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May 14, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • a hard white frost last night.    our mocassons froze near the fire.    a clear and pleasant morning.    we Set off at Sun rise.   
  • S.    passed black bluffs which make near the River on each Side.    high hills back from the river    Some pitch pine on them.
  • after Shooting eight balls in his body Some of them through the lites, he took the River and was near catching the Man he chased in, but he went up against the Stream and the bear being wounded could not git to him.   
  • May 14, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 17, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • crossed Several creeks or Spring runs in the Course of the day    Came about [blank] miles this day, and Camped at a Small branch on the mountain near a round deep Sinque hole full of water.    we being hungry obledged us to kill the other Sucking colt to eat.    one of the hunters chased a bear in a mountn. but killed nothing.    we expect that their is game near a head.    we hear wolves howl & Saw Some deer Sign &c.
  • We came about 16 Miles this day, & encamped at a small branch on a Mountain; near a Round deep Sink hole which was full of water.    The party being all exceeding hungry we were obliged to kill a sucking Colt to subsist on.   
  • September 17, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
January 6, 1806 - Clark, William
  • 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.    Soon after I arrived in the Bay the wind Sprung up from the N.
  • finding I could not proceed on to the Village in Safty, I determined to assend this Creek as high as the Canoes would go; which from its directions must be near the open lands in which I had been on the 10th ulto., and leave the canoes and proceed on by land.   
  • 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.   
  • January 6, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 22, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • passed a Red ceeder Bluff on the South Side & little above on the Same Side we passed an Alum Stone clift about 50 feet high & a great nomber of birds nests, near the top of the clift.    we Sailed on to a prarie where we Camped on N.
  • Probably Aowa (Aowa (Roloje) Creek) , or Ayowa, Creek (Aowa (Roloje) Creek) , Dixon County (Dixon County, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) , near Ponca (Ponca, Nebr.) .
  • August 22, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
August 27, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • here we Saw 3 Indians they informed us that their Camp was near & Sergt. pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) & 2 men went    we then proceeded on until dark & camped on a large Sand beach on the N.
  • Here we met with 3 Indians, who informed us that their Camp lay near us.    Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) sent Serjeant Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) & 2 Men to find them out & bring them to us.—    We proceeded on our way with the boat &ca till dark, and encamped on a large Sand barr, lying on the North side of the River— The Indians were Yankton (Sioux Indians, Yankton) Sioux (Sioux Indians) , the first plains nomads the party had met.
  • August 27, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 14, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • About 4 in the afternoon we passed another small river on the South side near the mouth of which some of the men discovered a large brown bear, and six of them went out to kill it. They fired at it; but having only wounded it, it made battle and was near seizing some of them, but they all fortunately escaped, and at length succeeded in dispataching it.
  • May 14, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 25, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • When he had gone about three miles, he was attacked by 3 brown bears, that were near devouring him; but he made his escape by running down a steep bank into the water.
  • The musquitoes are very troublesome, though the snow is on the mountains so near. In the evening the two men came up the river with a quantity of good meat and 100 pounds of tallow.
  • June 25, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 10, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we passed 2 Islands covered with cotton and box elder also choak cherrys & yallow currents which are now ripe.    halted near a village of bearking Squerrells.    one of the hunters killed one of them on the N.
  • S.    we killed a large rattle Snake near our Camp.— Clark (Clark, William) and party remained at this camp until July 15 making canoes; it is in Cascade County (Cascade County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , on the north side of the Missouri (Missouri River) , a few miles east of Ulm (Ulm, Mont.) .
  • July 10, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
August 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • (Field, Reubin) man killed a large Panthor on the Shore    we are oblige to haul over the Canoes Sholey in maney places where the Islands are noumerous and bottom Sholey, in the evening the river more rapid and Sholey we encamped on an Island avove a part of the river which passed thro a rockey bed enclosed on both sides with thick willow current & red buries &c &c    passed a bold Stream which heads in the mountains to our right and the drean of the minting Snow in the Montn. on that side ar in View—    at 4 oClock passed a bold Stream which falls from a mountn in three Channels to our left, the Greater portion of the Snow on this mountain is melted, but little remaining near us    Some Deer Elk & antelopes & Bear in the bottoms.    but fiew trees and they Small    the Mountains on our left Contain pine those on our right but verry partially Supplied and what pine & cedar it has is on the Lower region, no wood being near the Snow.   
  • August 3, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 13, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we halted and took breakfast at a high clift of rocks on L. Side    the hills above make near the River on the L. Side.    we proceeded on    the current rapid.   
  • Some of the party Saw Some of the Seed.    2 of the hunters have not joined us this evening.    the mountains appear near a head of us.— Probably Blacktail Deer Creek (Blacktail Deer (McNeal's) Creek) at Dillon (Dillon, Mont.) , Beaverhead County (Beaverhead County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • August 13, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 8, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • They camped here until November 10, either near the Pacific (Pacific County, Wash.) -Wahkiakum (Wahkiakum County, Wash.) county line, or farther west near Frankfort (Frankfort, Wash.) , Pacific County (Pacific County, Wash.) , and Grays Point (Grays Point (Cape Swells)) .
  • November 8, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
January 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • they brought two Deer and three Elk and one elk Skin, haveing given the flesh of one other Elk they killed and three Elk skins to the Indians as the price of their assistance in transporting the ballance of the meat to the Fort; these Deer and Elk were killed near pt. Adams and those Indians Carried them on their Backs near 4 miles, before the waves were Sufficiently low to permit their being taken on board their Canoes.
  • January 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 26, 1806 - Clark, William
  • at the distance of 12 miles halted near Some willows which afforded us a Sufficient quantity of fuel to cook our dinner which Consisted of the ballance of the dogs we had purchased yesterday evening and Some jerked Elk.   
  • after dinner we Continued our march through a leavel plain near the river 16 miles and encamped about a mile below 3 Lodges of the fritened band of the Wallah wallah (Walula Indians) nation, and about 7 miles above our encampment of the 19th of Octr. last.   
  • April 26, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 28, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the consequence had like to have been bad as Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) was near cutting the cable with his Sword and giving orders for the party to fire on them.   
  • he remained on board.    about Sunset we ankered out near a Small Sand bar in the middle of the river for to Stay all night.
  • The Officer then threw 〈a〉 some Carrotts of tobacco among them, and they left the Rope and ran to get it, One of the Chiefs which had been on board, the boat after some hesitation loosed the Cable.— We then set out with a fair breeze of Wind, and passed some high land, lying on the North side of the River; and fine bottoms of land, lying on the South side of the River, We proceeded on, when we espied an Indian coming running up the Shore, the Officers order'd a White flag, and one of Red to be hoisted, as a sign to the Indians, that we were either for peace, or Warr; they being determined if we could not proceed on without fighting, that it should be the case; but if possible, to get on peacably;    Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) got on board one of the Pettyaugers, and proceeded to shore, to see what the Indian wanted, and to gain what information; he could from him, respecting the intention of the Indians toward us; Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) soon returned, and brought the Indian on board with him;— This Indian told the Officers, that Three hundred more Indians, had arrived at the Village, that we had just left; and that they wished us to stop, and have a talk with them.—    and that he had come to us, for that purpose; Our officers proceeded on with the Boat & Pettyaugers, not wishing to have any further connection with such a banditti of Villains.—    The Indian remained on board the boat with us, at Sun set we anchor'd the Boat & Pettyaugers out near a Sand Barr, lying in the middle of the River; Where we remained 'till the morning—    The Tribe of the Teton (Sioux Indians, Teton) Indians are part of the Soix (Sioux Indians) Nation, they inhabit on both sides & near the Mesouri (Missouri River) River.   
  • September 28, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Stood this morning at 26 above 0 which is 6 Degrees blow freeseing—    the ice that was on the Kittle left near the fire last night was ¼ of an inch thick. The Snow is all or nearly all off the low bottoms, the Hills are entirely Covered.    three of our party found in the back of a bottom 3 pieces of Scarlet one brace in each, which had been left as a Sacrifice near one of their Swet houses, on the L. S. we passed to day a curious collection of bushes tied up in the shape of fascene about 10 feet diamuter, which must have been left also by the natives as an offering to their medison which they Convinced protected or gave them relief near the place, the wind Continued to blow hard from the West, altho not Sufficently So to detain us, I walked on Shore and killed an Elk & had him bucchured by the time the Perogus Came up which was the usial time of dineing.
  • Side, which appeared to be large, and I concluded to go up this river a few miles to examine it    accordingly I Set out North 1 mile thro wood or timbered bottom, 2 miles throu a butifull leavel plain, and 1 mile over a high plain about 50 feet higher than the bottom & Came to the little river, which I found to be a butifull clear Stream of about 100 yds. from bank to bank, (I 〈Stoped〉 waded this river at the narrowest part and made it 112 Steps from bank to bank and at this place which was a kind of fording place the water was near Knee deep, and 38 steps wide, the bottom of a hard stiff Black Clay,[)]    I observed a Great perportion of timber in the bottoms of this river as far as I could See which was to the East of N. 18 or 20 miles, it appears to be navagable at this time for Canoes, and from appearances must be navagable a long distance for Perogus & boats in high water.
  • May 3, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 1, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the plains are more fertile at some distance from the river than near the bluffs where the surface of the earth is very generally covered with small smothe pebbles which have the appearance of having been woarn by the agitation of the waters in which they were no doubt once immerced.
  • game is by no means as abundant as below; we killed one male bighorn and a mule deer today; saw buffalow at a distance in the plains particularly near a small Lake on Lard. side about 8 ms. distant.    some few drops of rain again fell this evening.   
  • South   2 ½ to a Stard. point opposite to a high bluff S. 20° W.      ¾ to a bluff on the Stard. side opposite to an Island N. 65° W.   2 to a small island near a high bluff on Stard., passing two other Islands; the 1st on Lard. and 2cd near the extremity of this course.
  • June 1, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 17, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I Set out with 5 men at 8 oClock, and proceeded on up the Creek Some distance to examine that & if possable assend that Suffcently high, that a Streight Cours to the mouth of Medison river (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) would head the 2 〈hollo〉 reveins, the Creek I found Confined rapid and Shallow [g]eneralley Monday 17th of June    passed through an open roleing Prarie, So as to head the two reveins    after heading two we Stand our Course So as to Strike the river below the great pitch on our Course to the river Crossed a Deep rivein near its mouth with Steep Clifts    this rivein had running water which was very fine, the river at this place is narrow & Confined in perpindicular clifts of 170 feet from the tops of those Clifts the Countrey rises with a Steep assent for about 250 feet more    we proceeded up the river passing a Sucession of rapids & Cascades to the Falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) , which we had herd for Several miles makeing a dedly Sound, I beheld those Cateracts with astonishment    the whole of the water of this great river Confined in a Channel of 280 yards and pitching over a rock of 97 feet ¾ of an, from the foot of the falls arrises a Continued mist which is extended for 150 yds. down & to near the top of the Clifts on L Sd.    the river below is Confined a narrow Chanl. of 93 yards haveing a Small bottom of timber on the Stard Side which is definded by a rock, rangeing Cross wise the river a little below the Shoot, a Short distance below this Cataract a large rock divides the Stream, I in assendending the Clifts to take the hith of the fall was near Slipping into the water, at which place I must have been Sucked under in an instant, and with deficuelty and great risque I assended again, and decended the Clift lower down (but few places Can be descended to the river) and took the hight with as much accuricy as possible with a Spirit Leavels &c.    dined at a fine Spring 200 yards below the pitch near which place 4 Cotton willow trees grew.    on one of them I marked my name the date, and hight of the falls,—    we then proceeded up on the river passing a Continued Cascade & rapid to a fall of 19 feet at 4 Small Islands, this fall is diaguanally across the river from the Lard Side, forming an angle of ¾ of the width from 〈to〉 the Lard. from which Side it pitches for ⅔ of that distance.   
  • June 17, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 16, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • from it I saw this evening immence herds of buffaloe in the plains below.    near this palce we killed a fat elk on which we both dined and suped.   
  • Probably one of the several creeks near the town of Cascade (Cascade, Mont.) , Cascade County (Cascade County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , nameless on Atlas map 62; MRC map 78.
  • The mountains are composed of the Adel Mountains (Adel Mountains) volcanics of Paleocene age. Near the river the rocks are principally pyroclastic in origin. There is no granite here.
  • July 16, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 13, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • a handsom green or Small meadow on the creek near Sd. Springs.    a little above we could not git along the Indian trail for the timber which had been blown down in a thicket of pine &c.   
  • The same kind of Sulphurous springs are to be found near this place, & has a handsome appearance, Our officers were of opinion that those Springs were very healthy to bathe in; Near this spring run lies a very handsome Creek, with a very handsome Meadow lying along it, & this Meadow lay near to the Spring, & a small distance above it—    We could not get along the Indian trail, for the timber that had been blown down in a thicket of Pine & other Trees.—    We went round this falling timber, and round a hill, and got into the road again.   
  • September 13, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 21, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • a handsom Spring run from a clift of rocks near our Camp.    we bought Some wood from the Natives to cook with    these natives appeer to be mostly covd. in deer and Elk Some rabit & Squerrel Skins.   
  • )) &    We came about 32 Miles this day & encamped near some Indian Camps, which were Inhabited by a number of Indians; lying on the North side of the River.    We found near to our Camp, a handsome spring of water which ran from under some Clifts of rocks.   
  • October 21, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • S. 45° W.   2 miles to a large rock in the river, passed Several rocks and a large Sand bar on the Lard. Sid    verry large rock near the Stard. Side    High Mounts. on each Side, ruged and covd. with a variety of timber Such as Pine Spruce Seder Cotton wood Oake S. 30 W.   4 miles to a Island, at the Commencement of the grand Shute and the Stard.
  • Spier & Sapir, 167; Beckham, 17–19, 27. It appears to have sat very near the Bridge of the Gods. Identified on Atlas map 79 as the Yehuh (Yehuh Indians) , a Chinookan-language group of whom little is known.
  • It was located downstream from Stevenson and near the Bridge of the Gods.
  • October 30, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 13, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) and a party made another surch for the lost peroge but was unsuccessfull; while engaged in surching for the perogue Collins (Collins, John) one of his party killed two Elk near the Netul (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) below us.    we sent Sergt.
  • the rostrum or nose extends beyond the under jaw, and both the upper and lower jaws are armed with a single series of long teeth which are subulate and infleted near the extremities of the jaws where they are also more closely arranged.   
  • this fish is sometimes red along the sides and belley near the gills particularly the male. The red Charr are reather broader in proportion to their length than the common salmon, the skales are also imbricated but reather large.   
  • March 13, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 14, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • a hard white frost last night.    our mocasons froze near the fire.    a clear and pleasant morning.    we Set off at Sun rise and proceeded on    passed the mouth of a large creek on N.
  • they Shoved off in the River and fired at him    Some of the men on Shore wounded him worse    he then chased one man down a Steep bank in to the River and was near gitting hold of him, but he kept up Stream So that the bear could not git up to him.   
  • M. we passed another large Creek on the South side of the River also about 100 Yards wide, and saw a very large Brown bear on the hills, Six of our Men went from one of the Canoes in order to kill him, They came near and fired at him, and only wounded the Animal.—    The bear on being wounded, took after the party and followed 2 of the Men so close that they took into one of our Canoes, and shoved her off from the Shore.   
  • May 14, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side of this middle fork 9 miles crossed it near the head of an Easterly branch and passed through a gap of a mountain on the Easterly Side of which we encamped near some butifull [NB: Springs] which fall into Willards Creek (Divide (Willard's) Creek) .
  • July 7th miles S. 56° E to the boiling hot Spring ½ mile Easterly of the } 16    0 three upper forks of wisdom river (Big Hole (Sensable, Wisdom) River) near a large Creek from the East    passed 4 large Creek from the Snow mountains (Bitterroot (Snow) Mountains) on my right and a small river at 12 miles bottoms extensive & wet S 45° E on the 〈E〉 S E.
  • he went east through Big Hole Pass (Big Hole Pass) , still near the path of the modern highway, and once over the pass, camped near the head of Divide Creek (Divide (Willard's) Creek) , the upper portion of Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark's (Clark, William) "Willards Creek (Divide (Willard's) Creek) ."
  • July 7, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 2, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side on which I saw the big horns but could not get near them. Saw emence numbers of Elk Buffalow and wolves to day.    the wolves do catch the elk.
  • Shields (Shields, John) killed a Deer this morning dureing the time we were at Brackfast.    we were very near being detained by the Buffalow today which were Crossing the river we got through the line between 2 gangues.
  • in Richland County (Richland County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , reaching the Yellowstone (Yellowstone River) near present Savage (Savage, Mont.) on the opposite side. Atlas map 122.
  • August 2, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
May 25, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Side    a boat came here loaded with fur & Skins had been a long destance up the River tradeing with the Savages &c    we Camped near this Small village    this is the last Settlement of white people on this River.
  • This small Village, is the last settlement of white people on this River; we encamped near it— The course of the River being 〈still〉 West by South Contrary to other writers who note a river on the opposite side, Dubois Creek (Dubois (Wood) Creek) , Franklin County (Franklin County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) .
  • May 25, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 2, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the wind high from the North So that we were oblidged to lay too at a high prarie where we found plumbs & Grapes a pleanty— Sunday September 2nd    Last night we had a hard Storm of Wind, accompanied with Rain, which was very heavy.    it lasted for near 2 hours    we set off early this morning having cloudy weather, Three of our Men went a hunting & Return'd to us, having killed 3 Elk, which they brought to us.— We came too with our boat at 8 o'Clock A. M. on the South side of the River, near where the remains of an Ancient fortification stood, it was in the form of a half Moon, and had the appearance of once being very Strong, One side of it had washed into the River.   
  • September 2, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 14, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) & Shannon (Shannon, George) returned to the Boat at 8 o.C. where they were at breakfast, near a grove of Timber N. S.    the water Shallow.    all hands out in water Several times to drag the Boat over the Sand bars &.C.   
  • States.—    The Capt had the Skins of the hair & Goat Stuffed in order to Send back to the city of Washington (Washington D.C.) .    the bones and all.— Near the mouth of Bull Creek (Bull Creek (Shannon's River) (Lyman County, S.
  • September 14, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
September 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • passed an Isd Trouble- som Island (Durex (Troublesome) Island) in the middle of the river    at the upper pt of this Island the river was so crouded with Sand bars that we found great dificulty in getting the boat over, she turned on the Sand 4 times and was verry near turning over.    we camped on the L. S. near a village of Prarie Dogs Some rain all day to day & Cold— I walked on Shore    Saw Several foxes Several Villages of Prarie dogs, and a number of Grouse Septr. 12th Wednesday 1804    Set out early    a Dark Cloudey morning wind from the N W.   
  • September 12, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 27, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • M. we came to the first Village of the Mandan (Mandan Indians) nation of Indians, This Village contain'd between 50 & 60 lodges, built in the same form that the Rick A Ree (Arikara Indians) Indian lodges were built, and is situated on a high plain, which 〈is〉 lay on the South side of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) ,—    The Mandan (Mandan Indians) Indians are in general Stout, well made Men; and they are the lighest coulour'd Indians I ever saw, We stopped at this Village about 2 hours, and then proceeded on, about one Mile above the 2nd Village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , and encamped on a lage Sand beach, near a bottom covered with Timber, The officers had encamped here in Order to hold a Council with the Mandan (Mandan Indians) nation & the Gross Vaunter (Hidatsa Indians) & Water Soix (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) nation of Indians who all reside near each other, and are friendly to one another, These Indians do not bury their deceas'd as the other nations living on the Mesouri (Missouri River) do, The manner in which they treat them, is by placing them on a high Scaffold, wrapped up in Buffalo Robes, we saw Several of their deceased placed on Scaffolds, and was inform'd of it being their custom by the Interpreters among us.—    It was about 11 o'Clock A.
  • October 27, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
April 16, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we Saw a gang of buffaloe on a Side hill on the S. S. also a gang of Elk near them. See one Elk in a bottom near where we breakfasted.    one of the party by the name of John Colter (Colter, John) caught a verry large fat beaver in a Steel trap last night.   
  • April 16, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
April 21, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • froze water in the buckets Setting near the fire.    a Clear and pleasant morning, but verry chilly & cold.   
  • had killed 4 Deer in a bottom covered with Small timber    he attempted to kill a buffaloe Calf but could not git near Enofe without being discovered by them, the plain being So open.   
  • April 21, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
May 13, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we proceeded on    the current Swift    passed hills on each Side which make near the River only the bottoms on the points & in the bends.    came 9 miles and Camped in a bottom on S.
  • M. the weather cleared off & became pleasant, and the wind abated.—    We then set off and proceeded on our Voyage, (some of the hunters that went out this morning had not returned to us,) the current of the River running very swift, we passed some hills, which make in, near to the River, the bottom land being only on the points, and in the bends of the River, We came 9 Miles, and encamped in a bottom, lying on the South side of the River    At the lower end of this bottom 〈is〉 Run a large creek, Our hunters joined us here with the game that they had killed, One of the hunters had wounded a brown bear, but he did not get him, The current running very Strong in the Mesouri (Missouri River) at this place—
  • May 13, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 5, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • From there they reached Ross, or Ross's, Hole (Ross's Hole) , near Sula (Sula, Mont.) , where they had met the Flatheads (Flathead Indians) , or Salish (Flathead Indians) , on September 4, 1805. They camped on Camp Creek (Camp Creek (Ravalli County, Mont.)) near Camp Creek Ranger Station (Camp Creek Ranger Station (Ravalli County, Mont.))
  • July 5, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
August 13, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • We proceeded this morning with a fair wind; and at 2 landed on a sandy beach, near the Maha (Omaha Indians) village, on the south side of the river.
  • August 13, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
April 15, 1805 - Clark, William
  • S. and off from the Missouri (Missouri River) about three miles    the countrey is butifull open fertile plain the dreans take theer rise near the Clifts of the river and run from the river in a N E derection as far as I could See, this is the part of the River which Mouse river (Souris (Mouse) River) the waters of Lake Winnipec (Lake Winnipeg) approaches within a fiew miles of 〈the〉 Missouri (Missouri River) , and I believe those dreans lead into that river.   
  • except Knife (Knife River) and the little Missouris (Little Missouri (E-mâh-tark',-Ah'-zhah) River) Rivers and the Missouri (Missouri River) , the other Streams being So much impregnated with mineral as to be verry disagreeble in its present State.[)]    I saw the remains of Several Camps of ossinniboins (Assiniboine Indians) , near one of those camps & at no great distance from the mouth of the aforesid Creek, in a hollow, I saw a large Strong pen made for the purpose of Catching the antelope, with wings projecting from it widining from the pen Saw Several gangs of Buffalow and Some elk at a distance, a black bear Seen from the Perogues to day—    passed a rock in the Middle of the river, Some Smaller rocks from that to the L.
  • here the waters of Mous river (Souris (Mouse) River) is near N. 12° W.   1 ½ miles to the lower part of a Bluff on the Sd.
  • April 15, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 15, 1805 - Clark, William
  • after two hours delay we proceeded on up the mountain Steep & ruged as usial, more timber near the top, when we arrived at the top As we Conceved we could find no water and Concluded to Camp and make use of the Snow we found on the top to cook the remnt. of our Colt & make our Supe, evening verry Cold and Cloudy.
  • with the greatest exertion we Could only make 12 miles up the mountain and encamped on the top of the mountain near a Bank of old Snow about 3 feet deep lying on the Northern Side of the 〈hills〉 mountain and in Small banks on the top & leavel parts of the mountain, we melted the Snow to drink, and Cook our horse flesh to eat.
  • They camped more or less at the point where they rejoined the Lolo Trail (Lolo Trail) , in Idaho County (Idaho County, Idaho) , near present Forest Service Road 500 (Forest Service Road 500) . Space, 9; Atlas map 70.
  • September 15, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 26, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • At seven we embarked and had loud thunder and heavy rain; passed Otter creek (Loutre River (Otter Creek)) on the north side, and encamped near its mouth.
  • May 26, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 4, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening we encamped on the south side, near lead mines; when our hunters came in with seven deer.
  • June 4, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 22, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Floyd Sunday July 22d    Set out verry erley this morning    prossed on in Hopes to find Some wood Land near the mouth of this first mentained River but Could not    we prossed on about 10 miles    at Lenth found Som on Both Sides of the River    encampt on the North Side
  • July 22, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
February 5, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the River Riseing So that the water Spreads over the Ice in Sundry places near this.    the Coal being ready for the blacksmith to work    the Savages bring corn to have their war axes made & to get Scrapers to dress their buffaloe Robes with &.C.—
  • February 5, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
March 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The Ice is passing in great quantites, river ran a little, The Plains are on fire on both Sides of the river    it is common for the indians to Set those Plains on fire near their village for the advantage of early Grass for the hors & as an inducement to the Buffalow to visit them—
  • March 29, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 22, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Three hunters were sent on ahead to remain at some good hunting ground until we should all come up; and six others to hunt near the fort. In the evening all these came in except one, without any success.
  • March 22, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
Montana [The Magazine of Western History] 21.3 (1971): 2–17.
  • Of the two main rivers that joined near the Mandan villages, the southern was the true Missouri. It had its source in the mountains near the headwaters of streams which flowed toward the Pacific.
  • But the unexpected division of the Missouri into two streams of near-equal size necessitated a major decision: "which of these rivers was the Missouri, or that river which the Minetares call Amahte Arz-zha or Missouri, and which they had described to us as approaching very near to the Columbia River?"
  • The Marias is, of course, nowhere near as big a river as the Missouri under normal conditions. But Lewis and Clark had the mis
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  • John L. Allen
August 10, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. at which place I was yesterday    at this place within ¾ of a mile & round the bends 13 ms West   3 ½ ms. to 2 Cotton wood trees at the mouth of a run on the L. S. near the high land & below a Bluff. N. 40° W.   1 ½ to a clift of yellow Sand Stone the first high land touch- ing the river above the Council Bluff (Council Bluff (Nebr.)) .
  • N. 85 W.   2 ½ ms. to the lower pt. of a willow island near the S. point    from this Island the high hill which the Late King of the Mahars (Omaha Indians) was buried on is high and bears West 4 miles—    we camped on this Island.   
  • August 10, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 28, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Some of the party Saw Several more bair on the hills, on S. S.    the bluffs make neare the river all this day and are verry Steep in some places & other places high & rough Some of which are White Stone and Clay, others are of a redish coulour, nearly like brick.   
  • Came 24 miles this day.— Near Otis Creek (Otis Creek) (not mentioned by Ordway (Ordway, John) ), Richland County (Richland County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , but on the opposite side in Roosevelt County (Roosevelt County, Mont.) .
  • April 28, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 13, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we drank a little of the water and washed our faces in it.    a handsome green on the creek near this Spring.    we had Some difficulty here in finding the direct trail.    we went round a bad way came on the trail again and halted to dine at or near the head of Sd. Creek at a beaver dam.    then proceeded on ascended a high rough mountain    over took the hunters who had killed a deer. 2 of them sent back to look for Capt.
  • September 13, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
March 29, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • he also purchased from them some dried fish, Wapatoes &ca    These Indians, are a much decenter looking sett of Natives, than those who reside on, or near the Sea Coast.    The women among them wore a soft leather Breech Cloth, which they drawed tight about their breech, & is tied with a belt, & comes up forward in the manner that a breech Cloth does, & those on the Coast & near it, wore a short pettycoat, made out of Straw.   
  • March 29, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 31, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • River on a handsom high plain of rich land & timber    near this is opposite the mouth of Quick Sand River (Sandy (Quicksand) River) which puts in on South Side & is high at this time.
  • In Clark County (Clark County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) , above the entrance of Washougal River (Washougal (Seal) River) (the party's Seal River (Washougal (Seal) River) ), near Washougal (Washougal, Wash.) , where the party remained until April 6.
  • March 31, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
November 26, 1803 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Island, (Hot Island) a small Island, of an oval form about the center of the river, the chanel being near lard. shore; came too at a stone bar a little above the rock and took Meridian Altd. of ☉'s L.
  • found it 63° 34' —"    Error of sextant as usual    this observation may be depended on for it's accuraacy to a single secd.    the hills now are near the river on the Lard. and the land is low on the Stard. qutr.—    there is a range of hills which run near, and pralle to the river on Lard. qutr. quite to Cape St.
  • Cape Cinque Hommes (Cape Cinque Hommes, Mo.) , in Perry County (Perry County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) , near Cross Town (Cross Town, Mo.) . Quaife (MLJO), 66 n. 1. Shown on Atlas maps 3a and 3b.
  • November 26, 1803
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  • Lewis, Meriwether

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