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July 30, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • At 9 we came to some timber land at the foot of a high bluff and encamped there in order to wait for the Indians. At the top of the bluff is a large handsome prairie, and a large pond, or small lake about two miles from camp on the south side of the river.
  • July 30, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 7, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • went Back to ouer Camp whare we had Left in the morning, to Git his Knife which he Had Left at the Camp 〈bout〉    the Boat went on and He Did not Return, 〈pore〉 that night nor the Next day nor Night, pon examining his nap-Sack we found that he had taken his 〈Cal〉 Cloas and all His powder and Balles, and had hid them out that night and had made that an excuse to Desarte from us with out aney Jest Case    we never minded the Said man utill the 7th    we Sent 4 men after him    we expect he will make for the ottoe (Oto Indians) town as it is not mor than 2 days Jorney from whare he Run away from us    〈made 16 miles〉    Water Good    made 16 miles    Campd. on the 〈South〉 North Sid at Some Wood Land
  • August 7, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
October 23, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Dak.) , North Dakota (North Dakota) , does not appear on Clark's (Clark, William) maps, since the Mandan (Mandan Indians) hunting camp marked on Atlas map 29 is upstream from the October 23 camp of the party.
  • October 23, 1804
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  • Clark, William
January 10, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 10th of January Thursday 1805 last night was excessively Cold    the murkery this morning Stood at 40° below 0 which is 72° below the freesing point, we had one man out last night, who returned about 8 oClock this morning    The Indians of the lower Villages turned out to hunt for a man & a boy who had not returnd from the hunt of yesterday, and borrowd a Slay to bring them in expecting to find them frosed to death    about 10 oclock the boy about 13 years of age Came to the fort with his feet frosed and had layen out last night without fire with only a Buffalow Robe to Cover him, the Dress which he wore was a pr of Cabra [NB: Antelope] Legins, which is verry thin and mockersons—    we had his feet put in Cold water and they are Comeing too—    Soon after the arrival of the Boy, a man Came in who had also Stayed out without fire, and verry thinly Clothed, this man was not the least injured— Customs & the habits of those people has ancered to bare more Cold than I thought it possible for man to indure— Send out 3 men to hunt Elk below about 7 miles—
  • January 10, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 2, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • they killed Some buffaloe & Deer, & found Several pieces of red cloath at one old Indian camp that we expect they left their as a Sacrifice as that is their form of worship, as they have Some knowledge of the Supreme being, and any thing above their comprehention they Call Big Medisine—&.c.   
  • May 2, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 11, 1805 - Clark, William
  • after night it became cold & the wind blew hard, the Indian woman (Sacagawea) verry Sick, I blead her which appeared to be of great Service to her    both rivers riseing fast Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) may have added the words "and blacksmith's tools" and perhaps other words above in this entry.
  • June 11, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 10, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Sah cah gah (Sacagawea) our Indian woman verry Sick & was bled.— Shields (Shields, John) , according to Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) .
  • June 10, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 24, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We encamped on a small island with our hunters who had killed 5 deer, which was a very pleasing circumstance to us; as the Indian provisions did not agree with us. Captain Clarke (Clark, William) gave all the sick a dose of Rush's (Rush, Benjamin) Pills, to see what effect that would have.
  • September 24, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
October 13, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • towards evening we passed through a place in the River where it was all confined in a narrow channel of about 15 yards wide for about 2 miles and ran like a mill race    large fisherys below in the Spring. Saw 2 Indians Swim their horses across the river to the N. Side and went on down the River.   
  • October 13, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 22, 1805 - Clark, William
  • how horriable is the day    waves brakeing with great violence against the Shore throwing the Water into our Camp &c. all wet and Confind to our Shelters, Several Indian men and women Crouding about the mens Shelters to day, we purchased a fiew wappato roots for which we gave armbans, & rings to the old Squar, those roots are equal to the Irish potato, and is a tolerable Substitute for bread The threat which I made to the men of this nation whome I first Saw, and an indifference towards them, is: I am fulley Convinced the Cause of their Conducting themselves with great propriety towards ourselves & Party.
  • November 22, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 29, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The people were Walulas (Walula Indians) . Camas, which the captains called "quawmash," a staple in the diet of the people of the interior Northwest.
  • April 29, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 25, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening yesterday two of the natives brought an Indian to our camp, who had lost the use of his limbs, to see if the officers could cure him, and to day we gave him a sweat.— Our interpreter's child (Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste) has been very sick, but he is getting better.
  • May 25, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 14, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I take this precaution lest some indians may visit the men I leave here before the arrival of the main party and rob them.   
  • July 14, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 31, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Though the afternoon was wet and disagreeable, we came 70 miles to day. They camped at some old Indian lodges eight miles below the mouth of Rock Creek (Rock (North Mountain) Creek (Phillips County, Mont.)) , Phillips County (Phillips County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , by Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) account.
  • July 31, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 17, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    these birds are seldom found in parties of more than three or four and most usually at this season single as the halks 〈ravens〉 and other birds of prey usually are—    〈from it's appearance I believe to〉    it's usual food is flesh— this bird dose not spread it's tail when it flys and the motion of it's wings when flying is much like that of a Jay-bird—    〈it's note—    tah, tah, tah, tah tah, tah, tah, tah〉 The White turkey of the black hills (Black Hills) from information of a french lad who wintered with the Chien (Cheyenne Indians) Indians [EC: rara avis in terris!]    About the size of the common wild turkey    the plumage perfectly white—    this bird is booted as low as the toes— Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) natural history notes from Codex Q.
  • September 17, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 8, 1804 - Clark, William
  •    (2) passed the mouth of a River called by the ricares (Arikara Indians) We tar hoo (Grand (We-tar-hoo and similar spellings) River (S.
  • S.    2 of our men discovered the reckerrei (Arikara Indians) village, about the Center of the Island on the L. Side on the main Shore. this Island is about 3 miles long, Seperated from the L.
  • October 8, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 20th of October 1804    wind from the S E, I walked out to view those remarkable places pointed out by Evens, and continud all day    Saw an old Village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) below the Chess chi ter R. (Big Soldier (Heart) Creek)    appear to have been fortified    above the village on the Same L.
  • passed the Island N. 50° W 2 m to the upper part of a Coal Bluff L S.    pass an old Mandan (Mandan Indians) V[illage]. L S See above, October 18, 1804.
  • October 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 12, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I walked out on the lower Side of this river and found the countrey hilley the Soil composed of black mole & a Small perportion of Sand containing great quantity of Small peable Some limestone, black flint, & Sand Stone I killed a Hare Changeing its Colour Some parts retaining its long white fur & other parts assumeing the Short grey, I Saw the Magpie in pars, flocks of Grouse, the old field lark & Crows, & observed the leaf of the wild Chery half grown, many flowers are to be seen in the plains, remains of Minetarra (Hidatsa Indians) & Ossinneboin (Assiniboine Indians) hunting Camps are to be Seen on each Side of the two Missouris (Missouri River) The wind blew verry hard from the S. all the after part of the day, at 3 oClock P M. it became violent & flowey accompanied with thunder and a little rain.
  • April 12, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 8, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side is high & broken with much Stone Scattered on the hills, in walking on Shore with the Interpreter (Charbonneau, Toussaint) & his wife (Sacagawea) , the Squar (Sacagawea) Geathered on the Sides of the hills wild Lickerish, & the white apple as called by the angegies [engagés] and gave me to eat, the Indians of the Missouri (Missouri River) make great use of the white apple dressed in different ways—    Saw great numbers of Buffalow, Elk, antelope & Deer, also black tale deer beaver & wolves, I killed a beaver which I found on the bank, & a wolf. The party killed 3 Beaver 1 Deer    I saw where an Indian had taken the hair off a goat Skin a fiew days past—    Camped early on the Lard.
  • May 8, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 18, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I now scelected a place for a cash and set tree men at work to complete it, and employed all others except those about the waggons, in overhawling airing and repacking our indian goods ammunicion, provision and stores of every discription which required inspection.   
  • the wind blew violently this evening, as they frequently do in this open country where there is not a tree to brake or oppose their force. The Indian woman (Sacagawea) is recovering fast    she set up the greater part of the day and walked out for the fist time since she arrived here; she eats hartily and is free from fever or pain.
  • June 18, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 17, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Lewis Sunday [Friday] 17th January 1806 This morning we were visited by Comowool (Coboway) and 7 of the Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) our nearest neighbours, who left us again in the evening. They brought with them Some roots and beries for Sale, of which however they disposed of very fiew as they asked for them Such prices as our Stock in trade wouuld not licence us in giveing.
  • he intends to hunt the Elk and trap the beaver. The Culianary articles of the Indians in our neighbourhood Consists of wooden bowls or troughs, Baskets, Shell and wooden Spoons and wooden Scures or Spits, their wooden Bowles and troughs are of different forms and Sizes, and most generally dug out of Solid piecies; they are either round, Square or in the form of a canoe; those are extreemly well executed and maney of them neetly covered, the larger vessels with handholes to them; in these vessels they boil their fish or flesh by means of hot Stones which they immerce in the water with the articles to be boiled.
  • January 17, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 13, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Tuesday February 13th 1806. The Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) left us this morning at 11 A. M.    not anything transpired dureing the day worthy of notice.    yesterday we completed the opperation of drying the meat, and think we have a Sufficient Stock to last us this month.    the Indians inform us that we shall have great abundance of Small fish in March.   
  • February 13, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 18, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    in the forenoon we were visited by eight Clasops (Clatsop Indians) and Chinnooks (Chinook Indians) from whom we purchased a Sea Otter's skin and two hats made of waytape and white ceder bark.   
  • February 18, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
March 23, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we had not proceeded more than a mile before we met Delashelwilt (Delashelwilt) and a party of 20 Chinnooks (Chinook Indians) men and women.    this Cheif leaning that we were in want of a canoe some days past, had brought us one for sale, but being already supplyed we did not purchase it.   
  • See March 15, 1806. The Chinook Indians are discussed at November 15, 1805. They were already supplied because they had stolen a canoe on March 18, 1806.
  • March 23, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 10, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) to delay on the Island untill Gibson (Gibson, George) Came over & assist him with the large toe roap which we also left and to join us at a village of four houses of the Clah-lah-lar (Clahclellar Indians) Tribe which is opposit to this Island on North Side at which place we intened to brackfast.   
  • the Small Canoe got loose from the hunters and went adrift with a tin cup & a tomahawk in her; the Indians Caught her at the last Village and brought her up to us this evening for which we gave them two knives; the Canoe overset and lost the articles which were in her.—.
  • April 10, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 20, 1806 - Clark, William
  • They have all new, Deer, Elk, Ibex Goat & wolf Skin robes, their Children also the large squirel Skin robes, maney of them have Legins and mockersons, all of which they precure of the Indians at a distance in exchange for their pounded fish & Beeds, they also purchase Silk grass, of which they make their nets & Sales for takeing fish    they also purchase Bear grass and maney other things for their fish.   
  • They ware their hair loose flowing the men cut in the foward which the Skilloots (Watlala Indians) do not &c. &c. I could not precure a Single horse of those people, dureing this day at any price, they offered me 2 for 2 kittles of which we Could not spear.
  • April 20, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • from this place we had an extencive view of these Stupendeous Mountains principally Covered with Snow like that on which we Stood; we were entirely Serounded by those mountains from which to one unacquainted with them it would have Seemed impossible ever to have escaped, in short without the assistance of our guides, I doubt much whether we who had once passed them could find our way to Travellers rest (Travelers' Rest (Idaho)) in their present Situation for the marked trees on which we had placed Considerable reliance are much fewer and more difficuelt to find than we had apprehended.    those indians are most admireable pilots; we find the road wherever the Snow has disappeared tho' it be only fora fiew paces.   
  • here we Encamped for the night haveing traveled 28 Ms. over these mountains without releiveing the horses from their packs or their haveing any food.    the Indians inform us that there is an abundance of the Mountain Sheep, or what they Call white Buffalow on those Mountains.   
  • June 27, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 23, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) informed us that there was an indian camp of eleven leather lodges which appeared to have been abandoned about 10 days, the poles only of the lodges remained.    we are confident that these are the Minnetares of fort de prarie (Atsina Indians) and suspect that they are probably at this time somewhere on the main branch of Maria's river (Marias River) on the borders of the buffaloe, under this impression I shall not strike that river on my return untill about the mouth of the North branch (Cut Bank Creek (North Branch of Marias River)) .   
  • July 23, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 6, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side of this river in the bend above the white earth river (Little Muddy (White Earth) River) , where I saw where the Indians had been digging a root which they eate and use in Seup [NB: Soup], not more than 7 or 8 days past.
  • This ethnobotanical observation documents an early August harvest of breadroot. At this time the Indians would have been able to locate the roots before the above-ground stem had abscised and broken away from the storage root, and it would have been at a most nutritious stage, after the spring flowering and carbohydrate storage period.
  • August 6, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we Saw only 6 buffalow to day the Sieoux (Sioux Indians) have been laterly encamped on the river and have Secured the most of the game opp. a large trail has passed on a derection to the enterance of the Chyenne (Cheyenne Indians) this probably is the trail of a war party.   
  • August 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 31, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) and the indians go in broke loose with wiser (Weiser, Peter) and Willard (Willard, Alexander) in them and were blown quite across the river to the N E.
  • all the party examind their arms and put them in order and we Set out and proceeded on down. Saw Several Indians on the hills untill we passed the Island of Cedar (Little Cedar (Cedar) Island) 9 A.
  • August 31, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 10, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we sent out several hunters to scower the country, to this we were induced not so much from the want of provision as to discover the Indians whome we had reasons to believe were in the neighbourhood, from the circumstance of one of their dogs comeing to us this morning shortly after we landed; we still beleive ourselves in the country usually hunted by the Assinniboins (Assiniboine Indians) , and as they are a vicious illy disposed nation we think it best to be on our guard, accordingly we inspected the arms and accoutrements the party and found them all in good order. The hunters returned this evening having seen no tents or Indians nor any fresh sign of them; they killed two Mule deer, one common fallow or longtailed deer, 2 Buffaloe and 5 beaver, and saw several deer of the Mule kind of immence size, and also three of the Bighorned anamals.   
  • May 10, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 15, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Deep at 6 miles, Willards Creek (Grasshopper (Willard's) Creek)    the bottoms narrow, the Clifs of a Dark brown Stone Some limestone intermixed—    an Indian road passes on the Lard Side latterly used. Took a Meridian altitude at the Comsnt. of the Mountain with Octent 65° 47' 0".
  • Side Called by the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians the Beavers head (Beaverhead Rock) , a Clift 300 distand from the Beaver head (Beaverhead (Jefferson) River) about 50 feet high    passed 8 bends on the Stard.
  • August 15, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 28, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • This morning we set out very early and at 9 A. M. arrived at the old Indian Village on Lard side of Deer Island (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) where we found our hunters had halted and left one man with the two canoes at their camp; they had arrived last evening at this place and six of them turned out to hunt very early this morning; by 10 A.
  • these are two very distinct speceis of deer.    the Indians call this large Island E-lal-lar (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) or deer island (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) which is a very appropriate name.   
  • For the Cathlapotles (Cathlapotle Indians) , see November 5, 1805. The Pacific red-sided garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis concinnus, a new subspecies.
  • March 28, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 2, 1806 - Clark, William
  • a Wife of Neeshneeparkkeeook (Cut Nose) died Some Short time Sence, himself and her relations sacrificed horses to her. The indians inform us that there is a plenty of Moos to the S. E. of them on the East branch of Lewis's river (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) which they Call Tommawamah River (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) .
  • the rout they had taken however was not a direct one; the Indians Conducted them in the first instance to the East fork of Lewis's river (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) about 10 miles above it's junction with the South branch (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) , a distance of about 50 miles where they informed them they might obtain fish; but on their arival at that place finding that the Salmon had not arived or were not taken, they were Conducted down that river to a fishery a fiew miles below the junction of the forks of Lewis's River (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) about 20 miles further, here they remained one day and with some dificuelty, they purchased the Salmon which they brought with them.   
  • our horses are all recovering & I have no hesitation in declareing that I believe that the Indian Method of guilding preferable to that practised by ourselves.—
  • June 2, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 13, 1806 - Clark, William
  • N E. direction about 18 or 20 miles distant. The indian woman (Sacagawea) who has been of great Service to me as a pilot through this Country recommends a gap in the mountain more South which I shall cross.—.
  • This gap and the trails leading to it appear quite plainly on Atlas maps 106 and 113; it is Flathead Pass (Flathead Pass) in the Bridger Range (Bridger Range) , in Gallatin County (Gallatin County, Mont.) , leading easterly to the valley of Shields River (Shields River) . The Flatheads (Flathead Indians) and Bannocks (Bannock Indians) commonly passed this way to hunt buffalo on the plains.
  • July 13, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Montana [The Magazine of Western History] 21.3 (1971): 2–17.
  • This was the Missouri's Great Falls and both the Mackay–Evans data and the Indian information agreed on its location near the Missouri's emergence from the Rockies.
  • The captains concluded that this river was the one the Indians who had visited Fort Mandan during the winter had called "the river which scolds at all others."
  • From the west came the Medicine River (now the Sun River) the Indians had described to him and, on the horizon, was the second snowclad range of the Rockies.
  • N.D.
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  • John L. Allen
August 10, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we continued our rout along the Indian road which led us sometimes over the hills and again in the narrow bottoms of the river till at the distance of fifteen Ms. from the rattle snake Clifts (Rattlesnake Cliffs) we arrived in a hadsome open and leavel vally where the river divided itself nearly into two equal branches; here I halted and examined those streams and readily discovered from their size that it would be vain to attempt the navigation of either any further.   
  • this plain is surrounded on all sides by a country of roling or high wavy plains through which several little rivulets extend their wide vallies quite to the Mountains which surround the whole in an apparent Circular manner; forming one of the handsomest coves [EC: Shoshone (Shoshone Indians) ] I ever saw, of about 16 or 18 miles in diameter.   
  • The immediate area is now inundated by Clark Canyon Dam and Reservoir (Clark Canyon Dam and Reservoir) . Atlas map 66. "Snake Indian Cove" on Atlas map 67, otherwise Shoshone Cove (Shoshone Cove) in the journals; "cove" here means a narrow mountain valley.
  • August 10, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 13, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • But on the South Side their is high Land, & handsome praries the most of the way from the old Village of the Kansars (Kansa Indians) , we Camped on a large Sand bar in the mi. of the River opposite a high &extensive prarie, on the North Side, (came about 20 miles today)
  • July 13, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
August 13, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Monday, August 13th On the Laboard shore about three miles East of the Maha (Omaha Indians) vilage. Observed time and distance of ☉'s & ☽'s nearest Limbs.
  • August 13, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 3, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Some of our Clothes also Spoiled by them, and papers &c. &.    at 1 oClock an Indian Came to the bank S. S. with a turkey on his back, four others Soon joined him, we attempted Several Chanels and Could not find water to assend, landed on a Sand bar & Concluded to Stay all night, & Send out and hunt a Chanell, Some rain this after noon— Saw Brant & white gulls flying Southerly in large flocks— 3rd Course Distance & reffurences N. 50° E. 2 ½ miles to a point of wood on the Larboard Side— N. 54° E 2 miles to a tree in the bend to the Larboard Side— North 2 miles to a point of high Land on the Larboard Side— N. 22° W. 1 ½ miles on the L.
  • October 3, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 15, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Clark (Clark, William) named the creek after the Indian pen, or pound, for catching pronghorns which he found there.
  • April 15, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
August 2, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • passed a high bank in which was villages of bank Swallows    passed large beautiful bottom praries on each Side and bottoms of timber &C. Saw Several old Indian Camps on S. Side. Some of the high hills look black with pine timber and Solid rocks &C.   
  • August 2, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 15, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark September 15th Friday 1805 West   4 mile down the Creek bottoms Passing over 4 Steep high hills to a run at an old Indian Camp at a fishing place, where we wer Some time e'er, we found the proper road which assends a high mountain    road excessively bad.
  • September 15, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 9, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • one of their women was taken with fit by one of our fires. She began Singing Indian and to giving all around hir Some commass roots, and brasslets which hung about hir    one of our party refused to take them from hir.
  • October 9, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 10, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Here we dined on some pounded salmon, that we had procured from the Indians; and unloaded our canoes. After we had been here about 2 hours, it became more calm, and we loaded the canoes again, but could not get round the point, the swells were still so high; we therefore put too at a branch of fresh water, under high cliffs of rocks and unloaded again.
  • November 10, 1805
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
November 8, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • We halted about noon, at some old Indian Cabbins lying on the South side of the River in order to dine.   
  • November 8, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 20, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We had a fine clear morning; the Indians remained at our camp; and Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) gave one of them a medal, as he ranked as a chief in the nation.
  • November 20, 1805
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
March 2, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The fishing party returned at night, and brought with them some thousands of the same kind of small fish we got from the natives a few days ago, and also some sturgeon. The Indian name of the river we were up yesterday is Kil-hou-a-nak-kle (Youngs (Kilhow-a-nah-kle) River) , and that of the small river which passes the fort, Ne-tul (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) .
  • March 2, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
March 21, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we derected Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and the two Fieldses (Field, Joseph and Reubin) to Set out tomorrow morning early, and indevour to provide us Some provision on the Bay beyond point William (Tongue Point (Point William)) . we were visited to day by Some Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) who left us in the evening.    our sick men Willard (Willard, Alexander) and Bratten (Bratton, William E.)
  • March 21, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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