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  • Bear's Belly Bear's Belly, Arikara Indian, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing buckskin LC-USZ62-105497 cph 3c05497 Photographer: Edward S.
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Part 3: Botanical Collections - Vaughan
  • Oct. 12.    Specimen of Tobacco the Indians cultivate called Ricaras (Arikara Indians) Tobacco—    at the Ricares (Arikara Indians) Town 46.
  • a few Insects The Corolla of the Indian Tobacco as prepared for the purpoe of Smoking by the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , Ricaras (Arikara Indians) , Minetares (Hidatsa Indians) & Ahwahhaways (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) , in this State it is mixed with a small quantity of Buffaloes Tallow, previous to charging the pipe—    It is esteemed a great delicacy among these people, they dispose of it to their neighbors the Assinouboins (Assiniboine Indians) & others who visit them for the purpose of Traffick from whom they obtain a high price— BOTANICAL IDENTIFICATIONS Voucher Number 1804 Dates Approximate Location Current Scientific and Common Names 1 May 10 St.
  • line, SD (South Dakota) Nicotiana quadrivalvis Pursh (Indian tobacco) 38 October 15 near Fort Yates (Fort Yates (N.
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  • Native with dugout canoe Native with dugout canoe — Celilo-Columbia River, 1897 / [Gi]fford, The Dalles, Or. Indian, possibly Wasco, seated on a long canoe. LC-USZ62-101331 cph 3c01331 c1897
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  • At the water's edge A Young Arikara Indian stands in shallow water, wearing buckskin dress, with trees in background, North Dakota.
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July 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. which is on a rise of about 70 feet higher than the bottom which is also a prarie covered with high grass Plumbs Grape Vine & Hezel—both forming a Bluff to the River, the Lower Prarie is above high water mark at the foot of the riseing ground & below the High Bluff    we came to in a grove of timber and formed a Camp    raised a flag Pole, and deturmind to waite for the Ottu (Oto Indians) Indians—    The white Horse which 〈I〉 we found below Died last night, after posting out the Guards &c. & Sent out 4 men to hunt    I am ingaged in [blank] and Drawing off my courses to accompany the map Drawn at White Catfish Camp (White Catfish Camp (Iowa)) , Capt.
  • (or, with adjacent bluffs, as the Council Bluffs (Council Bluff (Nebr.)) ) from the meeting the captains held there with the Indians during the next few days. The city of Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs, Iowa) , Iowa (Iowa) , although it is downstream and on the opposite bank, takes its name from these bluffs.
  • "Brarow" is from the French blaireau and the Pawnee (Pawnee Indians) word is cuhkatus. Jefferson (Jefferson, Thomas) to C.
  • July 30, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 17, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we took an eairly breakfast and set out    proceeded on a Short distance    heared Some Indians Singing on Shore on L. Side    directly came up Several of the Snake nation a horseback.   
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Camp abt. 10 oClock A. m. a little below the forks, their was 20 odd of the Snake (Shoshone Indians) nation Indians Camped here which came over the Mountains with Capt.
  • he lay close on his horse & Spyed 2 of the party makeing towards him who had been a hunting a little off the road.    the Indian turned his horse and ran him untill he got to his band & told the news.   
  • August 17, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 23, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark [Speech for Yellowstone Indians (Crow Indians) , undated] Children. The Great Spirit has given a fair and bright day for us to meet together in his View that he may inspect us in this all we say and do.
  • Children    This Great Chief who is Benevolent, just, wise & bountifull has sent me and one other of his chiefs (who is at this time in the country of the Blackfoot Indians (Blackfeet Indians) ) to all his read children on the Missourei (Missouri River) and its waters quite to the great lake of the West where the land ends and the sun sets on the face of the great water, to know their wants and inform him of them on our return.
  • Clark (Clark, William) obviously prepared it while he still expected to meet the Crows (Crow Indians) on the Yellowstone (Yellowstone River) . The reference to the theft of his horses (see July 21, 1806) places its composition at this canoe-making camp or later.
  • July 23, 1806
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September 4, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we had this grave Completely filled up, and returned to the Canoes and proceeded on to the Sand bar on which we encamped from the 12th to the 20th of August 1804 near the Mahar (Omaha Indians) Village, here we came to and derected every wet article put out to dry, all the bedding of the party and Skins being wet.   
  • a little before night Several Guns were heard below and in a direction towards the Mahar (Omaha Indians) village which induced us to suspect that Mr. McClellin (McClellan, Robert) who we was informed was on his way up to trade with the Mahars (Omaha Indians) had arived at the Creek below and that those reports of Guns was Some of his party out hunting.   
  • They called it the "Fishing Camp (Fish Camp) " The Omaha (Omaha Indians) village noted on August 13, 1804, situated just north of Homer (Homer, Nebr.)
  • September 4, 1806
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July 8, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Chiefly for the space of Eight hours    we Came to Small River Calld little Nan doughe (Nodaway River) ,—    In Indian tounge, Inglish little woody River (Nodaway River) , it lieing in latude 39D 39M 22S 7/100    an lsland to the S.S    On Our W.S. a bear apeared but Could not be Shot Made his alopement    we Got to the River Nandouie (Nodaway River)    Roed. 15 Miles    Incamd. at the head of a large Island— Sunday July 8th    This morning we embark'd early with a fair wind, and sail'd for 8 hours, when we came to a small River called Little Nan doughe (Nodaway River) , in the Indian language, which is in english little wood River (Nodaway River) , it lying by observation taken by Captains Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & Clark (Clark, William) in Latitude 39° 39' 22 7/100 North.   
  • July 8, 1804
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July 31, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • .—    we expected the Zotteau (Oto Indians) nation of Indians to day & the man which went for them but they did not come.
  • July 31, 1804
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August 4, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • C (Cruzatte, Pierre) . trading with the Mahar (Omaha Indians) , & ponies (Pawnee Indians) .—    above that we passd. a Small Creek which comes in behind a large Sand bar    this Creek is the outelet of 3 ponds which make in from towards the hills.—    the Bottom and high praries extends along Both Sides of the River the most of this days march, Some young Groves of cotton wood on the points    we Road 10½ miles and Camped on the S.
  • August 4, 1804
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August 11, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Floyd Satturday august 11th 1804    Set out after a verry hard Storm this morning of wind and Rain continued untill 9 oclock A m. and Cleard up    prosed on    passed a high Bluff whare the Kinge of the Mahas (Omaha Indians) Died about 4 yeares ago    the Hill on which he is berred is about 300 feet High    the nathion Goes 2 or 3 times a year to Cryes over him    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) went up on the Hill to See 〈him〉 the Grave    thay histed a flage on his Grave as 〈present〉 noner [honor] for him which will pleas the Indianes, passed the mouth of a Creek on the South Side Called Waie Con Di Peeche (Blackbird (Wau-Condi peche, Bad Spirit) Creek) or the Grait Sperit is Bad (Blackbird (Wau-Condi peche, Bad Spirit) Creek) whare this Chief 〈Didd〉 died and about 300 Hundred of his men with the Small pox    this Chiefs name was the Black Bird (Blackbird)    made 15 miles    Camped on the North Side These words are underscored in red ink.
  • August 11, 1804
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September 16, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • .—    Greater part of the loading taken out of the Boat and aired to day—    the large red pearogue loaded out of the Batteaux & are to continue on with us to the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Nation of Indians— Jean Baptiste Deschamps (Deschamps, Jean Baptiste) and Peter Roi (Roi (Roie, Rokey), Peter) , French engagés.
  • September 16, 1804
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October 6, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • S.    2 men went out hunting—    at 1 oClock we halted at an old Rickree (Arikara Indians) Village on S. S.    took dinner.    our hunters came to us    had killed a fat Elk.    we found at this village Some Squashes.    the Rick Rees (Arikara Indians) left it last Spring.    their village was built verry close compact, & covered each Sepperate house with Earth.   
  • October 6, 1804
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December 8, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 8th December 〈Thursday〉 Satturday 1804 a verry Cold morning, the Thermometer Stood at 12 d. below 0 which is 42 d. below the freesing point, wind from the N W    I with 15 men turned out [NB: Indians joined us on horseback    shot with arrows    rode along side of buffaloe] and killed 8 buffalow & one Deer, one Cow and Calf was brought in, two Cows which I killed at 7 miles Dst. I left 2 men to Skin & Keep off the wolves, and brought in one Cow & a calf, in the evening on my return to the fort Saw great numbers of Buffalow Comeing into the Bottoms on both Sides of the river    This day being Cold Several men returned a little frost bit; one of men with his feet badly frost bit    my Servents (York) feet also frosted & his P—s a little, I feel a little fatigued haveing run after the Buffalow all day in Snow many Places 10 inches Deep, Generally 6 or 8, two men hurt their hips verry much in Slipping down—    The Indians kill great numbers of Buffalow to day— 2 reflectings Suns to day The correct figure is 44, which Clark (Clark, William) has in the Field Notes.
  • December 8, 1804
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March 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • A red-inked note by Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) to ask Clark (Clark, William) for more information about venereal disease among the Mandans (Mandan Indians) and Hidatsas (Hidatsa Indians) . See Nicholas Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) Notes [ca.
  • March 30, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 12, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • McKeehan's (McKeehan, David) note: "The maps of Louisiana place the Mandan (Mandan Indians) villages west of the little Missouri (Little Missouri (E-mâh-tark',-Ah'-zhah) River) , whereas it is ascertained by this expedition to be 92 miles higher up the Missouri (Missouri River) than the Mandans (Mandan Indians) ."
  • April 12, 1805
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May 29, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • As we came along to day we passed a place where the Indians had driven above an hundred head of buffaloe down a precipice and killed them.
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) does not mention their Slaughter River (Arrow Creek (Slaughter River)) , today's Arrow Creek (Arrow Creek (Slaughter River)) , although he notes the mass of dead buffalo, which they took to be an Indian "buffalo jump," and which inspired the captains' name for the stream.
  • May 29, 1805
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August 21, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • in the evening after dark we carried our baggage we conclude to carsh to the place of cashing, So as that the Indians need not discover us, or mistrust that we are going to berry any thing at this place &c &c Wednesday August 21st    We had a hard white frost this morning, the water that stood in small Vessells froze, and some Deer Skins which was spread out wet last night, was froze stiff this morning, & the Ink froze in the pen at Sun rise; The morning was clear & got pleasant, One of the hunters went out hunting on horse back & 4 of our Men were sent down the River to dig a hole or Cashe to deposit some of our baggage in.   
  • The evening was dark, & Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) thought it best to have it done at that time, so that the Indians that were at our Camp, should not mistrust, or discover that we were going to bury anything at this place
  • August 21, 1805
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October 2, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— Wednesday October 2nd    A pleasant morning, Two of our Men were sent up to the Indian Villages, with six of our horses & some Merchandise to trade with the Indians for Salmon & their root bread.   
  • October 2, 1805
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December 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Appleman (LC), 196–97, 349, 351; Atlas map 84. Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) Indians inhabited winter villages at Seaside (Seaside, Oreg.) , moving from their summer villages around Point Adams (Point Adams) to this area in the fall.
  • December 28, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 30, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Katlaminimin Indians
  • Various Upper Chinookan-language people lived on and around the island, including the Katlaminimin (Katlaminimin Indians) . See Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) entry of March 29. Within Vancouver (Vancouver, Wash.) , Clark County (Clark County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) .
  • March 30, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
The Salish People and the Lewis and Clark Expedition Excerpt 2
  • Excerpt 2 On September 4th 1805, a large band of Salish people was encamped at one of the traditional places in the upper Bitterroot Valley—a place called Kwtí x̴ P̓upƛ̓ mễ , meaning Coming Out into a Big Open Place. Non-Indians know this place as Ross Hole, the large upland prairie on the East Fork of the Bitterroot River, in what is now western Montana.
  • Our people later learned that these strangers were the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition. In most non-Indian accounts, the expedition's arrival marks the beginning of the history of Montana.
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  • Salish Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee and Elders Cultural Advisory Council, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Part 6: Baling Invoices - Unknown
  • The first part is an invoice of presents to be given to Indian chiefs, the second lists "necessary stores" for the expedition.
  • Baling Invoice of Sundries for Indian Presents No.     30 a Bag Contg. } for first Chiefs of Ottos (Oto Indians) or Panis (Pawnee Indians) —     2 Chief's Coats     2 hats & plumes     2 White Shirts     2 Medals 2d Sise     2 hair pipes     2 wrist Bands     2 Arm Bands     2 Bundles Gartg.     2 pr Leggins     2 Britch Clouts     3 Medals 3d Size } 2d Chief     3 Blue Blankets     3 pr Scarlet Leggins     3 Britch Clouts     3 Bundles Gartg.     3 medals 3d Sise } 3d Chief     3 Scarlet Leggins     3 white Shirts     3 Britch Clouts     3 Bundles Gartg.
  • Red Lead 24 Squaw Axes   2 Bundles of Pieces of Brass & Iron 28 fish Spears   5 large Canoe Awls In a Box of necessary Stores No. 8 are the follg. belongg. to Indian Department    27 fish Spears    5 large Canoe Awls Recapitulation of the Above fourteen Bags & 1 Box of Indian Presents.
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  • Lewis and Clark Landing Place Lewis and Clark's landing place at Nihhluidih. Chinook Indian standing on river bank, Columbia River Valley. LC-USZ62-99366 cph 3b45412 Photographer: Edward S.
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  • Wishham woman Chinookan Indians: Tlakluit; Washington. Landscape, portrait, woman, full length, facing right, standing, wearing beaded buckskin dress.
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December 26, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • pleasant    Seven of our men went up to the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Villages
  • December 26, 1804
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January 6, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 6th of January Sunday 1805 a Cold day    but fiew indians to day    I am ingaged as yesterday
  • January 6, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 5, 1804 - Clark, William
  • The finished product was commonly used as a travel ration by Indians, trappers, and frontiersmen in general. "Jerky" comes from the Spanish charqui, itself derived from a Quechua Indian word.
  • or Mud Creek (Mud (Lead, Big Rock) Creek) , in Cole County (Cole County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) . MRC map 7. The Kansa (Kansa Indians) , or Kaw (Kansa Indians) , people were a small tribe residing on the Kansas River (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) when first known to Europeans in the late seventeenth century. They spoke a Siouan language of the Dhegiha group, closely related to Osage (Osage Indians) . Their economy was based on hunting and horticulture. In 1804 their village was on the Blue River (Blue River (Kans.))
  • June 5, 1804
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  • Clark, William
January 1, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Obviously the captains gathered this information from the Indians at the mouth of the Columbia (Columbia River) . We have made an attempt to identify these men from what information is available about early trading ventures in the area.
  • Some of them may have made other voyages which are not in the records, or the language barrier may have confused the information, although many of the Indians had some English. The principal source is the researches of Frederick W.
  • He could be the "Callamon (Callamon) " later reported trading with the Makah (Makah Indians) at Cape Flattery (Cape Flattery) (see below, March 14, 1806); if so, the latter would not be the wooden-legged "Callalamet (Callallamet) ."
  • January 1, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 6, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the trail which we take to be a re- turning war-party of the Minnetares of Fort de prarie (Atsina Indians) be- comes much fresher.    they have a large pasel of horses.   
  • preserved specemines of them.    passed several old indian encamp- ments of 〈stick〉 brush lodges.— S 80 E   2 m. to two nearly equal forks of the river    here the road forks    also one leading up each branch    these are the forks of which I presume the indians made mention.   
  • they appear to be those of the Minnetares (Blackfeet Indians) as are all those we have seen today.    killed 〈another〉 five deer and a beaver today.   
  • July 6, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
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  • Assinniboine An Assinniboine Indian—MT. MT USA 111-sc-82419 Collection: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer—Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity NARA-NWDNS
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  • Po-ca-tel-lo, Yakima or Umatilla Po-ca-tel-lo, Yakima or Umatilla Indian, from Oregon, half-length portrait, facing right. LC-USZ62-102138 cph 3c02138 Photographer: Lee Moorhouse c1900
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January 17, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 17th January Thursday 1805 a verry windey morning hard from the North    Thermometer at 0, Several Indians here to day
  • January 17, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 20, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark I visited the Mandans (Mandan Indians) on the 20th & have the canoes taken to the River, ready to Decend to the fort when the River Clears,
  • March 20, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 18, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Ordway Saturday 18th    hard rain all last night, and continues as usal.    2 Indians came to the fort and Stayed a Short time.
  • January 18, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
Montana 29:3 [1979]: 16–27.
  • Because of the possibility of further Indian attacks, Post Master John MacKay decided in 1807 not to send HBC employees to the Mandans.
  • Charles MacKenzie, "The Missouri Indians, 1804–05" in Les Bourgeois De La Compagnie Du Nord-Ouest, ed. by L.
  • Ibid., fos. 14d–15. MacKenzie, "The Missouri Indians, 1804–05," I: 329. HBC Archives, B. 22/a/9, fo. 13, Brandon House Post journal, 1801–02.
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The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • Yet how could Lewis and Clark ask the Indians to acknowledge American jurisdiction without demanding the same recognition from the foreigners who dealt with Indians?
  • If bullying from nomadic tribes made all the village Indians cower—and how reminiscent of the Sioux-Arikara situation this was!
  • The Indians, they added, had been warned to reject any and all tokens of British sovereignty.
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  • Wades in Water Wades in Water, Piegan Indian, full-length portrait, seated on floor, facing front, with braids, beaded buskskin shirt and leggings, beads with ermine tail trim.
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December 14, 1803 - Clark, William
  • Clark Wednesday—14th    Contined to Cut logs, Sent out into the neghbrhood yesterday, Som Indians passed, wind Continu to blow hard    river riseing—
  • December 14, 1803
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  • Clark, William
March 15, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • clear pleasant and warm.    all the Indian Goods put out to air. Some men employed Shelling corn.
  • March 15, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
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February 13, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • one of the men bought a Sea otter Skin from the Indian for a peace of Tobacco not the half of a carrit. That is, a carrot of tobacco.
  • February 13, 1806
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November 18, 1803 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • stood; the river run from the point of junction S. 80 E. to the point of an island about 4 miles distant; at this or oposite to it found six Shawano (Shawnee Indians) [Shawnee (Shawnee Indians) ] hunting camps; the Island is formed by a byo [bayou] which makes out nearly in the direction observed course of the river, the river turning more to the S., this byo runs about 2 ¾ approaching the highland very nearly in one point, and [after] receieving the waters of Mayfield creek (Mayfield Creek) emptys itself again into the missippi (Mississippi River) , the lower mouth of this byo affords much the best navigation to the mouth of the creek, it is at the junction of this creek & byo that fort Jefferson (Fort Jefferson (Ky.)) stands on a rising ground, North of a Byo & West of the creek—    on our return landed on the spanish side 〈most fortunately〉 in order to take the course of the bank of the river on that side, in accomplishing this object we reached the huts of some persons who had established themselves for the purpose of trading with the Indians; found a number of our men who had left camp contrary to instructions & drunk, had much dificulty in geten George Rogers Clark (Clark, George Rogers) , older brother of William (Clark, William) , established Fort Jefferson (Fort Jefferson (Ky.))
  • November 18, 1803
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • He worked for the North West Company in the country of the Assiniboin Indians (Assiniboine Indians) in present-day Canada (Canada) , then settled in Cahokia (Cahokia, Ill.) before 1799, engaging in the Indian trade from that place. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) met Hay (Hay, John) at Cahokia (Cahokia, Ill.)
  • January 30, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Lauriesme (Lorimier, Louis) [Lorimier (Lorimier, Louis) ] returned from the Kickapoo (Kickapoo Indians) Town to day    [He] delayed a Short time & Set out for St. Louis (Saint Louis, Mo.) , I Sent George Drewyer (Drouillard, George) with Mr.
  • Apparently Lorimier (Lorimier, Louis) had been on a mission to the Kickapoos (Kickapoo Indians) for the United States. The wandering Kickapoos (Kickapoo Indians) had various settlements in Missouri (Missouri) about this time, and the location of this one is hard to determine.
  • May 18, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 29, 1804 - Clark, William
  • During the expedition's tense encounter with the Teton (Sioux Indians, Teton) Sioux (Sioux Indians) (September 25, 1804), the swivel was loaded with sixteen musket balls, each of which would probably have gone through more than one victim.
  • They gave the little cannon as a gift to the Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) chief Le Borgne (Le Borgne (One Eye)) (One Eye (Le Borgne (One Eye)) ) during the return trip in order to win his good will; the blunderbusses were brought back to St.
  • May 29, 1804
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July 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • we could with dificuelty Stem the Current with our 20 oars & and all the poles we had, passed a large Island on the S. S. Called by the Indians Wau-car-ba war-cand-da or the Bear Medesin Island (Kickapoo Island) , at 12 oClock landed on the Island & put up a mast which detained us four hours—    a verry hot day    winds from the S.
  • S. above the Island & opposit the 1st old village of the Kanzes (Kansa Indians) which was Situated in a valley, between two points of high Land, and imediatly on the river bank, back of the village and on a riseing ground at about one mile    The French had a garrison for Some time and made use of water out of a Spring running into Turkey Creek (Corral (Turkey) Creek) . an extensive Prarie, as the Current of the river Sets against the banke and washes it away the landing place for Boats is indifferent—    The high lands above the Fire river (Fishing (Fire Prairie River) River) , approaches nearer each than below, being from 3 to 6 miles distant and above Kansas (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) from 3 to 5 miles distant and the Hills at Some places are from 160 to 180 feet above the bottom Course and distance & reffersns.
  • Swift water   11 ½ 1st old village Kansas (Kansa Indians) Clark (Clark, William) made a mistake here and Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) later interlined the correction.
  • July 2, 1804
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  • Clark, William
January 6, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Monday 6th of January 1806 The last evening Shabono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) and his Indian woman (Sacagawea) was very impatient to be permitted to go with me, and was therefore indulged; She observed that She had traveled a long way with us to See the great waters, and that now that monstrous fish was also to be Seen, She thought it verry hard that She Could not be permitted to See either (She had never yet been to the Ocian).    after an early brackfast I Set out with two Canoes down the Ne tel R (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) into Meriwether Bay (Youngs (Meriwether's) Bay) with a view to proced on to the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) town, and hire a guide to conduct me through the Creeks which I had every reason to beleeve Comunicated both with the Bay and a Small river near to which our men were making Salt.   
  • I divided the party So as to be Certain of an elk, Several Shot were fired only one Elk fell, I had this Elk butchered and carried to a Creak in advance at which place I intended to encamp, two other Elk were badly Shot, but as it was nearly dark we Could not pursue them, we proceeded on to the forks of the Creek which we had just Crossed turning around to the S W. and meeting one of equal Size from the South, the two makeing a little river 70 yards wide which falls into the Ocian near the 3 Clat Sop (Clatsop Indians) houses whcih I visited on the 9th ulto.    in the forks of this Creek we found Some drift pine which had been left on the Shore by the tide of which we made fires.   
  • January 6, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 21, 1806 - Clark, William
  • passed 12 canoes of Kickapoos (Kickapoo Indians) assending on a hunting expedition. Saw Several persons also Stock of different kind on the bank which reviv'd the party very much.   
  • The captains had encountered Kickapoos (Kickapoo Indians) in Illinois (Illinois) and Missouri (Missouri) at various times before the start of the expedition and in its early stages.
  • This could be Pierre-Antoine Tabeau (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine) , whom the captains first met at the Arikara (Arikara Indians) villages on October 9, 1804. There were other Tabeaus in Missouri (Missouri) , however, and Tibeau, Thibault, and Tabot were other surnames to be found in the region.
  • September 21, 1806
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  • Clark, William

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