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August 22, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark August 22d Thursday 1805 We Set out early passed a Small Creek on the right at 1 mile and the points of four mountains verry Steap high & rockey, the assent of three was So Steap that it is incrediable to describe the rocks in maney places loose & Sliped from those mountains and is a 〈Solid〉 bed of rugid loose white and dark brown loose rock for miles.    the Indian horses pass over those Clifts hills Sids & rocks as fast as a man, the three horses with me do not detain me any on account of those dificuelties, passed two bold rung. Streams on the right and a Small river [EC: Fish Cr (Fish Creek (Idaho County, Idaho)) . also on its right] at the mouth of Which Several families of Indians were encamped and had Several Scaffolds of fish & buries drying    we allarmed them verry much as they knew nothing of a white man being in their Countrey, and at the time we approached their lodges which was in a thick place of bushes—my guiedes were behind.—    They offered every thing they possessed (which was verry littl) to us, Some run off and hid in the bushes The first offer of theirs were Elks tuskes from around their Childrens necks, Sammon &c.   
  • This trail, he had learned from the Shoshones (Shoshone Indians) , connected with trails leading to the Missouri (Missouri River) .
  • August 22, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 9, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • one of their women was taken with the crazey fit by our fire.    She Set to Singing Indian and gave all around hir Some roots, and all She offered had to take from hir.   
  • The Natives appear'd round our Camp the most part of this day, & had every appearance of wishing to pilfer or steal from us, Our officers placed 2 Centinels to watch the Merchandise, & other articles that were laid out to dry, We caulked the Canoe that was stove, & repaired her, the Men then put the load on board of it—    Our officers endeavoured to purchase a fat horse from the Indians at our Camp, for the party to eat, but they did not bring the horse after promising to do so.   
  • This Woman began with singing in the Indian language, and then gave all that was round her some roots, & all those who she offer'd them to, had to take them.   
  • October 9, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 23, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we got the canoes all in the River below the great falls of 22 feet perpinticular then went on board again and ran verry rapid through the whorl pools a little better than a half a mile    then came to 2 little falls of about 3 feet each    we let the canoes down by ropes    one of them got away from us from the Lower Shoot and was taken up by the Indians below.    towards evening we got all the canoes Safe down to Camp. the Latitude at this place which is called the grand falls of the Columbia River (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) is 45° 42' 57'.3.   
  • Our party that were left at the Camp purchased several dogs from the Natives.    In the Evening one of the Indian Chiefs, that descended the River with us; made signs to us, & let us know, that the Indians who are at our Camp, had formed a design to kill us in the night.   
  • October 23, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 6, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side at 3 miles Close on the Waters edge—    we purchased of the Indians who cam in their Canoes to us with Salmon—trout—and Wap-to roots.
  • Side S. 45° W.   5 miles under a Clift of verry high land on the Stard. side wind high a head. We over took 2 Indian Canoes going down to trade S. 50° W.   1 mile under a high rockey Hill of pine. The Indians leave us, Steep assent, Som Clifts S. 75° W.   1 mile under a high hill with a bold rocky Shore, high [X: Steep] assent    river about 1 mile wide West   1 mile under a high Steep hill bold rockey Shore, Encampd under the hill on Stones Scercely land Sufficent between the hills and river Clear of the tide for us to lie.
  • November 6, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 22, 1806 - Clark, William
  • at 7 oClock we loaded up and Set out, haveing previously Sent off the Canoe with Colter (Colter, John) and Potts (Potts, John)    we had not arived at the top of the hill which is 200 feet before Shabonos (Charbonneau, Toussaint) horse threw off his load and went with great Speed down the hill to the Village where he disengaged himself of his Saddle & the robe which was under it, the Indians hid the robe and delayed Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and the rear party Some time before they found the robe which was in a lodge hid behind their baggage, and took possession of it.   
  • here our Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) guide informed me that the next villg. was at Some distance and that we Could not get to it to night, and that there was no wood to be precured on this Side.   
  • Hoods (Mount Hood (Timm, Falls Mountain)) Snowey regions.    those Indians reside in Small Lodges built of the mats of Grass, flags &c. and Crouded with inhabitents, who Speak a language Somewhat different from those at the falls.   
  • April 22, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 10, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we gave Medals to the broken arm (Broken Arm) or Tin-nach-e-moo tolt (Broken Arm) and Hoh-hâst-ill-pitp (Hohots Ilppilp) two principal Chiefs of the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) Natn. and was informed that there was one other Great Chief (in all 4) who had but one eye.   
  • here after we had taken a repast on roots & horse beef we resumed our Council with the indians which together with Smokeing took up the ballance of the evening.
  • the noise of their women pounding the cows roots remind me of a nail factory. The Indians appear well pleased, and I am Confident that they are not more so than our men who have their Stomach once more well filled with horse beef and the bread of cows.
  • May 10, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 18, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • We dispatched Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and Shannon (Shannon, George) to the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) Indians in the plains beyond the Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) in order to hasten the arrival of the indians who had promised to accompany us or to procure a gude at all events and rejoin us as soon as possible.   
  • June 18, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 3, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The musketoes are worse here than I have known them at any place, since we left the old Maha (Omaha Indians) village on the Missouri (Missouri River) . This north branch of the river is called by the natives Isquet-co-qual-la (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) , which means the road to the buffaloe.
  • in Missoula County (Missoula County, Mont.) . The deserted Omaha (Omaha Indians) village near Homer (Homer, Nebr.) , Dakota County (Dakota County, Nebr.) , Nebraska (Nebraska) , visited by some of the party on August 13, 1804. Gass's (Gass, Patrick) version of the Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) name for the Clark Fork (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) , which Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) gives as Cokalarishkit (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) (variously spelled); it is qoq̓á·lx̣ 'ískit, "bison trail."
  • July 3, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History
  • Illustrations Bison Grizzly bear and black bear Elk Pronghorn Least tern Piping plover Buffaloberry Pasture sagewort Bighorn Black-tailed prairie dog Coyote Gray wolf Mule deer Richardson's ground squirrel White-tailed jackrabbit Common poorwill Golden eagle Sharp-tailed grouse Trumpeter swan Western meadowlark Whooping crane Bearberry Fringed sagebrush Indian tobacco Lanceleaf sage Large-flowered clammyweed Missouri milk-vetch Shadscale Silky wormwood Western juniper and lark sparrow Bushy-tailed woodrat Swift fox Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Greater sage-grouse Lewis's woodpecker McCown's longspur Western rattlesnake and western hognose snake Channel catfish, blue catfish, and cutthroat trout Mountain sucker and goldeye FIG.1.
  • Fringed sagebrush, with leaf variation and flower detail Drawing of fringed sagebrush, with leaf variation and flower detail FIG. 24. Indian tobacco Drawing of Indian tobacco FIG. 25. Lanceleaf sage, with leaf variation and flower detail Drawing of lanceleaf sage, with leaf variation and flower detail FIG. 26.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • Paul A. Johnsgard
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • By the time it had expired, Lewis was converted. "I . . . had rather fight two Indians than one bear." A figure of speech: he had never fought an Indian.
  • The name came via translation from the Indians, who long before had noticed the huge number of fossilized mollusc shells in the vicinity.
  • Moreover: the sole tributary the Indians had mentioned as entering the main river from the south was the Musselshell.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • David Lavender
August 2, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • The others brought in two large bucks and a fawn. The Indians we expected came at dark; but our Frenchman was not with them.
  • August 2, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
July 29, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • One of our Frenchmen went with the Indian to bring more of them to meet us at some convenient landing place.
  • July 29, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
October 11, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • At our camp on the Lard. shore a small distance above the upper pooint of an Island on which the lower village of the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) is situated. Observed Equal Altitudes of the ☉ with Sextant.  
  • October 11, 1804
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 23, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • We passed the place where the Frenchmen had been robbed but no Indians could be seen. The hills here are futher from the river than they are for some distance down it; and there are fine large bottoms on both sides covered with cotton wood.
  • October 23, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 12, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • the chief of the lower village of the Mandens (Mandan Indians) brought us Some buffalow meat which we were in want as our hunters has not arived yet.   
  • November 12, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
February 14, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 14th    Sent 4 men with the Horses Shod & 2 Slays down for the meat I had left, 22 miles below those men were rushed on by 106 Sioux (Sioux Indians) who robed them of 2 of their horses—    & they returned As indicated the next day in Codex C, they were Drouillard (Drouillard, George) , Frazer (Frazer, Robert) , Goodrich (Goodrich, Silas) , and Newman (Newman, John) .
  • February 14, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 24th February Sunday 1805 The Day fine, we Commenced very early to day the Cutting loose the boat which was more difficuelt than the perogus with great exertions and with the assistance of Great prises we lousened her and turned the Second perogue upon the ice, ready to Draw out, in Lousening the boat from the ice Some of the Corking drew out which Caused her to Leake for a few minits untill we Discovered the Leake & Stoped it—    Jessomme (Jusseaume, René) our interpeter & familey returned from the Villages    Several Indians visit us to day
  • February 24, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 27, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Wednesday febry 27th    We have still fine weather; the Men were employed cutting wood for to burn Coal, and falling of large Trees for to make Pettyaugers.    The natives (Indians) came to our Fort, to get our Men to do some work for them, and brought with them some Corn to pay for it— Perhaps to make tomahawks.
  • February 27, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 22, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Savages continue to bring us Some corn    a nomber of the Grossvantares (Hidatsa Indians) Savages came to visit our officers with Mr. McKinzey (McKenzie, Charles) & Mr Larouck (Larocque, François-Antoine) .   
  • March 22, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark Septr. 24th Monday 1805 Set out early for the river and proceeded on the Same road I had prevsly gorn to the Island at which place I had found the Chief & formed a Camp several 8 or 9 men Sick, Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Sick    all Complain of a Lax & heaviness at the Stomack, I gave rushes (Rush, Benjamin) Pills to Several    hot day    maney Indians & thier gangues of horses follow us    hot day    Hunter had 5 Deer
  • September 24, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 7, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the hills and clifts make near the River on each side. Saw old Indian Camps on Lard. Side    Came 21 miles and Camped on the Stard. Side.—
  • October 7, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 6, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we set out as usal and proceeded on    Shortly passed a Small village on the Lard. Side    Several Indians came out in a canoe to trade with us    we bought Some fresh fish and some roots.   
  • November 6, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
December 3, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • M. the Men returned with the Canoe, & Elk meat, which was a very welcome sight to us all.    A Canoe loaded with Indians came to our Camp, but soon left us & went down the River.   
  • December 3, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 12, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Including Coboway (Coboway) , a Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) leader, according to Clark (Clark, William) .
  • December 12, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
December 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • we Continued at the Cabins dobbing & Shinking of them, fall Several trees which would not Split into punchins—    the Indians were detected in Stealing a Spoon & a Bone, and left us, our Sackey Commy out    Send 2 men to gather Some at the ocian, Saw Elk Sign Either "chinking," filling up the chinks between the logs with mud or some other substance, or "shingling," as Thwaites (LC), 3:287, seems to think.
  • December 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 2, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the day proved Cloudy and wet, the Indians left us at 1 oClock P. M, Drewyer (Drouillard, George) visited his traps which had one otter in one of them.
  • January 2, 1806
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  • Clark, William
March 26, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • .—    our officers gave one of the Cath lih mahs (Cathlamet Indians) a meddel.    he gave them in return a large Sturgeon.    we proceeded on our way and halted on fanneys Island (Crims (Fanny's) Island) to dine then proceed. on as usal    Camped on an Island in thick brush &C.—
  • March 26, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
March 29, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The morning was pleasant with some white frost and we proceeded on early; passed some old Indian lodges, and in the afternoon came to a large village, where we were received with great kindness, and got fish and wapto roots to eat.
  • March 29, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
April 20, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • We have also much trouble with the Indians as they are disposed to steal whenever they have an opportunity.
  • April 20, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 11, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • We now find a great many more men among the Indians than when we went down last fall; and several chiefs, which had them been out at war.
  • May 11, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 16, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The morning was cloudy and some rain fell; but in about two hours it cleared away and we had a fine day. An Indian performed the quieting operation on two more of our horses. In the evening two of our hunters came in, and brought with them two deer and some ducks.
  • May 16, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
Part 1: Affluents of the Missouri River - Clark, William
  • Pigeon (Beaver, Indian Knob, Round-Knob) Creek (Iowa)
  • Dak.) , South Dakota (South Dakota) Ancient Ricara (Arikara Indians) village Stanley County (Stanley County, S.
  • Dak.) , North Dakota (North Dakota) Mandan (Mandan Indians) villages Mercer County (Mercer County, N.
  • Winter 1804-1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 29, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • it is asstonishing to see the wounds they will bear before they can be put to death.    the Indians may well fear this anamal equiped as they generally are with their bows and arrows or indifferent fuzees, but in the hands of skillfull riflemen they are by no means as formidable or dangerous as they have been represented.   
  • Present Big Muddy Creek (Big Muddy Creek (Martha's River, Yellow River)) , in Roosevelt County (Roosevelt County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , the eastern boundary of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation (Sioux (Sioux Indians) and Assiniboine (Assiniboine Indians) ).
  • April 29, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 23, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I ordered the canoes to hoist their small flags in order that should the indians see us they might discover that we were not Indians, nor their enemies.   
  • he pursued his rout untill late in the evening and encamped on the bank of the river 25 ms. above our encampment of the last evening; he followed an old indian road which lyes along the river on the stard side Capt. saw a number of Antelopes, and one herd of Elk.    also much sign of the indians but all of ancient date. I saw the bull rush and Cattail flag today.— Courses and distances of July 23rd 1805 S. 20° E.   2 to a point of the Stard. bluff passing several islds.
  • July 23, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark August 21st Wednesday 1805 Frost last night    proceeded on with the Indians I met about 5 miles to there Camp, I entered a lodge and after Smokeing with all who Came about me I went to See the place those people take the fish, a wear across the Creek in which there is 〈Split〉 Stuk baskets Set in different derections So as to take the fish either decending or assending    on my return to the Camp which was 200 yards only the different lodges (which is only bushes) brought into the lodge    I was introduced into, Sammon boiled, and dried Choke Chers.
  • I sent one man by the forks with derections to join me to night with the one now at that place, those two men joined me at my Camp on the right Side below the 1st Clift with 5 Sammon which the Indians gave them at the forks, the place they gig fish at this Season. Their method of takeing fish with a gig or bone is with a long pole, about a foot from one End is a Strong String attached to the pole, this String is a little more than a foot long and is tied to the middle of a bone from 4 to 6 inches long, one end Sharp the other with a whole to fasten on the end of the pole with a beard to the large end, the fasten this bone on one end & with the other, feel for the fish & turn and Strike them So hard that the bone passes through and Catches on the opposit Side, Slips off the End of the pole and holds the Center of the bone    Those Indians are mild in their disposition appear Sincere in their friendship, punctial, and decided.   
  • August 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 13, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Visited by two Cath-lah-mars (Cathlamet Indians) who left us in the evening.    we Sent Drewyer (Drouillard, George) down to the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) Village to purchase a couple of their canoes if possible.
  • The Porpus is common on this coast and as far up the river as the water is brackish.    the Indians Sometimes gig them and always eat the flesh of this fish when they Can precure it; to me the flavour is disagreeable.   
  • I think it may be Safely asserted that the Red Charr and both Species of the Salmon trout remain in Season longer in the fall of the year than the common Salmon; but I have my doubt whether of the Species of the Salmon trout ever pass the Great falls of the Columbia (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) . The Indians tell us that the Salmon begin to run early in the next month; it will be unfortunate for us if they do not, for they must form our principal dependance for food in assending the Columbia (Columbia River) above the Falls (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) and it's S.
  • March 13, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 14, 1806 - Clark, William
  • their roads is in every direction. The Indian woman (Sacagawea) informs me that a fiew years ago Buffalow was very plenty in those plains & Vallies quit as the head of Jeffersons river (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , but fiew of them ever come into those Vallys of late years owing to the Shoshones (Shoshone Indians) who are fearfull of passing into the plains West of the mountains and Subsist on what game they Can Catch in the Mountains principally and the fish which they take in the E. fork of Lewis's river (Lemhi (East Fork Lewis's) River) . Small parties of the Shoshones (Shoshone Indians) do pass over to the plains for a few days at a time and kill buffalow for their Skins and dried meat, and return imediately into the Mountains.   
  • Present Bozeman Creek (Bozeman Creek) , in Gallatin County (Gallatin County, Mont.) ; on Atlas map 106 it is rather curiously marked "Co ni-ah Fork Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) Chief." For Coboway (Coni-ah) (Coboway) , see December 12, 1805.
  • July 14, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 31, 1804 - Clark, William
  • R (Field, Reubin) & Jo: Fields (Field, Joseph) returned at 10 oClock    the[y] Killed 3 Deer, and lost the horses, Cought a Small Beever which is already taim, Several men out hunting the horses without Sukcess, The Ottoes (Oto Indians) not yet arrived, I complete the Copy of the Courses &c. &c.   
  • July 31, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 2nd of 〈September〉 October Tuesday 1804 Proceeded on as mentioned in journal No. 2    twelve miles    Camped above a large Island on a Sand bar, verry windy and Cold the after part of this day, the mid day verry worm, The Lattitude as taken to day is 44° 19' 36"—    observe great Caution this day expecting the Seaux (Sioux Indians) intentions Some what hostile towards our progression, The river not So rapid as below the Chien (Cheyenne River) , its width nearly the Same    12 miles Clark (Clark, William) Codex B; Clark (Clark, William) is again referring to the longer entry for the day in that journal.
  • October 2, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 4, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • We set out early; but were obliged to return to the place where we halted yesterday at 12 and to take the other side of the river; the water was so shallow and sand bars so numerous. At 9 o'clock an Indian swam across the river to see us, when we stopped for breakfast.
  • October 4, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 6, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • about 9 oC it clouded up    cold    look likely for Snow    at 11 o.C. our french man who came with us from the R. a. Rees (Arikara Indians) as an Intreperter and Several of our french hands Set off to descend the River in a pearogue [one line illegible at bottom of page] Including at least Gravelines (Gravelines, Joseph) , Paul Primeau (Primeau, Paul) , and Jean Baptiste La Jeunesse (La Jeunesse, Jean Baptiste) .
  • November 6, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
January 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Dak.)) 4th of January Friday 1805 a worm Snowey morning, the Themtr. at 28° abov 0, Cloudy, Sent out 3 men to hunt down the river, Several Indians Came to day    the little Crow (Little Crow (Ka-goh-ha-me)) , who has proved friendly Came    we gave him a handkerchf & 2 files, in the evening the weather became cold and windey, wind from the N W.   
  • January 4, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 29th January Tuesday 1805 Gave Jassome (Jusseaume, René) a Dost of Salts    we Send & Collect Stones and put them on a large log heap to heet them with a View of warming water in the Boat and by that means, Sepperate her from the Ices, our attempt appears to be defeated by the Stones all breaking & flying to peaces in the fire, a fine warm Day, we are now burning a large Coal pit, to mend the indians hatchets, & make them war axes, the only means by which we precure Corn from them— They were making charcoal in a pit to fuel the forge.
  • January 29, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 16, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We advanced seven miles and encamped in a handsome bottom on the South side where there are a number of old Indian huts. In Garfield County (Garfield County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , on a site now under Fort Peck Reservoir (Fort Peck Reservoir) ; see Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) entry and note for further discussion of this campsite.
  • May 16, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
October 4, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    Some of our party killed a fat dog, which they had got from the Indians at the last Village that we passed through.    They roasted & eat it in the Evining—
  • October 4, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 24, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • in the afternoon George Drewyer (Drouillard, George) retorned and a number of Indians with him    they brought some hats and fresh fish.    our officers bought a Sea otter Skin and Several hats for the party.   
  • February 24, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 22, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • one man Set out to go over to the kooskooskee river (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) for Salmon as the 2 Indians told us they catch pleanty at this time.    about noon all the hunters came in    had killed in all eight deer and two brown bear.   
  • June 22, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • Facing Reality  6. Smoky Water  7. Emphasis on Indians  8. Into Winter  9. The Grand Plan 10. Forty Below—and Far to Go 11.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • David Lavender
August 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Deserted, La Liberty (La Liberté) absent & a Speech to the ottoes (Oto Indians) with a view to get a fiew of their Chief to the Mahars (Omaha Indians) to make a peace between them, Sent Some Tobacco, Wampon, and Speech    als[o] gave pointed orders to the party in writeing N. 36 W.   2 ½ ms. to a pt. of Willows on the L S.   
  • August 7, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
August 26, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • S. opposite a Creek called pet arck (Bow (Little Bow, Petie Arc) Creek) or little Bow (Bow (Little Bow, Petie Arc) Creek) where their was formerly an Indian village.— Sunday August 26th    This day we remain'd at the place that we encamp'd the precing Evening, we employ'd ourselves in Order to Jerk the Meat of an Elk, which one of our hands shot early this morning, about 9 oClock A.
  • We proceeded on, and passed a white Clay bluff, lying on the South side of the River, and a Plumb Orchard in a Priari on the North side, We encamped in the Evening 〈we encamped〉 on a Sand barr, which was very large lying on the North side of the River, opposite to a Creek called pittarc (Bow (Little Bow, Petie Arc) Creek) or little bow (Bow (Little Bow, Petie Arc) Creek) , where there was formerly an Indian village The day before, Clark (Clark, William) noted the abundance of plums, including the common wild plum, Prunus americana Marsh., and big-tree plum, P. mexicana Wats.
  • August 26, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph

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