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May 23, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) wounded a deer early this morning in a lick near camp; my dog pursud it into the river; the two young Indian men who had remained with us all night mounted their horses [one word erased; illegible] swam the river and drove the deer into the water again; Sergt.
  • May 23, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 26, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    the river still rising fast and snows of the mountains visibly diminish Apparently the South Fork Clearwater River (South Fork Clearwater River) , meeting the Middle Fork (Middle Fork Clearwater River) near Kooskia (Kooskia, Idaho) in Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) , not shown on any Atlas map.
  • May 26, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 1, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we desired Drewyer (Drouillard, George) to make Some enquiry after the Twisted hair (Twisted Hair (Walamotinin)) ; the old man has not been as good as his word with respect to encamping near us, and we fear we Shall be at a loss to procure guides to conduct us by the different routs we wish to pursue from Travillers rest (Travelers' Rest (Idaho)) to the waters of the Missouri (Missouri River) .—.
  • June 1, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 16, 1806 - Clark, William
  • This morning Windsor (Windsor, Richard) bursted his rifle near the Muzzle. Vigitation is propotionable backward; the dog tooth Violet is just in blume, the honeysuckle, huckleberry and a Small Species of white maple are beginning to put foth their leaves, where they are clear of the Snow, those appearances in this comparratively low region augers but unfavourably with respect to the practibility of passing the Mountains, however we deturmine to proceed, accordingly after takeing a hasty meal we Set out and Continued our rout through a thick wood much obstructed with fallen timber, and interupted by maney Steep reveins and hills which wer very high.   
  • June 16, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 30, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Clark (Clark, William) took three men in a Small canoe met them on a Sand bar which happened to be near our Side    one of our men Spoke to them in pania (Pawnee Indians) tongue and told them that we could not Speak their Language but Soon found that they were the Same band of Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) that held our boat as we passed up the river    Capt.
  • August 30, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
September 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • They camped in either Harrison County (Harrison County, Iowa) , or in Washington County (Washington County, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) , near present Blair (Blair, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) . Atlas map 14; MRC map 24.
  • September 7, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 22, 1806 - Clark, William
  • was in Saint Louis County (Saint Louis County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) , near the mouth of Coldwater Creek (Coldwater (Colewater) Creek) . When established in 1805 by General Wilkinson (Wilkinson, James) , it was the first United States fort west of the Mississippi (Mississippi River) , and included a government Indian factory as well as a military post.
  • September 22, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 26, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side, passed a low narrow is } 6   land on the Stard. and Som bars near the Lard. Side N. 57° E.
  • to the lower point of the island near the Stard. Side. } 1 ½   passed the upper point of an island North to a high White Clift on the Lard.
  • passed } 6   3 islands and the upper point of the 4th near Lard. North to the lower point of an island Close to the lard.
  • July 26, 1806
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  • Clark, William
November 6, 1805 - Clark, William
  • E. opposit 〈this long Island is 2 others one Small and about the middle of the river〉 [NB: between the mouths of these rivers are 3 Small islands    one on the Ld. Shore one near the middle] the other larger and nearly opposit its lower point, and opposit a high clift of Black rocks on the Lard.
  • Side a little above both of which are abandened by all their inhabitents except Two Small dogs nearly Starved, and an unreasonable portion of flees—    The Hills and mountains are covered with Sever kinds of Pine—Arber Vitea or white Cedar, red Loril, alder and Several Species of under groth, the bottoms have common rushes, 〈bull rushes〉, nettles, & grass    the Slashey parts have Bull rushes & flags—    Some willow on the waters edge, passed an Island [NB: near Ld Shore] 3 miles long and one mile wide, [NB: & two Sm: isl.
  • no place for several Miles suffcently large and leavil for our camp    we at length Landed at a place which by moveing the Stones we made a place Sufficently large for the party to lie leavil on the Smaller Stones Clear of the Tide Cloudy with rain all day we are all wet and disagreeable, had large fires made on the Stone and dried our bedding and Kill the flees, which collected in our blankets at every old village we encamped near    I had like to have forgotten a verry remarkable Knob riseing from the edge of the water to about 80 feet high, and about 200 paces around at its Base and Situated 〈on the long narrow Island〉 [NB: below the mouth of Cow e liske riv.
  • November 6, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 3, 1806 - Clark, William
  • I indeavored to obtain from 〈them〉 those people of the Situation of their nation, if scattered or what had become of the nativs who must have peopled this great town. an old man who appeared of Some note among them and father to my guide brought foward a woman who was badly marked with the Small Pox and made Signs that they all died with the disorder which marked her face, and which She was verry near dieing with when a Girl.    from the age of this woman this Distructive disorder I judge must have been about 28 or 30 years past, and about the time the Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) inform us that this disorder raged in their towns and distroyed their nation.
  • Probably a part of the Upper Chinookan-speaking Clowewallas (Clowwewalla Indians) , living on the Willamette River (Willamette (Multnomah) River) above the falls near present Oregon City (Oregon City, Oreg.) , Clackamas County (Clackamas County, Oreg.) .
  • At the Willamette Falls (Willamette Falls) , Oregon City (Oregon City, Oreg.) . The camp of the main party near Washougal (Washougal, Wash.) , Clark County (Clark County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) , above the Washougal River (Washougal (Seal) River) .
  • April 3, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Fort Clatsop Part 1: Estimated Distances from Fort Mandan to the Pacific Coast - Clark, William
  • To Knife River (Knife River) on the Lard. side 100 yds. wide     6 1606   Mi-ne-ta-reis (Hidatsa Indians) live To an Island near the Std.   11 1617   small To a Menatarras (Hidatsa Indians) Wintering Village S   13 ½ 1640 ½   abandoned To Miry River (Snake (E-pe,-Âh-zhah, Miry) Creek (McLean County, N.
  • To the Goat pen Creek (Little Knife River (Goat Pen Creek)) Std. 20   15 1753   〈47 42 16 8/10〉 North near Mouse river (Souris (Mouse) River) To Hall's Strand Lake (Tobacco (Hall's Strand) Creek) & Creek Std.   40 1793   extream N. point To White earth River (Little Muddy (White Earth) River) Std. 60   46 1839   Still & deep Rojhone (Yellowstone River) or Yellow Stone (Yellowstone River) River Ld. 858   48 1885   48° 00' 00" N.
  • to 11 Lodges of the E-nee- (Tenino Indians) }   6 3852    "    2    " sher (Tenino Indians) Nation at fish Stacked rapid to the Towahnahiooks (Deschutes (Clark's, Towanahiook's) River) }   8 3860 we all viewed it above its mouth River from the Lard Side 180 yd to the Falls of the Columbia (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) }   4 3864 45° 42' 57 3/10" of 37 feet 8 ins near which is 40 Mat Lodges of the E-Nee- (Tenino Indians) sher (Tenino Indians) Nation
  • Winter 1805-1806
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  • Clark, William
October 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Possibly they were Kiowas (Kiowa Indians) , some of whom were still near the Black Hills (Black Hills) near the end of the eighteenth century, or possibly Arapahoes (Arapaho Indians) .
  • October 12, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Elk shed their horns, this river is 35 yards wide & heads near the River au Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S. Dak.)) , Carp Island (Carp Island)    wind hard a head from the N W.    Saw great numbers of goats or Antelope on Shore, Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) one man & the Ricara (Arikara Indians) Chief walked on Shore, in the evening I discovered a number of Indians on each Side and goats in the river or Swiming & on Sand bars, when I came near Saw the boys in the water Swiming amongst the goats & Killing them with Sticks, and then hauling them to the Shore    those on Shore Kept them in the water, I saw 58 Killed in this way and on the Shore, the hunter with Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Shot 3 goats    I came too and Camped above the Ricara (Arikara Indians) Camp on the L.
  • October 16, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 20, 1805 - Clark, William
  • We had a heavy dew this morning.    the Clouds near those mountains rise Suddonly and discharge their Contents partially on the neighbouring Plains; the Same Cloud discharge hail alone in one part, hail and rain in another and rain only in a third all within the Space of a fiew Miles; and on the Mountains to the South & S.
  • at length walking in the plains yesterday near the most extreem S. E. bend of the River above the falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) I heard this nois very distinctly, it was perfectly calm clear and not a Cloud to be Seen, I halted and listened attentively about two hour dureing which time I heard two other discharges, and took the direction of the Sound with my pocket Compass which was as nearly West from me as I could estimate from the Sound.
  • June 20, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 24, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • M. 4 6 20 } Altitude at thetime of Observation79° 8' 15"   " 3 10     " 7 53   " 4 45     " 9 30 The rocks exposed in this bluff belong to the upper part of the Pre-Cambrian Greyson Shale near its contact with the Spokane Shale. Perhaps the same as the "red-headed fishing duck" noted on June 21, 1805, that is, either the red-breasted or common merganser.
  • The camp of the main party was in Broadwater County (Broadwater County, Mont.) , about seven miles north of present Toston (Toston, Mont.) , Broadwater County (Broadwater County, Mont.) , near the mouth of Dry Creek (Dry (Deer, Short Leg) Creek) . Atlas map 63; MRC map 82.
  • July 24, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 15, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) arrival confirmed] that they Set out on their return and had not proceeded far up the beech before they met Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) , whose arival was at a timely moment and alarmed the Indians So that they instantly produced the Guns—    I told those Indians who accompanied Shannon (Shannon, George) that they Should not Come near us, and if any one of their nation Stold anything from us, I would have him Shot, which they understoot verry well.   
  • The Indians who accompanied Shannon (Shannon, George) from the village below Speake a Different language from those above, and reside to the north of this place The Call themselves Chin nooks (Chinook Indians) , I told those people that they had attempted to Steal 2 guns &c. that if any one of their nation stole any thing that the Sentinl. whome they Saw near our baggage with his gun would most certainly Shute them, they all promised not to tuch a thing, and if any of their womin or bad boys took any thing to return it imediately and Chastise them for it.
  • November 15, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 9, 1806 - Clark, William
  • I am told among the Sioux's (Sioux Indians) , Assinniboins (Assiniboine Indians) and others on the Missouri (Missouri River) who Subsist by hunting it is a Custom when a person of either Sex becoms So old and infirm that they are unable to travel on foot, from Camp to Camp as they rove in serch of Subsistance, for the Children or near relations of Such person to leave them with Compunction or remorse; on those occasions they usially place within their reach a Small piece of meat and a platter of water, telling the poor old Superannuated retch for their Consolation, that he or She had lived long enough, and that it was time they Should die and go to their relations who Can afford to take Care of them, much better than they Could.
  • Field (Field, Joseph) in my absence had killed an Elk and a Deer, brought in the Deer and half of the Elk on a part of which we Suped, Some rain a little after dark. I visited a house near the Salt boilers found it inhabited by 2 families, they were pore dirty and their house Sworming with flees.—
  • January 9, 1806
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  • Clark, William
March 23, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the Tide rises & falls, about 8 feet at the small River, 〈on〉 near which was built Fort Clatsop (Fort Clatsop (Oreg.)) .    We have been 60 Miles from Cape disappointment (Cape Disappointment) (Where the Chin-ook (Chinook Indians) Indian village lays) which is on the No. side of the River & or its entrance into the Ocean to the No.
  • The distance that we have went to the Mouth of Columbia River (Columbia River) ; from the River du Bois (Dubois River) , from whence we took our departure is 4,144 Miles, fort Adams (Point Adams) being the extreme So point, & lay near to where our party made Salt.—    We found that Bands of the flatt head (Flathead Indians) Nation of Indians; are far more numerous that we expected; they extending from the head waters of the Ki-o-me-num River (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) , to the Mouth of the Columbia River (Columbia River) ; & to the head of all the Rivers, which runs into the No. fork of Columbia River (Columbia River) ; & to the head of the same.   
  • March 23, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
April 29, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we therefore thought it best to remain on the Wallah wallah river (Walla Walla (Waller Waller) River) about a mile from the Columbia (Columbia River) untill the morning, accordingly encampd on the river near a fish Wear.    this weare Consist of two Curtains of Small willows wattled together with four lines of withes of the Same Materials extending quite across the river, parralal with each other and about 6 feet asunder.   
  • Hood (Mount Hood (Timm, Falls Mountain)) and extend themselves in a S Eastwardly direction terminateing near the Southern banks of Lewis's river (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) Short of the rockey Mountains (Rocky Mountains) .   
  • April 29, 1806
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  • Clark, William
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • There was double cause for celebration: the day itself and the fact that the fort was near enough completion that the men had moved in out of the rain the day before.
  • Wapatoo furnished a prime example. The plants did not grow near the coast but were harvested from inland swamps and the bottoms of shallow ponds and lakes.
  • A second chance came early in January with the report that an exceptionally large whale had been washed ashore near a village of Tillamook Indians, some thirty-five miles south of the fort.
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May 23, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Side called Woman of Osage River (Femme Osage (Osage Woman's) River) about 30 yds. over, abounding in fish, Stoped one hour where their was maney people assembled to See us, halted at an endented part of a Rock which juted over the water, Called by the french the tavern which is a Cave 40 yds. long with the river 4 feet Deep & about 20 feet high, this is a place the India[ns; hole in paper] & french Pay omage to, many names are wrote up on the rock    Mine among others, at one mile above this rock coms in a small Creek called Tavern Creek (Tavern Creek) , abov one other Small Creek (Little Tavern Creek (Franklin County, Mo.)) , camped at 6 oClock (after expirencing great dificuselty in passing Some Drifts) on the Stb Side, examined the mens arms    found all in good order except the Detachment of Solds [soldiers] in the Perogue—    R Field (Field, Reubin) Killed a Deer. Missouri River near Mouth of Little Femme Osage River (Femme Osage (Osage Woman's) River) ca.
  • May 23, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • See March 21, 1804. There was a village near Ste. Genevieve (Sainte Genevieve, Mo.) , but Lorimier (Lorimier, Louis) would not have passed by St.
  • May 18, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 8, 1804 - Clark, William
  • the 〈main〉 [NB: West] branch passes near the place where the Little osage (Little Osage Indians) Village formerly Stood on the Missouries (Missouri River) , & heads between the Osarge & Kansias Rivers, the left hand fork head with nearer Branches of the Osage River (Osage (Osarge) River) , The french inform that Lead Ore has been found in defferent parts of this river, I took Sjt.
  • June 8, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • a verry warm morning, passed a butifull Prarie on the right Side which extends back, those Praries has much the appearance from the river of farms, Divided by narrow Strips of woods    those Strips of timber grows along the runs which rise on the hill & pass to the river    a Cleft above, one man sick ( Frasure (Frazer, Robert) )    Struck with the Sun, Saw a large rat on the Side of the bank, Killed a wolf on the Bank    passed (2) a verry narrow part of the river, all confined within 200 yards, a yellow bank above, passed a Small willow Island on the S. point, (in Low water those Small Willow Islands are joined to the Sand bars makeing out from the Points)    a pond on the S. S near the prarie we passed yesterday in which G D. (Drouillard, George) Saw Several young Swans    we Came to and Camped on the L.
  • July 7, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. on a rise of about 70 feet higher than the bottom which is also a Prarie both forming Bluffs to the river of High Grass & Plumb bush Grapes &c. and Situated above high water is a Small Grove of timber at the foot of the Riseing Ground between those two priraries, and below the Bluffs of the high Prarie we Came too and formed a Camp, intending to waite the return of the french man & Indians—    the white horse which we found near the Kanzeis River (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) , Died Last night Course Distanc &c.
  • July 30, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 29, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) informs me that when Came near the Indian Camp they were met by men with a Buffalow roabe to Carry them, Mr.
  • August 29, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 28, 1804 - Clark, William
  • about 2 miles up we observed the 3rd Chief on Shore beckining to 〈him〉 us    we took him on board    he informed us the roap was held by the order of the 2d Chief who was a Double Spoken man, Soon after we Saw a man Comeing full Speed, thro: the plains left his horse & proceeded across a Sand bar near the Shore we took him on board & observed that he was the Son of the Chief we had on board    we Sent by him a talk to the nation Stateent the Cause of our hoisting the red flag undr. the white, if they were for peace Stay at home & do as we had Derected them, if the were for war ore were Deturmined to Stop us we were ready to defend our Selves, we halted one houre & ½ on the S.
  • September 28, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 27, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) joined me & we continued untill about 11 oClock and 2 Chief accompaned us to the boat    I with 2 Cheifs was in a Perogue going on board, by bad Stearing the parogu Struk the Cable with Such force as to brake it near the anchor    (Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) ) and 3 or 4 men on Shore, I had all hands up and was Compelled to Land—    the Chief got allarmed & allarmed the Indians 〈who〉    the 1s Chief & about 200 men Came down in great hast armd and for action, and found it was false, about 20 of them Camped on Shore all night—    this allarm Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & well as my Self viewed as the Signal of their intentions, one half on guard, our misfortune of loseing our anchor obliged us to lay under a falling in bank much exposed to the Accomplishment of the hostile intentions of those Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) (who we had every reason to believe from ther Conduct intended to make an attempt to Stop our progress & if possible rob us—[)]    Peter Crusat (Cruzatte, Pierre) who Spoke Mahar (Omaha Indians) came in the night and informed me that the mahar (Omaha Indians) Prisoners told him that the Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) intended to Stop us—    We Shew'd but little Sign of a knowledge of there intentions.
  • September 27, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 2, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Joseph Fields (Field, Joseph) one of the hunters who was out today found several yards of scarlet cloth which had been suspended on the bough of a tree near an old indian hunting cam[p], where it had been left as a sacrefice to the deity by the indians, probably by the Assinniboin (Assiniboine Indians) nation, it being a custom with them as well as all the nations inhabiting the waters of the Missouri (Missouri River) so far as they are known to us, to offer or sacrefice in this manner to the deity watever they may be possessed off which they think most acceptable to him, and very honestly making their own feelings the test of those of the deity offer him the article which they most prize themselves.   
  • May 2, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 16, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • to a point of woodland on Stard. near which we encamped for the night 4 ½   Miles 7 May 16th 1805.
  • May 16, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 24, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we Saw a nomber of old Indian Camps in the bottoms near the River. Friday May 24th    This morning we had Clear pleasant weather, We sett of early, and proceeded on our Voyage, we passed several Creeks, & small Islands lying in the middle of the River, and bottoms and hills with pitch pine growing on them on both sides.—    At 3 o'Clock P.
  • May 24, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 31, 1805 - Clark, William
  • in maney places of this days march we observe on either Side of the river extraodanary walls of a black Semented Stone which appear to be regularly placed one Stone on the other, Some of those walls run to the hite of 100 feet, they are from about 1 foot to 12 feet thick and are perpendicular, those walls Commence at the waters edge & in Some places meet at right angles—    those walls appear to Continue their Course into the Sand Clifts, the Stones which form those walls are of different Sizes all Squar edged, Great numbers has fallen off from the walls near the river which cause the walls to be of uneaquil hite, in the evening the Countrey becomes lower and the bottoms wider, no timber on the uplands, except a few Cedar & pine on the Clifts a few Scattering Cotton trees on the points in the river bottoms, The apparance of Coal Continus    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) walked on Shore & observed a Species of Pine we had never before Seen, with a Shorter leaf than Common & the bur different, he also Collected Some of the Stone off one of the walls which appears to be a Sement of Isin glass black earth    we Camped on the Stard Side in a Small timbered bottom above the mouth of a Creek on the Stard Side our hunters killed, 2 animals with big horns, 2 Buffalow & an Elk, we Saw Great numbers of those big horned animals on the Clifts, but fiew Buffalow or Elk, no antelope, a fiew mule deer, Saw a fox to day.
  • May 31, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 4, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • About eight miles above the confluence, the South branch and the small river which falls into the North branch (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , are not more than 200 yards apart. Near this place and close on the bank of the South branch is a beautiful spring where we refreshed ourselves with a good drink of grog and proceeded on through the high plains.
  • June 4, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 8, 1805 - Clark, William
  • S. 2½ miles N. from the river in a plain S. 80° W. 15 m. with the genl. course of the river    the Countrey leavele open Plain, near the river Steep reveins    the bottoms nar- row but well timbered, bluff ¼ to ¾ asunder.
  • June 8, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 16, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) their being another rapid near above which was impossable for loaded craft to pass.    we caught considerable quantity of Small flat Scale fish while we lay here. about 12 oClock Capt.
  • June 16, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 3, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • July 3, 1805, Voorhis no. 1 Missouri Historical Society At our camp near the White bear Islands (White Bear Islands) .July 3rd 1805.
  • July 3, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • but few trees on the Std Side the grass is high and fine near the river.    the winds has blown for Several days from the S. W.
  • July 3, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 25, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    We found several bad rockey Rapids, which we had to pass through, and 〈are〉 the Water was so shallow that the Rocks appeared above the Water almost across the River, We double manned our Canoes, and with difficulty got over them, by hard towing; We saw several excellent springs, which came out from under the Clifts of Rocks, near the River, We came 16 Miles this day, & encamped on the North side of the River.— The men were very much fataigued towing the Canoes this day, and some of them had their feet Cut in passing over the Rocks.—    Our hunters only killed one Goose, which was all that was killed this day.—
  • July 25, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 20, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The Shoshone (Shoshone Indians) camp had probably moved from its previous location to a site about four miles north of Tendoy (Tendoy, Idaho) , Lemhi County (Lemhi County, Idaho) , near where Kenney Creek (Kenney Creek) joins the Lemhi River (Lemhi (East Fork Lewis's) River) .
  • August 20, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • W.   5 miles to a narrow part of the bottom    passed a Creek on each Side a place the Indians were massered, a road coms in on the right S. 70° W.   2 miles to a Creek on the right S. 80° W   3 miles to a rockey point opsd. a Pine thicket on the left, passed a run from the right West   3 miles to the head Spring of the Missoui (Missouri River) near the top of a deviding mountain at a gap S. 80° W   6 miles to a run from the right, passed Several Small Streams & Spring runs running to my left, and down a Drean.
  • August 28, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 1, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • went down in to the valley in which runs through a large Creek.    passed by a plain near the Creek a Short distance.    Camped after coming 23 miles this day & Camped a little before night on account of its raining.   
  • September 1, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 8, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    We took those horses & Colt along with us, the horses were lame & we expected that the Natives had left them in this Valley, on that account.    We came 25 Miles this day as near as we can guess, and encamped at a Creek, on a smooth bottom of land.   
  • September 8, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 10, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I Saw Indians walking up and down the beech which I did not at first understand the Cause of, one man came to where I was and told me that he was in Serch of fish which is frequently thrown up on Shore and left by the tide, and told me [NB: in English] the "Sturgion was verry good" and that the water when it retired left fish which they eate    this was Conclusive evedance to me that this Small band depended in Some Measure for their winters Subsistance on the fish which is thrown on Shore and left by the tide—    after amuseing my Self for about an hour on the edge of the rageing Seas I returned to the houses, one of the Indians pointed to a flock of Brant Sitting in the creek at Short distance below and requested me to Shute one, I walked down with my Small rifle and killed two at about 40 yds distance, on my return to the houses two Small ducks Set at about 30 Steps from me    the Indians pointed at the ducks they were near together, I Shot at the ducks and accidently Shot the head of one off, this Duck and brant was Carried to the house and every man Came around examined the Duck looked at the gun the Size of the ball which was 100 to the pound and Said in their own language Clouch Musket, [NB: English word Musket] wake, com ma-tax Musket which is, a good Musket do not under Stand this kind of Musket &c.
  • December 10, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 31, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark December 31st Tuesday 1805 〈a fair night〉 A Cloudy night & Some rain, this day proved Cloudy and Some Showers of rain to day    all the Indians Continued at their Camp near us, 2 others Canoes Came one from the War-ci-a-cum (Wahkiakum Indians) Village, with three Indians, and the other from higher up the river of the Skil-lute (Watlala Indians) nation with three men and a Squar; Those people brought with them Some Wapto roots, mats made of flags, & rushes, dried fish and Some fiew She-ne-tock-we (or black) roots & dressed Elk Skins, all of which they asked enormous prices for, particularly the Dressed Elk Skins; I purchased of those people Some Wapto roots, two mats and a Small pouch of Tobacco of their own manufactory—    for which I gave large fish hooks, which they were verry fond, those Indians are much more reserved and better behaved to day than yesterday—    the Sight of our Sentinal who walks on his post, has made this reform in those people who but yesterday was verry impertenant and disagreeable to all—    This evening they all Cleared out before the time to Shut the gates, without being derected to doe So—    I derected Sinks to be dug and a Sentinal Box which was accomplished one of those Indeans brought a Musquet to be repared, which only wanted a Screw flattened, for which he gave me a Peck of Wapto roots, I gave him a flint and a pice of Sheep Skin of which he was pleased— January 1st Wednesday 1806 in another book This is the last daily entry in the Elkskin-bound Journal.
  • December 31, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 9, 1806 - Clark, William
  • they proceed from the sides as well as the extremities of the bough, but in the former case allways at or near the Commencement of Some one years groth which in Some instances are as far back as the third year.—.
  • February 9, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 20, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we met with them under the rocky mountain (Rocky Mountains) s in the neighbourhood of the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) Nation on the Koskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) river, but have not Seen them Since nor do we know whether they exist in the interiors of the great Plains of Columbia (Great Columbian Plain) , or on the lower border near the mountains which pass the river about the great falls (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) .
  • February 20, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • there were 13 Sepulchers on this rock which Stands near the Center of the river, and has a Cerface of about two acres above the water.—.   
  • April 15, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 7, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • There is a speceis of cherry which grows in this neighbourhood in sitations like the Choke cherry or near the little rivulets and wartercouses.    it seldom grows in clumps or from the same cluster of roots as the choke cherry dose.   
  • June 7, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 11, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Pryors (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) camp near a high point of land on the left Side which the Shoshones (Shoshone Indians) call the beavers head (Beaverhead Rock) .   
  • July 11, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 31, 1806 - Clark, William
  • E. 6 〈5?〉 miles to the head of a Isld. near an Id. Std. Sid    low Coal Bluff on Stard Side    passed a Brook on Stard side N. 20° E. 4 miles to the enterance of a brook in the Lard Bend op- posit an island on the Stard Side N. 70° E. 3 Miles to the lower part of Stard Bluff    passed an Small island at the enterance of a river 60 yds wide deep    banks on each Side N. 30° W 3 miles to a Lard.
  • July 31, 1806
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  • Clark, William

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