mcneal (McNeal, Hugh) was attacked by a white bear.    his horse threw him So near the bear that he had not time to Shoote but drew his gun and Struck the bear across the head and broke off the brich of his gun and Stonded the bear So that he had time to climb a Sapling.   
  • By "buffaloe river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) " Ordway (Ordway, John) probably means a combination of the Clark Fork (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) and Blackfoot (Blackfoot (East Fork Clark's) River) rivers that Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) party followed out of Travelers' Rest (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.)) Camp, near Missoula (Missoula, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) . The name "Tus-e-paw" was applied to the Flathead (Flathead Indians) , or Salish (Flathead Indians) , Indians who lived in the vicinity of Travelers' Rest (Travelers' Rest (Idaho)) .
  • July 19, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
Part 2: Estimate of the Eastern Indians - Unknown
  • W. side of the Missouri (Missouri River) , near the mouth of Grand river (Grand River (Mo.)) ; but being reduced by continual warfare with their neighbors, were compelled to seek the protection of the Great Osage (Great Osage Indians) , near whom they now reside.
  • Osarge Riv (Osage (Osarge) River) (Near the Great Osages (Great Osage Indians) )   s.
  • with the Ottoes (Oto Indians) and hund also above the Plate near the Missourie (Missouri River) near the Corn Des cerf River (Elkhorn River) ; they Cultivate Corn Beans &c.
  • Winter 1804-1805
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  • Unknown
January 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) had Sent me—    also a file & 3 plain bits Probably Robert Frazer (Frazer, Robert) , since Reubin Field (Field, Reubin) was already mentioned. Near this part of the sheet are some numbers, which appear to be the following:   47   47 1040 588 6920 The cover for this letter may have been document 29 in the Field Notes.
  • January 16, 1804
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  • Clark, William
January 9, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark Mon. 9th Jany—    Some Snow last night, a hard wind this morning from W, N W, river Rises with large Sheets of Ice out of Mississippi (Mississippi River) , the morning is fair (the man Ramey (Ramey, Matthew or William) gives me much trouble)    I took Collins (Collins, John) & went to the place he found a Hog Skined & Hung up, the Crows had devoured the meet, Killed Prary fowl and went across a Prary to a 2nd Bank where I discovered an Indian Fortification, near the Second bank I attempted to cross a Bond [pond] of about 400 yds wide on the Ice & Broke in    this fortress is 9 mouns forming a Circle    two of them is about 7 foot above the leavel of the plain on the edge of the first bank and 2 m from the woods & about the Same distance from the main high land, about this place I found great quantities of Earthen ware & flints—    about ½ m.
  • January 9, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 27, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Sd opposit the upper Point of the Isd we Camped on last night S 82° W 6 ms to a pt: on Lbd Side    passed the lower pt. of a Isd Passed 4 Casiex [cajeux] 3 from Grand Osage (Great Osage Indians) one form the Parnees (Pawnee Indians) [Pawnees (Pawnee Indians) ], Passed two Isd. on the S Side a Creek of 20 yrds Wide on the Lb. Side near the upper point, this Creek is Called Ash Creek (Frame Creek) N 74° W 1 ½ Miles to pt. on Lbd.
  • May 27, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 24, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. the rocks projected into the river Some distance, a Creek above Called Shariston Carta (Big Shoal Creek) , in the evening we Passed thro: between two Sand bars    at the head we had to raise the Boat 8 Inches to get her over, Camped 〈at〉 near the lower point of an Island on the L. Side, party in high Spirrits.
  • June 24, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 25, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • we Came 11½ Miles & Camped on an 〈the〉 Isd. lower point of an Island Near the North side of the River. Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) killed a Rabit.   
  • June 25, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 10, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. and thickly intersperced with Vines The High Land approaches near the river on the L. S. and well timbered next to the river, back of those hills the Plains Commence.
  • July 10, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 19, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • 〈we proceeded on〉 & encamped on an Island called the crying Island (Weeping Water Island) , & near a River call'd the crying Water (Weeping Water (l'Eau qui pleure) Creek) , distance come this day 12 miles.— Only Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) mentions this incident; perhaps the fish were channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus.
  • July 19, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 15, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • we walked on    found Some cherries near a handsome Spring River named cherry Run, at which we drank at    the forks then followed it or one branch to the head which came out of a ridige which joined the praries, and went up on a high R.
  • July 15, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
August 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • E. in the after part of the Day    the Party with the Indians arrivd.    we meet them under a Shade near the Boat and after a Short talk we gave them Provisions to eat & proceeded to the trail of Reed (Reed, Moses B.) , he Confessed that he "Deserted & Stold a public Rifle Shot-pouch Powder & Bals" and requested we would be as favourable with him as we Could consistantly with our Oathes—which we were and only Sentenced him to run the Gantlet four times through the Party & that each man with 9 Swichies Should punish him and for him not to be considered in future as one of the Party— The three principal Chiefs petitioned for Pardin for this man After we explained the injurey Such men could doe them by false representation, & explang. the Customs of our Countrey they were all Satisfied with the propriety of the Sentence & was witness to the punishment. after which we had Some talk with the Chiefs about the orrigan of the war between them & the Mahars (Omaha Indians) &c.
  • August 18, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 8, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Some thin Timber close along each Side of the river.    the hills are near the river on boath Sides & are verry Broken &.C.—    we passed an Island N.
  • September 8, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
October 9, 1804 - Clark, William
  • .) —    Many Canoes of a Single Buffalow Skin made in the form of a Bowl Carrying generally 3 and Sometimes 5 & 6 men, those Canoes, ride the highest Waves—    the Indians much asstonished at my Black Servent and Call him the big medison, this nation never Saw a black man before, the wind verry high, I saw at Several times to day 3 Squars in single Buffalow Skin Canoes loaded with meat Cross the River, at the time the waves were as high as I ever Saw them in the Missouri (Missouri River) — Pierre-Antoine Tabeau (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine) was born in Lachine Parish (Lachine Parish, Canada) , near Montreal (Montreal) , and received an unusually good education in Montreal (Montreal) and Quebec (Quebec) ; by 1776 he had gone west as an engagé in the fur trade.
  • October 9, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 10, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Taboe (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine) visited us—    we hear that Some jealousy exists as to the Chiefs to be made—    at 1 oclock the Cheifs all assembled under an orning near the Boat, and under the American Flag.    we Delivered a Similar Speech to those delivered the Ottoes (Oto Indians) & Sioux (Sioux Indians) , made three Chiefs, one for each Village and gave them Clothes & flags—    1s Chief is name Ka-ha-wiss assa (Lighting Crow (Kakawissassa)) lighting ravin (Lighting Crow (Kakawissassa))    2d Chief Po-casse (Hay (Pocasse)) (Hay) & the 3rd Piaheto (Toone) or Eagles Feather (Toone) —    after the Council was over we Shot the Air gun, which astonished them, & they all 〈Departed〉 left us, 〈we〉 I observed 2 Sioux (Sioux Indians) in the Council one of them I had Seen below, they Came to interceed with the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) to Stop us as we were told—    the Inds. much astonished at my black Servent (York) , who made him Self more turrible in thier view than I wished him to Doe as I am told telling them that before I cought him he was wild & lived upon people, young children was verry good eating    Showed them his Strength &c.
  • October 10, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 8, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • an Indian came from the Mandan (Mandan Indians) nation and joined us to Go and Show us the River as he tells us that he has been near the head.— Somewhat confusing since there were only two Mandan (Mandan Indians) villages, Mitutanka (Mitutanka (Matootonha) village) and Ruptáre (Ruptáre (Rooptahee) village) .
  • April 8, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
May 13, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side S. 80° W 2 ½ along the Lard Shore to a point of wood land near which we incamped on the Lard Side miles 7   In Garfield County (Garfield County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , on a site now inundated by Fort Peck Reservoir (Fort Peck Reservoir) , about one or two miles above the former entrance of today's Crooked Creek (Crooked Creek (Garfield County, Mont.))
  • May 13, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 19, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • about 2 we proceeded on    passed a handsom willow Island near the N. S. of River.    passed pitch pine & ceeder hills as usal, & bottoms of timber on each Side of the River.   
  • May 19, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 16, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    The hunters that were out killed 2 Buffalo, and we saw very large Gangs of them in the Plains, below the Rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) , which we are approaching near to, We came 20 Miles this day, and encamped at the entrance to the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) .—
  • July 16, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 18, 1805 - Clark, William
  • trees all Small    I Saw maney fine Springs & Streams of running water which Sink & rise alternately in the Valies    the water of those Streams are fine, those Streams which run off into the river are damed up by the beaver from near ther mouthes up as high as I could See up them Perhaps later Rock Creek (Rock Creek (Lewis and Clark County, Mont.))
  • July 18, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 2, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Northwest of Gibbonsville (Gibbonsville, Idaho) , Lemhi County (Lemhi County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) , near U.S. Highway 93 (U.S. Highway 93) . See Clark's (Clark, William) entry for this day for a discussion of the exact location.
  • September 2, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 21, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • in the after part of the day we descended down a hill & came to the forks of a creek where it is large    we went down it a Short distance and Camped at a good place for feed near the creek.    had Come 11 miles this day.    Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) killed a wolf.   
  • September 21, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 27, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Those two Chief leave us this evening and returned to their bands, the wind verry high & from the West, day proved fair and Cool. The nativs Call this Creek near which we are encamped— Que-nett (Mill (Que-nett) Creek (Oreg.)) .
  • October 27, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 4, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • More correctly on the east side of the Columbia (Columbia River) , probably near Salmon Creek (Salmon Creek) , Clark County (Clark County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) .
  • November 4, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 10, 1805 - Clark, William
  • nothing to eate but Pounded fish They remained at this campsite until November 15 except for a short move on November 12; it was on the eastern side of Point Ellice (Point Ellice (Point Distress)) , Pacific County (Pacific County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) , east of the Astoria Bridge (Astoria Bridge) and near the town of Meglar (Meglar, Wash.) . Appleman (LC), 360: Atlas maps 82, 89.
  • November 10, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 18, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Probably McKenzie Head (McKenzie Head) in Fort Canby State Park (Fort Canby State Park) , Pacific County (Pacific County, Wash.) . Near McKenzie Head (McKenzie Head) .
  • November 18, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
January 5, 1806 - Clark, William
  • they informd us that it was not untill the 5th day after leaveing the fort, that they Could find a Convenient place for makeing Salt; that they had at length established themselves on the Sea Coast about 15 miles S. W. from this, near the houses of Some Clat Sop (Clatsop Indians) & Kil a mox (Tillamook Indians) families; that the Indians were very friendly and had given them a considerable quantity of the blubber of the whale which perished on the Coast Some distance S.
  • January 5, 1806
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  • Clark, William
January 26, 1806 - Clark, William
  • The [NB: Shal-lun] or deep purple berry is in form much like the huckleberry and termonate bluntly with a kind of Cap or cover at the end like that fruit; they are attached Seperately to the Sides of the boughes of the shrub by a very Short Stem ganging under neath the Same, and are frequently placed verry near each other on the Same bough it is a full bearer; the berry is easily gathered as it Seperates from the bough, readily, while the leaf is Strongly affixed.   
  • January 26, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 4, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the Elk are in much better order in the point near the praries than they are in the woodey Country around us or up the Netul (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) . in the praries they feed on grass and rushes, which are yet green.   
  • February 4, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 1, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • We had a number of Indians encamped near us for the Night.    they came in 2 Canoes Probably either Smith Creek (Smith Creek (Oreg.))
  • April 1, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
April 13, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • the wind rose So high that obledged us to halt at this bottom where we expected to find our Hunters    2 men went out a hunting    the day proved fair    the wind cold and Snow laying low on the Mountains near the River.    the hunters soon came in had killd. nothing but a bald Eagle    we then proceed. on about 5 miles and halted again at a bottom on the N.
  • April 13, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
May 27, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • A Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) village on Lawyer Creek (Lawyer (Commearp) Creek) but not necessarily the home village of Twisted Hair (Twisted Hair (Walamotinin)) , who had cared for the horses and who lived to the north near Orofino (Orofino, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) . Here the men camped for the night.
  • May 27, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
May 26, 1806 - Clark, William
  • and two others eat of Salmon at the near Village which was brought from Lewis's river (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) .   
  • May 26, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 8, 1806 - Clark, William
  • his horse left him last night and he prosued him near our camp before he cought him. The Sick Chief is much mended, he can bear his weight on his legs and recovers Strength.   
  • June 8, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • at 1½ m. we passd our encampment of the 12th of Septr. last    we noon'd it at the place we had on the 12 of Septr. last    whiles here Shields (Shields, John) killed a deer on the N. fork near the road.    here a rode leads up the N. fork and passed over to an extensive vally on Clarks river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) at Some distance down that river as our guids inform us.   
  • June 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 5, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the hunters killed four deer this morning near our encampment. I remained untill noon when I again reimbarked and set out concluding that as Colter (Colter, John) and Collins (Collins, John) had not arrived by that time that they had passed us after dark the night of the 3rd inst. as Sergt Ordway (Ordway, John) informed me he should have done last evening had not the centinel hailed him.   
  • August 5, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 26, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we decended a very steep bluff about 250 feet high to the river where there was a small bottom of nearly ½ a mile in length and about 250 yards wide in the widest part, the river washed the bluffs both above and below us and through it's course in this part is very deep; the bluffs are so steep that there are but few places where they could be ascended, and are broken in several places by deep nitches which extend back from the river several hundred yards, their bluffs being so steep that it is impossible to ascend them; in this bottom there stand tree solitary trees near one of which the indians formed a large simicircular camp of dressed buffaloe skins and invited us to partake of their shelter which Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and myself accepted and the Fieldses (Field, Joseph and Reubin) lay near the fire in front of the sheter.   
  • I learned from them that they were a part of a large band which lay encamped at present near the foot of the rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) on the main branch of Maria's river (Two Medicine River (Main or South Branch Marias River)) one ½ days march from our present encampment; that there was a whiteman with their band; that there was another large band of their nation hunting buffaloe near the broken mountains and were on there way to the mouth of Maria's river (Marias River) where they would probably be in the course of a few days.   
  • However, the company's principal post for the Blackfeet (Blackfeet Indians) trade was Rocky Mountain House (Rocky Mountain House) , founded in 1799 on the North Saskatchewan River (North Saskatchewan River) , near the site of the present Alberta (Alberta) community of the same name.
  • July 26, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 12, 1806 - Clark, William
  • This Crusat (Cruzatte, Pierre) is near Sighted and has the use of but one eye, he is an attentive industerous man and one whome we both have placed the greatest Confidence in dureing the whole route.— After Capt.
  • he Saw their camp on Dearborns river (Dearborn River) near the road on which Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & party Come on a by place where they had left only one or two day at this encampment he Saw great appearanc of horses—    on the return of Drewyer (Drouillard, George) Capt L.
  • counties, North Dakota (North Dakota) , or near it. The meeting place of Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) northeast of the head of the island would be in Mountrail County (Mountrail County, N.
  • August 12, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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