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April 14, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • some handsome cascades are seen on either hand tumbling from the stupendious rocks of the mountains into the river.    near the border of the river I observed today the long leafed pine.   
  • White Salmon River (White Salmon River (Canoe Creek)) , near present White Salmon (White Salmon, Wash.) , the boundary between Skamania (Skamania County, Wash.)
  • April 14, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 30, 1806 - Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
  • a few of the does have produced their young.    strawberries ripe near the river— 7th rain but slight both last evening and today.   
  • The Sun flower also just beginning to blume, which is 2 months later than those on the Sides of the Western Mountains near the falls of Columbia (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) . 30th We are here Situated on Clarks river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) in a Vally between two high mountains of Snow.
  • June 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History
  • The woodpecker, whose previously unique genus Asyndesmus has recently been merged with Melanerpes, was first seen along the edge of the Big Belt Mountains near present-day Helena, Montana. However, this woodland-edge woodpecker was not actually collected until the following spring, near Kamiah, Idaho.
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  • Paul A. Johnsgard
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • The last cache they built was hidden in the trees near the mouth of the Heart River, where Bismarck, North Dakota, stands today.
  • And the government would like to know that the Hidatsas probably could be prevailed on to relocate their villages near the mouth of the Yellowstone if a federal trading post were established there.
  • This is significant, for it shows they had already learned that a short trip east from Three Forks over what is now Bozeman Pass would bring them into the lovely valleys of the upper Yellowstone near today's Livingston. Fur traders would relish that knowledge, too.
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  • David Lavender
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • (The expedition's last swivel gun was cached with the white pirogue near the Great Falls of the Missouri. How did he happen to have a fuse with him on the Columbia?
  • A variety of flowers bloomed in April. The air near The Dalles, Lewis wrote appreciatively, was noticeably drier and more bracing than it had been near the coast.
  • One of the waterfalls, today's famed Multnomah Falls, plunged seven hundred feet in two giant steps. As the travelers neared The Dalles, they saw ten or twelve horses grazing near a cluster of plank houses.
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  • David Lavender
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • "This accedent," Lewis admitted in his journal, "was very near costing us dear." But he did not shift any of the pirogue's valuable cargo to other boats or make any changes in the crew's assignments.
  • As a more permanent memento they named the little side creek near the site "Brown Bear Defeated Creek." They spent two increasingly precious days drying out the pirogue's cargo.
  • (Shades of the knife thrust that had saved him from a disastrous fall near the Tavern, a short time after the expedition had started up the Missouri!)
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  • David Lavender
ca. April 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—   11 0       5 Ditto @ 1$—     5 0   1304 45 [should be 1376.85] Unidentified symbols drawn to the right or left of some of these names are here represented as a check mark. The word "Soap" is placed near this list of supplies and perhaps is a part of it.
  • ca. April 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 8, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Probably the Big Sioux River (Big Sioux River (Rivière des Sioux)) , which forms the boundary between Iowa (Iowa) and South Dakota (South Dakota) . Near the Saline (Saline County, Mo.) -Cooper (Cooper County, Mo.) county line, probably east of the line and perhaps on the second of two islands later called Arrow Rock Island (Arrow Rock (Mills) Island) .
  • June 8, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 6, 1804 - Clark, William
  • The extreme shifts in the Missouri (Missouri River) over the years make it difficult to say whether the actual campsite was in present Kansas (Kansas) or Missouri (Missouri) , but the party was near present St. Joseph (Saint Joseph, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) . Coues (HLC), 1:40 n. 85; MRC map 17; MRM map 48.
  • July 6, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • passd. a pt. of High Land Covd. with wood L. S.    a Sd. bar near the S. S. N. 8° W   2 ms. to a point in the junction of the Platt (Platte River (Nebr
  • July 21, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • High Land Covd. with wood L. S.    a Sand bar near the S. S.    a large Sand bar N. 8° W   2 ms. to a point L.
  • July 21, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 6, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Feb. 9th 25    Captain William Clark (Clark, William)    near Cahokia (Cahokia, Ill.)    By Mail. The only reference to La Jeunesse (La Jeunesse, Jean Baptiste) as "patroon," that is, foreman of the French boatmen.
  • August 6, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 5, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • this bird is very noysey when flying which is does exttreemly swift    the motion of the wing is much like that of kildee    it has two notes one like the squaking of a small pig only on reather a high kee, and the other kit'-tee'-kit'-tee'- as near as letters can express the sound—    the beak of the female is black and the black and quaker colour of the male in her is yellow[i]s[h] brown mixed with dove colour Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) natural history notes from Codex Q.
  • August 5, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • [Dorion (Dorion, Pierre, Sr.) ]) to a fall of near 200 for [from], 2 large & Som Small Pitchs    below the falls on the 〈left〉 right a Creek coms in on which 〈all〉 the red pipe Stone is percured, & in the praries about, a place of Peace with all nations.
  • August 21, 1804
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  • Clark, William
Weather, September 1804 - Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—   20th the antelope is now ruting, the swallow has disappeared 12 days   21st Antilopes ruting, as are the Elk, the Buffaloe is nearly ceased—    the latter commence the latter end of July or first of August.   22nd a little foggy this morning, a great number of green leged plove passing down the river, also some geese & brant—   23rd aire remarkably dry-plumbs & grapes fully ripe—    in 36 hours two Spoonfuls of water aveporated in a sauser   24th three tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) swam the river and came to our encamp- ment this evening informed us that 30 longed [lodges] of their nation were near[by?]   [25] This day the Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) and ourselves had nearly come to an open a ruptr [rupture]   27th Saw a large flock of white Gulls with wings tiped with black   28th this day about 12 oCk. had a severe struggle to get away from the tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton)   29th 〈the Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) 〉 the 2nd Chief came on Lard.
  • September 30, 1804
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  • Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
May 5, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— The Men who belonged to the party, that was on board the foremost Pettyauger, shot at; and killed this bear; and got him near the shore on the North side of the River, he was one of those called by the Natives, the white bear, altho' his Colour was a light brown.—    As he was by far the largest of the kind, we had seen, Our officers on their arrival; had his dimensions taken which were as follows.—    Round the head three feet 5 Inches, Round the neck, Three feet 11 Inches; Round the breast five feet 10½ Inches, Round the middle of the Arm (or fore foot) One foot 11 Inches, The length of this animal from the Nose to the extremity of his hind Claws 8 ft. 7½ Inches    His Talons 5 Inches, his Tushes were all nearly worn off, and his Nails on the fore feet, worn short, The Officers order'd the Pettyaugers to put too at this place and we encamp'd in Order to Skin and cut up this bear & get it on the Shore, it nearly took our whole party to hawl him up 〈which lay〉 on the North side of the River, in a bottom covered with Timber,—    We dressed this huge animal & found in him a large fish which was fresh & which we supposed he had caught & eat at the time our Men shot him, We got from part of the fat taken out of this Bear, Six Gallons of oil, when melted, he was not so very fat, but at the nearest calculation weigh'd Six hundred pounds Nett weight—    One of our hunters went out a hunting, and killed an Elk, which was brought to our Camp, he mention'd that he had seen on his Route, another Bear, of the same kind, as the One we had killed, and full as large.—    The distance that we come this day was 16 Miles.— See Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) entry for May 4 for Field's (Field, Joseph) symptoms and treatment.
  • May 5, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 1, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the head and neck are shaped much like the grey plover, and are of a light brickdust 〈colour〉 brown; the beak is black and flat, largest where it joins the head, and from thence becoming thiner and tapering to a very sharp point, the upper chap being ⅛ of an inch the longest 〈and〉 turns down at the point and forms a little hook.    the nostrils, which commence near the head are long, narrow, connected, and parallel with the beak; the beak is much curved, the curvature being upwards in stead of downwards as is common with most birds; the substance of the beak precisely resembles whalebone at a little distance, and is quite as flexable as that substance their note resembles that of the grey plover, tho' is reather louder and more varied, their habits appear also to be the same, with this difference; that it sometimes rests on the water and swims which I do not recollect having seen the plover do.   
  • May 1, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 21, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • To the lower point of a timbered bottom on the Stard. side, near which we encampd   2      Miles 20 Point of Observation No. 22 On the Lard. shore at the commencement of the 5th course of this day observed time, and distance of ☉'s and ☽'s nearest limbs with Sextant, ☉ East.
  • May 21, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 6, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    One of the party was attackted by an Old Male Bear, which in all probability would have killed him; had not the rest of the party been near enough to fire at him, which made him turn his course, They had killed 3 Bear, part of one they had eaten,—    The party had returned by way of the middle branch (or small River) and came down the same.—    They had killed in the bottoms on their return down this small River; a number of fat Elks & deer, and saw Wolves, antelopes Beaver &ca. in the greatest abundance.   
  • June 6, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 23, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • This morning early I scelected a place for the purpose of constructing my boat near the water under some shady willows. Capt Clark (Clark, William) had the Canoe and baggage brought up, after which we breakfasted and nearly consumed the meat which he had left her[e].   
  • June 23, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 14, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The camp was on the north bank of the Lochsa River (Lochsa (Upper Kooskooske) River) , some two miles below the mouth of White Sand (Killed Colt) Creek (Killed Colt Creek) , near Powell Ranger Station (Powell Ranger Station) , in Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) .
  • September 14, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 16, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • McKenzie (McKenzie, Charles) , who supposed that the large river, into which the branch he descended on the west side of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) , having its source in these mountains near that of the Unjigah or Peace river (Peace River) , discharges its waters into the large river in latitude about 54° north, and longitude 122° west from London (London) , or 47° west from Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pa.) , was the Columbia (Columbia River) .
  • October 16, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
October 25, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The hills the whole of this distance, were high on both sides of the River, and we saw some pine & Oak timber, The River ran smooth all this way, We encamped near a high point of Rocks, a small distance below the mouth of a creek, which lay on the South side of the River; The Country laying a small distance back, from where we are encamped, is cover'd with Timber.—    And the Land on both sides of the River, is barren land    We saw a Number of fish jumping in the River from where we are encamped which we supposed to be Drum fish.— The number "2" is written over "a."
  • October 25, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 26, 1805 - Clark, William
  • In Clatsop County (Clatsop County, Oreg.) , near present Svenson (Svenson, Oreg.) . Atlas maps 82, 92. A page of bearings and distances interrupts the narrative here in the Elkskin-bound Journal; it may have been written first and the day's narrative written around it later.
  • November 26, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 1, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) is rough notes when he left Capt. Clark (Clark, William) near the mouth of Columbia (Columbia River) for a few days to examine the S.
  • December 1, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 22, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I should be much pleased at meeting with this animal, but have had too many proofs to admit a doubt of it's existing and in considerable numbers in the mountains near this coast.    the Beaver and common Otter have before been mentioned in treating of the occupations of the natives in hunting fishing &c.   
  • February 22, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 15, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • there were thirteen sepulchres on this rock which stands near the center of the river and has a surface of about 2 acres above high-water mark.—    from hence we returned to the nothern shore and continued up it about four miles to another village of the same nation with whom we remained last night.   
  • April 15, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 11, 1806 - Clark, William
  • In the evening a man was brought in a robe by four Indians and laid down near me.    they informed me that this man was a Cheif of Considerable note who has been in the Situation I see him for 5 years.   
  • May 11, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 4, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Lewis's river (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) appear to pass through those Mountains near the N Eastern extremity.    those hills termonate in a high leavil plain between the Kooskoske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) & Lewis's river (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) .   
  • May 4, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 21, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • The glacial relocation of the Marias River (Marias River) and its tributaries caused each to downcut a new valley. Near the junction of the Marias River (Marias River) and Cut Bank Creek (Cut Bank Creek (North Branch of Marias River)) , the formations are the Telegraph Creek Formation (Telegraph Creek Formation) and the Virgelle Sandstone (Virgelle Sandstone) ; from about six miles south of their evening camp, the Two Medicine Formation (Two Medicine Formation) borders Cut Bank Creek (Cut Bank Creek (North Branch of Marias River)) .
  • July 21, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • to a Lard Bend    pasd. 4 Islands near the Lard Side.    a }   4   high bluff on the Stard Side    Low leavel plain on Lard Side East to a large Island Covered with wood    middle of the river        ½ N. 20° E to the main Larboard Shore passing on the left of the }      ½   Island S. 18° E.
  • to a Lard Bend.    passed 2 islands, near the Stard }   3   shore 〈pass〉 to the lower point of an Island close on   Lard. small rapid N. 60° E.
  • pass- }   4     ing a bad rapid at 3 miles. passed 5 Small islands       29 North to a Lard Bend. river near 300 yards wide     2 N. 58° E to a Stard Bend passing 5 Small islands.   
  • July 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 9, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the river for several days has been as wide as it is generally near it's mouth, tho' it is much shallower or I should begin to dispair of ever reaching it's source; it has been crouded today with many sandbars; the water also appears to become clearer, it has changed it's complexin very considerably.
  • The black clay comes from the Bearpaw Shale near the creek's mouth. "Calf Brook (Bear (Calf Brook, No Water) Creek (McCone County, Mont.)) " or "No Water Creek (Bear (Calf Brook, No Water) Creek (McCone County, Mont.)) " on Atlas maps 37, 49, 58; present Bear Creek (Bear (Calf Brook, No Water) Creek (McCone County, Mont.))
  • May 9, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
Part 2: Estimate of the Western Indians - Clark, William
  • W. and on the Lower Side of that river 50 Sho-Sho-ne's on the South fork (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) of Lewis's river (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) as } 3000 high up as the falls of that river, and on the Nemo, Watshlem, Shallett, Shust pellanimmo, She-com- shink, Timmooenumlarwas & the Cop coppahark rivers branches of the Said South Branch of Lewis's river (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) 51 Sho-Sho ne's (Shoshone Indians) of the East branch of Lewis's river (Lemhi (East Fork Lewis's) River) near } 60 800 the head of Jeffersons river (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) in the mountains 46 Sho-bar-boo-be-er (Mono-Paviotso Indians) a band of Shoshonies or Snake (Shoshone Indians) } 1000 Indians reside on the S W Side of the Multnomah (Willamette (Multnomah) River) river high up the Said river 45 Sho-Sho-nes or Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians resideing in winter } 3000 and fall on the Multnomah river (Willamette (Multnomah) River) Southwardly of the S W. mounts. and in Spring and Summer on the heads of Wallar wallar (Walla Walla (Waller Waller) River) , youmatolam (Umatilla (Youmalolam) River) , R.
  • Sometimes pass over to the Missouri (Missouri River) to kill Buffalow 61 Oat-lash-schute (Flathead Indians) tribe as mentioned on the other side } — of the next leaf    a part of the Tush he pah Nation (Flathead Indians) includes the Tush-she-pah (Flathead Indians) Ho-hil-po's (Flathead Indians) & Misk-Suck- (Flathead Indians) Seal-tom (Flathead Indians) Tribes    all of them rove on Clark's river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) and occasionally cross over to the Missouri (Missouri River) for the purpose of makeing robes and dried meat &c. 55 La-hân-na (Pend d'Oreille Indians) Nation reside on both sides of Columbia (Columbia River) } 2000 above Clarks river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) and as far up the Columbia (Columbia River) as is known by the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) & other nations which we have Seen on the Columbian (Columbia River) waters 56 Coos-pel-lars (Kalispel Indians) Nation reside on a large fork of the } 600 Columbia (Columbia River) which discharges itself into that river on it's East Side above the enterance of Clarks river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) , and heads with the waters of Hudsons bay (Hudson's Bay) 13* Smack-shop (Wishram-Wasco Indians) Nation reside on the Columbia (Columbia River) either } 800 Side below the Chil luck kit quaw (Wishram-Wasco Indians) nation and extending down to near the grand rapids (Columbia River, Cascades (Great Rapids, Great Shute)) 16,330 The estimate of the Nations and tribes West of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) may be Seen More Correctly States in a Supplement accompanying these Books    WC    80,000 Soles 69,040 This item in Clark's (Clark, William) hand is from Codex I, pp. 150–51, 153–55, reading backwards; it is interrupted by a map of the Cape Disappointment (Cape Disappointment) area (fig. 1).
  • Winter 1805-1806
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  • Clark, William
March 29, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • We set out early this morning and proceeded along the side of Deer Island (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) ; halted at 10 A. M. near its upper point and breakfasted.    here we were joined by three men of the Clan-nah-min-na-mun (Katlaminimin Indians) nation.   
  • the frogs are croaking in the swams and marhes; their notes do not differ from those of the Atlantic States; they are not found in the salt marshes near the entrance of the river.    heared a large hooting owl hollowing this evening.   
  • March 29, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 6, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we assended a Small rise and beheld an open boutifull Leavel Vally or plain of about 20 [NB: 15] Miles wide and near 60 [NB: 30] long extending N & S. in every direction around which I could see high points of Mountains Covered with Snow.
  • Ruby Creek (Ruby Creek) heads in the Beaverhead Mountains (Beaverhead Mountains) of the Bitterroot Range (Bitterroot Range) near the heads of some of the tributaries of the North Fork Salmon River (North Fork Salmon River (Fish Creek)) (Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark's (Clark, William) Fish Creek (North Fork Salmon River (Fish Creek)) ).
  • July 6, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 10, 1806 - Clark, William
  • "The Shishequaw Mountain (Haystack Butte) is a high insulated conic mountain Standing Several miles in advance of the Eastern range of the rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) " near trhe Meadecine River (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) . North     14 ½ Miles through an open plain to Sishequaw Creek (Sishequaw Creek) 20 yards wide about 10 ms. below the mtn. which bears S. 32° W. from us, haveing left the road to our left which keeps near the mts. N. 50° E     2 Ms. to the 〈mouth〉 discharge of Sishequaw Creek (Sishequaw Creek) into Medecine River (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) through an extencive leavel and butifull bottom
  • July 10, 1806
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  • Clark, William
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • The Great Divide Shortly before breakfast on July 16, as the men were rowing against a gentle current, one of them spotted near the river bank a cluster of about forty empty "booths," or arbors, that had been built of willow boughs as shelters against the sun.
  • On seeing several snakes that sought refuge in the water as the boats neared, he helped the men catch some so that he could examine their teeth to learn whether the fangs were hollow and thus capable of releasing stored poison.
  • During the next two days they struggled with hot days and cold nights, with foot problems on the dry slopes, and, near the stream, with thickets of brush and with marshes caused by overflow from innumerable beaver dams.
  • N.D.
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  • David Lavender
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • Surely this new stream was the South Fork of the Columbia, which the captains, following dotted lines on Nicholas King's conjectural map of 1803, had postulated as far back as Camp Wood near St. Louis. Later, acting on the basis of Hidatsa information, they had refined the fork into a long stream running due north along the western base of the Rockies until it finally swung west to join the main Columbia near the coast.
  • As morale sagged in the afternoon, Clark hurried ahead with one man along the side of the ridge. On reaching water near a sheltering copse of balsam, he built huge fires to warm the others when they came up, numb and downcast.
  • Sending hunters out for deer, Clark rode to a neighboring village, for he understood it might be near a navigable river. The town was not on a river, however, and he had no luck finding meat.
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  • David Lavender
September 4, 1803 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Georgetown (Georgetown, Pa.) , in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Beaver County, Pa.) , near the state line, was founded in 1793 by Benoni Dawson. Thwaites (EWT), 4:101 and n. 59.
  • September 4, 1803
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
December 5, 1803 - Clark, William
  •    (2) passed between two Islands, of about one mile in length, one near the Center of the River and the other close to the Larbd. Side hideing the mouth of a large Creek called Platea (Platten (Platt) Creek) ; (3) which is a Streen suficient large to aford water for mills (several of which are now established on the Creek) at all Seasons.
  • December 5, 1803
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  • Clark, William
July 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. opposit a willow Island, at this Creek I went on Shore took R Field (Field, Reubin) s with me and went up this Creek Several miles & crossed thro: the plains to the river above with the view of finding Elk, we walked all day through those praries without Seeing any, I killed an emence large yellow Wolf—    The Countrey throu which we walked after leaveing the Creek was good land covered with Grass interspersed with Groves & Scattering timber near and about the heads of Branches Course Distance & Reffrs.
  • July 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 4, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Several exposures of volcanic ash (pumice), long called the Pearlette Ash, have been observed along the Missouri River (Missouri River) bluffs north of Omaha (Omaha, Nebr.) , and one near the mouth of Ponca Creek (Ponca (Pania, Poncar) Creek) , south of Blair (Blair, Nebr.) , was recorded by Miller.
  • August 4, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 13, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Those people fed on grapes untill they turned, & the woman has a bunch of grapes yet in her hand    on the river near the place those are Said to be Situated, we obsd. a greater quantity of fine grapes than I ever Saw at one place.
  • October 13, 1804
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  • Clark, William
November 3, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • they carried with them a Pettyauger to bring what Meat they killid on their hunt; they remained down the River a hunting 15 days, and on the 18th November they returned, having had good success in hunting, they brought with them 34 deer, 10 Elk, and 5 buffaloes all weighing 2,000 lbs as near as we could guess.— Nothing happened extraordinary till the 30th day of November (instant) when an Express arrived from the 2nd Mandan (Mandan Indians) Village, at our Fort; who informed our Officers that a hunting party of theirs was robbed, by the Sues (Sioux Indians) & Rees (Arikara Indians) Indians on the 27th of last Month of Eight horses, and all their meat, & that they had killed one of their Men, and wounded two others, and applied to 〈the〉 Our Officers for some assistance from the fort which the Officers readily granted to them.   
  • November 3, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • [nation] they lived in friendship maney years, inhabiting the Same neighbourhood untill that people waged war, They moved up near the watersoons (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) & winataree (Hidatsa Indians) where they now live in peace with those nations, the mandans Specke a language peculial to themselves 〈verry much〉 they can rase about 350 men, the Winatarees (Hidatsa Indians) [NB: 〈or〉 the 〈600, 700〉 Wittassoons (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) or Maharha (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) 80] about 80 and the Big bellies (Hidatsa Indians) [NB: or Minitarres (Hidatsa Indians) ] about 600 or 650 men. the mandans (Mandan Indians) and Seauex (Sioux Indians) [X: 〈Shoe (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) Tribe of Minataras (Hidatsa Indians) 〉] have the Same word for water—    The Big bellies (Hidatsa Indians) [NB: or] Winitarees (Hidatsa Indians) & ravin [NB: & Wattassoons (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) , as also the Crow (Crow Indians) (or Raven (Crow Indians) )] Indians Speake nearly the Same language and the presumption is they were origionally the Same nation    The Ravin (Crow Indians) Indians "have 400 Lodges & about 1200 men, & follow the Buffalow, or hunt for their Subsistance in the plains & on the Court noi (Black Hills) & Rock Mountains (Rocky Mountains) , & are at war with the Sioux (Sioux Indians) Snake (Paiute Indians) Indians["] The Big bellies (Hidatsa Indians) & Watersoons (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) are at war with the Snake (Paiute Indians) Indians & Seauex (Sioux Indians) , and were at war with the Ricares (Arikara Indians) untill we made peace a fiew days passd.—    The Mandans (Mandan Indians) are at War with all who make war on them, at present with the Seauex (Sioux Indians) only, and wish to be at peace with all nations, Seldom the agressors— Probably venereal disease, about which they would be more frank in later entries.
  • November 12, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 25, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the buffaloe Elk and Antelope are so gentle that we pass near them while feeding, without apearing to excite any alarm among them, and when we attract their attention, they frequently approach us more nearly to discover what we are, and in some instances pursue us a considerable distance apparenly with that view.—    in our way to the place I had determined to encamp, we met with two large herds of buffaloe, of which we killed three cows and a calf.   
  • April 25, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 30, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • many circumstances indicate our near approach to a country whos climate differs considerably from that in which we have been for many months.   
  • May 30, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 26, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • deposited the swivel and carriage under the rocks a little above the camp near the river.    great numbers of buffaloe still continue to water daily opposite the camp.
  • June 26, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 4, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we had a heavy dew this morning.    the clouds near these mountains rise suddonly and discharge their contents partially on the neighbouring plains; the same cloud will discharge hail alone in one part hail and rain in another and rain only in a third all within the space of a few miles; and on the Mountains to the S.
  • July 4, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • In the valley now called Ross, or Ross's, Hole (Ross's Hole) , east of modern Sula (Sula, Mont.) , Ravalli County (Ravalli County, Mont.) , and probably on Camp Creek (Camp Creek (Ravalli County, Mont.)) near its entrance into the East Fork Bitterroot River (Bitterroot (Clark's, Flathead) River) .
  • September 4, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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