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July 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • This River is about 80 yards wide with a gentle Current and heads up near the Parnee [Pawnee] Village on River Blue (Big Blue River (Nebr.))
  • Wild Cherry only larger & grows on a Small bush, on the side of a clift Sand Stone    ½ me. up & on Lower Side I marked my name & day of the month near an Indian Mark or Image of animals & a boat    Tried Willard (Willard, Alexander) for Sleeping on his post, our hunters killed some Deer, Saw Elk & Buffalow.
  • Steyermark, 862. Rocks that crop out near the mouth of the Big Nemaha River (Big Nemaha River) are late Pennsylvanian in age, part of the Wabaunsee Group, which consists of about 350 feet of shale with a few thin limestone beds and fewer sandstones, which are unnamed.
  • July 12, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 14, 1804 - Clark, William
  • N. 50° W 2 ½ ms. to the Lower point of an Island N. 87 W. 1 ½ to a second point of same Island on Lad. side of the same 〈below〉 a little above the lower point of this island a creek falls in on the Stard. called by the Maha (Omaha Indians) Neesh-nah-ba- to-na—    this is a considerable creek    is as large as the mine river, and runs parallel with the Missouri through much the greater portin of it's course   9   July the 14th Satturday    Some hard Shours of rain accompaned with Some wind detained us untill about 7 oClock, we then Set out and proceeded on about a mile a[nd] th atmispeir became Suddenly darkened by a blak & dismal looking Cloud, we wer in a Situation, near the upper point of a Sd. Isd. & the opsd Shore falling in    in this Situation a Violent Storm of Wint from the N, E    (passing over an Open plain, Struck the boat nearly 〈broad Side〉 Starboard, quatering, & blowing down the Current)    the exerssions of all our Men who were out in an instant, aded to a Strong Cable and Anchor was Scrcely Sufficent to Keep the boat from being thrown up on the Sand Island, and dashed to peices    the Waves dasthed over on the Side next to the wind    the lockers which was covered with Tarpoling prevented the[m] coming into the boat untill the Boat was Creaned [careened] on the Side from the Wind    in this Situation we continued about 40 minits, the two perogues about a quater of a mile above, one of them in a Similer Situation with the Boat, the other under the charge of George Gibson (Gibson, George) in a much better position, with her Ster[n] faceing the wind, this Storm Suddenly Seased, & 1 minit the river was as Smoth as glass, the wind Shifted to the S.
  • S. and observed two Elk on a Iand in the river, in attempting to get near those elk obseved one near us    I Shot one.    continued on Shore & thro the bottom which was extensive, Some Small Praries, and a peponce [preponderance] of high rich & well timbered bottom, in the Glades I saw wild Timothy, Lams quarter Cuckle bur & rich weed, on the edges Plumbs of different kinds Grapes, and Goose berries, Camped on the L.
  • The camp would be on the Nebraska (Nebraska) side, near the Nemaha (Nemaha County, Nebr.) -Richardson (Richardson County, Nebr.)
  • July 14, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 20, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • in the course of my walk I killed two deer, wounded an Elk and a deer; saw the remains of some Indian hunting camps, near which stood a small scaffold of about 7 feet high on which were deposited two doog slays with their harnis. underneath this scaffold a human body was lying, well rolled in several dressed buffaloe skins and near it a bag of the same materials containg sundry articles belonging to the disceased; consisting of a pare of mockersons, some red and blue earth, beaver's nails, instruments for dressing the Buffalo skin, some dryed roots, several platts of the sweet grass, and a small quantity of Mandan (Mandan Indians) tobacco.—    I presume that the body, as well as the bag containing these articles, had formerly been placed on the scaffold as is the custom of these people, but had fallen down by accedent.    near the scaffold I saw the carcase of a large dog not yet decayed, which I supposed had been killed at the time the human body was left on the scaffold; this was no doubt the reward, which the poor doog had met with for performing the [blank]—friendly office to his mistres of transporting her corps to the place of deposit.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) informed me that soon after seting out, a part of the bank of the river fell in near one of the canoes and had very nearly filled her with water.   
  • April 20, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 18, 1805 - Clark, William
  • a continuel mist quite across this fall*    after which we proceeded on up the river a little more than a mile to the largest fountain or Spring I ever Saw, and doubt if it is not the largest in America Known, this water boils up from under th rocks near the edge of the river and falls imediately into the river 8 feet and keeps its Colour for ½ a mile which is emencely Clear and of a bluish Cast, proceeded on up the river    passed a Succession of rapids to the next great fall of 26 Ft. 5 I.    river 580 yards wide    this fall is not intirely perpdincular    a Short bench gives a Curve to the water as it falls    a butifull Small Island at the foot of this fall near the Center of the Channel Covered with trees, the Missouri (Missouri River) at this fall is 36 yards wide, a Considerable mist rises at this fall ocasionally, from this pitch to the head of the rapids is one mile & has a fall of 20 feet, this is also a handsome Scenery a fall in an open leavel plain, after takeing the hight & measureing the river proceeded on, Saw a gange of Buffalow Swiming the river above the falls, Several of which was drawn in to the rapids and with dificuelty mad Shore half drowned, we killed one of those Cows & took a[s] much meat as we wished.   
  • Side and is 137 yards wide at its mouth    the Missouri (Missouri River) 〈nearly one mile〉 above is 800 yards wide, as the river [Missouri] (Missouri River) appears to bear S Easterley I assended about 4 miles high to a Creek which appeared to head in South mountains (Highwood (South) Mountains)    passed a Island of [blank] and a little timber in an Easterly bend at 1 mile, passed Some timber in a point at 2 mile at or near the lower point of a large Island on which we Shot at a large white bear.   
  • June 18, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 11, 1806 - Clark, William
  • at Meridian I set out and had not proceeded more than 2 miles before I observed a Canoe near the Shore. I derected the Canoes to land here I found two men from the illinoies (Illinois) Jos.
  • Those men further informed me that they met the Boat and party we Sent down from Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N. Dak.)) near the Kanzas river (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) on board of which was a Chief of the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) , that he met the Yankton (Sioux Indians, Yankton) Chiefs with Mr.
  • they have latterly killed one Trader near the Mous River (Souris (Mouse) River) and are now in wait for Mr.
  • August 11, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 15, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) 15 June Friday 1804, we Set out early    proceeded on about 1 me. and the Boat turned on a Sawyer which was near doeing her great damage, the river is riseing fast & the water exceedingly Swift, S. 35° W 2 ms. alg.
  • back of the Village the high Prarie extends back to the Osarge River (Osage (Osarge) River) , about 3 Ms. above & in view the Missouries Nation (Missouri Indians) resided under the protection of the Osarges (Osage Indians) , after their nation was riducd by the Saukees (Sauk Indians) below, thos built their Village in the Same low Prarie and lived there many years, the war was So hot & both nations become So reduced that the Little Osage (Little Osage Indians) & a fiew of the Missoures (Missouri Indians) moved & built a village 5 ms near the Grand Osage (Great Osage Indians) , the rest of the Missoures (Missouri Indians) went and took protection under the Otteaus (Oto Indians) [Otos (Oto Indians) ] on Platt river (Platte River (Nebr.))
  • Bray (ETG). They would have moved near one of the villages on the Big, or Grand, Osage River (Osage (Osarge) River) in west-central Missouri (Missouri) .
  • June 15, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Swift water, one remark- able circumstance in the water of this River is a free use of it will create prespreation, the Swet run off our men in a Stream when th[ey] row hard, York (York) verry near loseing his Eyes by one of the men throwing Sand at him in fun & recved into his eyes—    passed Some bad water.
  • S. in View of a Sand bar on both sides of the Isd. over which the water riffleed and roered like a great fall, We took Some Luner observations of the moon & Stars    Set up untill one oClock    the Musquetors verry troublesome    our flank Guard or Hunters [Shields (Shields, John) and Collins (Collins, John) ] have not been with us for two nights, We saw them to day at the Mouth of the Tiger R (Crooked (Panther, Tiger) River) , the lands on the L S. is very fine & well timbered near the river and appears equally good on the other side but not so high Apparently Crooked River (Crooked (Panther, Tiger) River) , in Ray County (Ray County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) .
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) and Ordway (Ordway, John) both say the expedition passed Tiger River (Crooked (Panther, Tiger) River) on the twentieth, while Biddle's (Biddle, Nicholas) History places the event on the nineteenth, presumably following Codex A. Evidently the June 19 camp was near the mouth of that stream on the opposite side, either above or below, wherever the mouth was in 1804.
  • June 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
February 13, 1806 - Clark, William
  • 〈on〉 upper Surface is Smooth and of a deep Green, the under disk of a pale Green and covered with a brown Substance of a woolly appearance particalarly near the center fiber or rib    these leafets are alternately pointed    they are in number from 110 to 140; shortest at the two extremities of the common footstalk and longest in the center, gradually lengthing and diminishing as they Suckceed each other.—.
  • the leafets are oblong, obtuse, convex absolutely entire, marked on the upper disk with a Slight longitudinal grove in place of the central rib, smooth and of a deep green; near the upper extremity those lefets are decurscivily pinnate as are also those of the larg firn.
  • there is none except in the open grounds.    near the Coast on the top of Some of the untimbered hills there is a finer and Softer Species which resembles much the Greensword.   
  • February 13, 1806
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  • Clark, William
March 16, 1806 - Clark, William
  • White Salmon Trout (coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch), March 16, 1806, Voorhis No. 2 Missouri Historical Society The white Salmon Trout which we had previously seen only at the Great Falls of the Columbia (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) , or a little below the Great Falls (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) , has now made its appearance in the creeks near this place.    one of them was brought us to day by an indian who had just taken it with his gig.
  • the eye is moderately large, the puple black with a Small admixture of yellow and the iris of a Silvery white with a Small admixture of yellow and a little tirbed near its border with a yellowish brown.    the position of the fins may be seen from the drawing, they are small in perpotion to the fish.    the fins are boney but not pointed except the tail and back fins which are a little So, the prime back fin and venteral ones, contain each ten rays; those of the gills twelve, and the Small finn placed near the tail above has no long rays, but is a tough flexable Substance covered with Smooth Skin.   
  • March 16, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 12, 1806 - Clark, William
  • was Caught in between the Canoe and the log and a little hurt after disingaging our selves from this log the canoe was driven imediately under a drift which projected over and a little abov the Water, here the Canoe was very near turning over    we with much exertion after takeing out Some of the baggage hauled her out, and proceeded on without receving any damage.   
  • Present Big Pipestone Creek (Big Pipestone (Panther) Creek) , reaching the Jefferson River (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) near Whitehall (Whitehall, Mont.) , in Jefferson County (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , Montana (Montana) .
  • County, some two miles below the mouth of Antelope Creek (Antelope Creek (Jefferson County, Mont.)) and the camp of July 31, 1805, near where U.S. Highway 287 (U.S. Highway 287) crosses the Jefferson (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) .
  • July 12, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 23, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • 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)) .    near this place I observe a number of the whistleing squirrel of the speceis common to the plains and country watered by the Columbia river (Columbia River) , this is the first instance in which I have found this squirrel in the plains of the Missouri (Missouri River) .   
  • the rok which makes its appearance on this part of the river is of a white colour fine grit and makes excellet whetstones; it lies in horizontal stratas and makes it's appearance in the bluffs of the river near their base.    we indeavoured to take some fish but took only one small trout.
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) camped near the contact between two Upper Cretaceous formations, the Horsethief Sandstone and the St.
  • July 23, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
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  • (Pencil Notation Reads: "William S. Soule" and "Arapaho camp near Fort Dodge, Kansas"). KS USA 75-bae-48c Photographer: William S.
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March 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • but fiew Inds visit us to day the Ice haveing broken up in Several places, The ice began to brake away this evening and was near distroying our Canoes as they wer decnding to the fort, river rose only 9 Inches to day    prepareing to Depart
  • March 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 27, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • a fair morning the party divided into five differeent parties and went at falling five pitch pine trees for 5 canoes, all near our Encampment.    in the afternoon the man who went back to the Mountain for the 2 horses returned.   
  • September 27, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 8, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • We proceeded on and met with Two canoes loaded with Furr, which had come from Oto River, near the Zotto (Oto Indians) nation.    At 3oClock P.
  • We proceeded on & encamped on the North side of the River Mesouri (Missouri River) , the distance come this day being 16 Miles Evidently No. 2's effort to write Rivière des Sioux (Big Sioux River (Rivière des Sioux)) , the present Big Sioux River (Big Sioux River (Rivière des Sioux)) on the Iowa (Iowa) –South Dakota (South Dakota) border, which the other journal keepers indicate was the stream mentioned, although it was not near the Mandans (Mandan Indians) . No. 2's attempt at Mine River (Lamine (Mine) River) , present Lamine River (Lamine (Mine) River) , Cooper County (Cooper County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) .
  • June 8, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 19, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • a large Gang of them Swam the river near the Boats    we Shot a fat Cow likewise & a Small Bull.    took the meat & hides on bord the pearogues.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) joined us late in the evening    had killed an Elk & a Deer, the men who went with him returned also much fatigued &.C.—    Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed 2 Black taild Deer on S S near a range of Bluffs &.C;— Probably Crow (Crow Creek (S.
  • September 19, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
October 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • one Came to the river & fired off his gun and asked us to come [hole] he wish us to go to his Camp near at hand    we refused, passed a large Island on the S. S., here we expected the Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) would attempt to Stop us, and prepared for action, &c.   
  • N. 15° E 4 m. to the L. S. of an Island Situated near the S. S.— N. 28 E. 2 m. to the upper pt. of the Sand bar abov the Island.
  • October 2, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 6, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 6th of October Satturday 1804    Cold Wind from the N.    Saw many large round Stones near the middle of the River    passed an old Ricara (Arikara Indians) village of 80 Lodges Picketed in    those lodges in nearly an octagon form, 20 to 60 feet Diameter    Specious [spacious] Covered with earth and as Close as they Can Stand, a number of Skin Canoes in the huts, we found Squashes of 3 different Kinds growing in the Village    Shields (Shields, John) Killed an Elk Close by—    The Magpy is common here, we Camped off the mouth of Otter Creek (Swan (Goodrich's, Otter) Creek) on the S. S. this Creek is 22 yds. wide & heads near the R. Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S. Dak.)) ,—    contains much water.
  • October 6, 1804
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  • Clark, William
December 7, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • they had not been Gone long before we Saw Some buffalow in cite abo. the Garrison near the bank of the River    two of our men & Several of the natives were Shooting at them.    they Shot three & run one off a Steep bank in to the River which we got out with a chord, and halled it down on the Ice to our landing    as the River Shut up last night the Ice had not Got Strong enofe to bear the Buffalow out in the middle of the R. but we dragged Sd. bufo. down near Shore & dressed it.    it was a cow with calf    our Interpreters Squaws cut the calf.   
  • December 7, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
June 2, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side    passed 2 Isds. on Lard Side N. 80° W.   1 ¾ to the Lard. point opsd. a bluff S. 10° W.   1 ½ to the lower point of an Island near the Stard point. S. 65° W.   2 to a point of timber on the Lard Side opsd. a bluff    passed the Isd. and one near Stard.
  • June 2, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I changed the hands and Set out at 7 oClock    proceeded on Something better than yesterday for the fore part of the Day    passed Several rapids in the latter part of the day near the hills river    passed between 2 hills    I saw a great number of Service berries now ripe.   
  • The hunters joined me at 1 oClock, I dispatched 2 men to prosue an Indian roade over the hills for a fiew miles, at the narrows I assended a mountain from the top of which I could See that the river forked near me    the left hand appeared the largest & bore S. E.    the right passed from the West thro' an extensive Vallie, I could See but three Small trees in any Direction from the top of this mountain.   
  • August 16, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 5, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • got up our horses and cropped their fore mane, and branded them with a Sturrup Iron on the near fore Shoulder, So that we may know them again at our return.   
  • The Men at work on the Canoes, continued to work on them & finishing them off—    We got up all our horses, and Cropped close off the foretop of each horse, and branded them with a stirrup Iron, on the near fore shoulder, that we may be able to know them on our return.   
  • October 5, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 8, 1805 - Clark, William
  • a little hurt, every thing wet perticularly the greater part of our Small Stock of merchindize, had every thing opened, and two Sentinals put over them to keep off the Indians, who are enclined to theave haveing Stole Several Small articles    those people appeared disposed to give us every assistance in their power dureing our distress—    We passed Several Encampments of Indians on the Islands and those near the rapids in which places they took the Salmon, at one of Those Camps we found our two Chiefs who had promised to accompany us, we took them on board after the Serimony of Smokeing They remained at this site until October 10, as indicated on Atlas map 72. It was on the north side in Nez Perce County (Nez Perce County, Idaho) , below the confluence of the Potlatch (Potlatch River (Colter's Creek)) and Clearwater (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) rivers, a few miles from present Spalding (Spalding, Idaho) . The party's camp was near Arrowbeach site (Arrowbeach site) which is located a little over half a mile below the mouth of Potlatch River (Potlatch River (Colter's Creek)) .
  • October 8, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 28, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • one of the party killed a Deer this evening, and wounded another near a Small pond a Short distance back from the River.—    a nomber of the natives visited us &c.— Monday October 28th    The wind ceased blowing the latter part of last night; when it began to rain and continued raining moderately till morning; when we loaded our Canoes, and set out on our Voyage at 9 o'Clock A.
  • One of our party killed one Deer, & wounded another; in the Evening, near a small pond; a short distance back from the River, which deer he brought to our Camp.—    We had a number of the Natives to visit us after we had encamped.—
  • October 28, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 7, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the canoe I was in ran on a Sand barr and was near filling.    but the waves took hir off without injury.    we proceed. on round a bay then went up a River abt. 3 miles and landed at the place appointed for winters quarters.   
  • on Lewis and Clark River (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) , near Astoria (Astoria, Oreg.) , Clatsop County (Clatsop County, Oreg.) , the party's camp until March 23, 1806.
  • December 7, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
April 14, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Mount Hood (Mount Hood (Timm, Falls Mountain)) appears near the River on the South Side which is covd. thick with Snow & very white    the wind high    we delayed about 2 hours and proceed. on    passed Several Small villages on the N. Side Scatered along the narrow bottoms near the River. Saw a number of horses at each village    the wind continued aft and high So we run fast.
  • April 14, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
Oregon Historical Quarterly 102.3 [2001]: 290–315.
  • Here in Oregon, a re-dedication took place on June 24, 2000, at his grave site near Jordan Valley in the southeast corner of the state. It was an occasion for clearing and improving the site as a tourist attraction and for highlighting Oregon's claim to an important person in the expedition.
  • He met the youth, still in his teens, near the mouth of the Kansas River and agreed to carry him along to Europe on his return.
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August 6, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Side Called Soldiers Creek (Soldier River)    it Comes in Back of a Isld near the N. S.    about 12 oclock Last night a villant Storm of wind and Rain from the N.
  • August 6, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
February 26, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 26th February Tuesday 1805 a fine Day    Commencd verry early in makeing preparations for drawing up the Boat on the bank, at Sunset by repeated exertions the whole day we accomplished this troublesom task, just as we were fixed for having the Boat the ice gave away near us for about 100 yds in length—    a number of Indians here to day to See the Boat rise on the Bank—
  • February 26, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 7, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Fortunately the accident happened near the shore; and after halting three hours we were able to go on again.
  • May 7, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 22, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the waves rolled So high and the tide raised much higher than common    dashed one of our canoes against the logs and was near Splitting it before we got it out.    dammaged it and obledged us to move Some of our Camps.—
  • November 22, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
January 4, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • a number of Indians belonging to the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) Nation that came to the fort Yesterday staid near the Fort last night.    They sold our party some sweet Roots fish, 1 dog &ca.   
  • January 4, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 14, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The morning of this day was pleasant, and we embarked early. In a short time we arrived near to our old friends the Grossventres (Hidatsa Indians) and Mandans (Mandan Indians) ; and fixed our encampment in a central position, so as to be most convenient to the different villages.
  • August 14, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 4, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Wednesday July 4th On the Larboard Shore three miles below a high Prarie hill on same shore, near the 2nd old vilage of the Kancez (Kansa Indians) .
  • July 4, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 27, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • L. with Sextant by the fore observation 115° — 45" Latitude deduced from this observatn.    42 53 13 Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) undated observation from Codex O, immediately following the previous one; the location seems to be near the campsite of August 27.
  • August 27, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
December 17, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • towards evening the chiefs Son came from 1st vill. of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) & Informed us that the Buffalow were comming in towards the River, & that their was a large Gang near the Fort So that our men Scared them back by cutting fire wood for the night.—
  • December 17, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
December 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • dispatched two men to the open lands near the Ocian for Sackacome, which we made use of to mix with our tobacco to Smoke which has an agreeable flavour.
  • December 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 7, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the Men that went after the Elk meat, carried it on their backs to a marsh near to the River, where they could come with a Canoe.    they then encamped at that place.   
  • February 7, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
January 3-4, 1804 - Clark, William
  • in January 1680 on the Illinois River (Illinois River) near the village of the Peoria Indians (Peoria Indians) . It was near present East Peoria (East Peoria, Ill.) , Tazewell County (Tazewell County, Ill.) , Illinois (Illinois) Guide, 23, 273.
  • was established at the third Chickasaw Bluff (Chickasaw Bluffs) , near modern Natchez (Natchez, Miss.) , Mississippi (Mississippi) , in 1682.
  • There are lead and zinc deposits near the mouths of the Tennessee (Tennessee River) and Cumberland (Cumberland River) rivers in Kentucky (Kentucky) .
  • January 03-04, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 25, 1804 - Clark, William
  • above & the one we have crossed    from the top of this Mound we observed Several large gangus of Buffalow & Elk feeding    upwards of 800 in number    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) being much fatigued and verry thursty obliged us to go to the neares water which we Could See, which was the W Stone Creek (Vermillion (White Stone) River (S.
  • Hills S. 45° E. and to the woods near River au Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S. Dak.)) is West— "G D.
  • The boats, under Pryor's (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) command, had camped on the larboard side, near the Cedar (Cedar County, Nebr.) -Dixon (Dixon County, Nebr.) county line, Nebraska (Nebraska) .
  • August 25, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 17, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. 864 "    do 42 13 41 " The Longitudes are not yet Calculated, We must be at this time about 99° 45' 00" West of Greenwich—    I Collected a grass much resembling wheet with a gran like Rye, much fuller of grain, one like Rye & one like Barley grass Small, a Grass like Timothey except the Seed which is on branches from the main Stalk— Late this evening one of the party Sent after the deserters returned & joined us, he left the party 3 miles back, they cought both Deserters, one of them La liberty (La Liberté) , got away from them, the Great Chief & 2nd Chief of the ottoes (Oto Indians) accompaned the Party with a view to bring about a Peice between themselves & the Mahar (Omaha Indians)    a great missfortune that the Mahars (Omaha Indians) have not returned from the hunt—    Sent & fiered the Prarie near Camp to bring in the Mahars (Omaha Indians) & Souex (Sioux Indians) if any are near.   
  • The longitude, more difficult to calculate to start with, is further off. The camp was near 96° 25' W. MRC map 27; MRR map 75. Reed canarygrass, see June 16, 1804.
  • August 17, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 19, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The fog (which was the first) was So thick this morning that we could not Set out untill the Sun was about 2 hours up, at which time a Small breeze Sprung up from the E. which Cleared off the fog & we proceeded on by means of the Cord    The hills are high & rugged the Countrey as yesterday—    I walked on Shore with two men    we killed a 〈brown〉 white or grey bear; not withstanding that it was Shot through the heart it ran at it's usial pace near a quarter of a mile before it fell.    Capt Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) dog was badly bitten by a wounded beaver and was near bleading to death—.   
  • or Garfield County (Garfield County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , at or near the later Long Point (Long Point) , now under Fort Peck Lake (Fort Peck Lake) .
  • May 19, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 31, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Chabono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) found a bird dead lying near the Fort this morning and brought it in, I recognized it to be the Same kind of that which I had Seen in the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) at severl different times.    this berd is about the Size as near as may be of the robin.    it's contour is also presisely the Same with that bird.   
  • The Crown of the head from the beak back to the neck imbracing rather more than half the circumphrence of the neck, the Back and tail is of a bluish dark brown; the two outer feathers of the tail have a little dash of white near the tips, not proceivable when the tail is foalded.    a fine black forms the ground of the wings; two Stripes of the same colour passes on either side of the Head from the base of the Back along the Side of the head to it's junction with the neck, and embraces the eye to its upper edge; a third Stripe of the Same Colour ¾ of an inch in width passes from the Side of the neck just above the buts of the wings across the croop in the form of a gorget.   
  • January 31, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Whiskers are placed in four points on each Side near the nose and on the jaws near the opening of the mouth.    the ears are very Short wide and appressed as if they had been cut off.   
  • two other Spots of black of a romboidal figure are placed on the Side of the head near the ears and between them and the opening of the mouth.    two black Spots also imediately behind the ears.   
  • February 27, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 23, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side of the Columbia (Columbia River) on a high narrow bottom and rockey for 12 miles to the Wah-how-pum (Tenino Indians) village near the rock rapid of 12 temporary mat Lodges, those people appeared pleased to See us.   
  • his spous as also that of the other gave me a Cake of Chapellell and proceeded on with me to the Wah howpum (Tenino Indians) Village and formed his Camp near us.    we Caused all the old & brave men to Set around and Smoke with us.   
  • made 12 miles by land. Near this date in Clark's (Clark, William) Voorhis No. 3 is the word "Wah-how-pum (Tenino Indians) ."
  • April 23, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Fields (Field, Reubin) and Willard (Willard, Alexander) hunted in the hills near Camp and returned before 2 P. M without killing any thing except a fiew Grows. they saw but few deer.
  • Some Snow on the north hill Sides near the top and vegetation near 3 weeks later than in the river bottoms.   
  • May 15, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 17, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Labuche (Labiche, François) who was one of the Messengers arivd towards evening    Informed us that Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & the Zottaus (Oto Indians) Chiefs was comming near with the Deserter &.C—
  • August 17, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
September 9, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • [September 9, 1804] On the Stard shore, near a point of woodland, being the extremity of the third course of this day.— Observed meridian altd. of ☉'s U.
  • September 9, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 8, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Thursday 1804 a Cloudy morning    Jussome (Jusseaume, René) our [NB: Mandan (Mandan Indians) ] interpreter went to the Village, on his return he informed us that three English men had arrived from the Hudsons Bay Company, and would be here tomorrow, we Contd. to build our huts, many Indians Come to See us and bring their horses to Grass near us See below, November 19, 1804.
  • November 8, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 10, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • as our fatigues hard we find that poor meat alone is not Strong diet, but we are content with what we can git.    the high land make near the River on each Side.    passed a high clifts of rocks on S. Side.   
  • Side.— Saturday August 10th    This morning clear & pleasant, several of our Hunters went out early to hunt, & we set out as usual, We now have nothing to live on, but fresh meat, & that poor Venison & Goats flesh, and our men seem much fataigued; and find that meat only, is too weak a diet, for men undergoing so much fataigue; but they seem all content with what we can get.    The high land makes in near to the River on both sides of it, We passed a high clift of Rocks, which lay on the South side of the River, and Valleys, which seem wider, than those which we passed Yesterday, and the hills lies off farther from the River, Our officers were of oppinion (before Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) left us) that the Mesouri River (Missouri River) should lose its name, at the place where the Second fork enter'd this River; which we passed some days past, and where we expected to have found, the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Nation of Indians.   
  • The rock lies in Madison County (Madison County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) , near the Beaverhead County (Beaverhead County, Mont.) line, along Montana Highway 41 (Montana Highway 41) , about twelve miles southwest of Twin Bridges (Twin Bridges, Mont.)
  • August 10, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph

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