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March 31, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side opposit one large House of the Shah-ha-la (Watlala Indians) Nation    near this house at the time we passed on the 4th of November last was Situated 25 houses, 24 of them were built of Straw & Covered with bark as before mentioned.   
  • W. & S. S. E. derection. The three Indians encamped near us and visited our fire    we entered into a kind of a Conversation by signs, of the Country and Situation of the rivers.   
  • March 31, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 6, 1806 - Clark, William
  • to trade with the Yanktons (Sioux Indians, Yankton) , this boat was in Care of a Mr. Henry Delorn (Delaunay, Joseph) , he had exposed all his loading [NB: to dry] and Sent out five of his hands to hunt they Soon arived with an Elk.   
  • We advised this trader to treat the Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) with as much Contempt as possible and Stated to him where he would be benefited by such treatment &c &c. and at 1 P.
  • September 6, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 3, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • An interesting question was now to be determined; which of these rivers was the Missouri (Missouri River) , or that river which the Minnetares (Hidatsa Indians) call Amahte Arz zha or Missouri (Missouri River) , and which they had discribed to us as approaching very near to the Columbia river (Columbia River) .   
  • The captains were puzzled that the Hidatsas (Hidatsa Indians) and Mandans (Mandan Indians) had not told them of a river as large as the Marias (Marias River) .
  • Evidently some form of knapsack, perhaps from "hoppas," an Indian knapsack, derivation uncertain. Criswell, 46, 48; Jackson (LLC), 1: 74–75 and n. 8.
  • June 3, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 8, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I think therefore that we shall find that the Missouri (Missouri River) enters the rocky mountain (Rocky Mountains) s to the North of 45°—    we did take the liberty of placing his discoveries or at least the Southern extremity of them about a degree further N. in the sketh which we sent on to the government this spring mearly from the Indian information of the bearing from Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N. Dak.))
  • Fidler (Fidler, Peter) obtained his information in 1801 from a map drawn for him by Ackomokki (Ackomokki (The Feathers)) , a Blackfeet (Blackfeet Indians) chief. Fidler (Fidler, Peter) placed the rivers and mountains too far south because his estimate of distance was based on Indian information, expressed in terms of days' travel, rather than miles.
  • June 8, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 29, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • accordingly he left one man at Willow run (Box Elder Creek (Willow Run)) to guard the baggage and took with him his black man York (York) , Sharbono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) and his indian woman (Sacagawea) also accompanyed Capt. C. (Clark, William)    on his arrival at the falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) he perceived a very black cloud rising in the West which threatened immediate rain; he looked about for a shelter but could find none without being in great danger of being blown into the river should the wind prove as violent as it sometimes is on those occasions in these plains; at length about a ¼ of a mile above the falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) he discovered a deep rivene where there were some shelving rocks under which he took shelter near the river with Sharbono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) and the Indian woman (Sacagawea) ; laying their guns compass &c. under a shelving rock on the upper side of the rivene where they were perfectly secure from the rain.   
  • (Clark, William) fortunately discovered it a moment before it reached them and seizing his gun and shot pouch with his left hand with the right he assisted himself up the steep bluff shoving occasionaly the Indian woman (Sacagawea) before him who had her child in her arms; Sharbono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) had the woman (Sacagawea) by the hand indeavouring to pull her up the hill but was so much frightened that he remained frequently motionless and but for Capt.
  • June 29, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we Sent Rub: Field (Field, Reubin) in Serch of the horse which the indians had given us to kill.    at 10 A. M he returned with the horse and he was killed and butchered; he was large and in good order.   
  • M. with 5 Deer which they had killed at Some distance up Collin's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) on this Side, that Stream Still continue So high that they could not pass it.— Shabono's child (Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste) is much better to day; tho' the Swelling on the Side of his neck I believe will termonate in an ugly imposthume a little below the ear. The Indians were so anxious that the Sick Chief (who has lost the use of his limbs) Should be Sweted under our inspection they requested me to make a 2d attempt to day; accordingly the hole was enlargened and his father a very good looking old man performed all the drugery &c.   
  • they all appear extreemly attentive to this Sick man, no do they appear to relax in their ascituity towards him not withstanding he has been Sick and helpless for near 5 years. The Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) appeare to be very attentive & kind to their aged people and treat their women with more respect than the nativs on the Missouri (Missouri River) .— There is a Species of whistleing Squirel common in these plains which in their habit Somewhat resembles those of the Missouri (Missouri River) but are a distinct Species.   
  • May 27, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 25, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • We passed (River Boef (Buffalo River) ) shortly after our arrival at this place, a boat arrived laden with Furrs and peltry (deer Skins) which was returning from a Trading Voyage, the persons who were on board of it having been a great distance, up the Mesouri (Missouri River) River; trading with the Indians.    This small Village, is the last settlement of white people on this River; we encamped near it— The course of the River being 〈still〉 West by South Contrary to other writers who note a river on the opposite side, Dubois Creek (Dubois (Wood) Creek) , Franklin County (Franklin County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) .
  • May 25, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • [X: (who went accg)] back as fur as the Soux (Sioux Indians) nation with a view to get some of their Chiefs to Visit the Presdt. of the United S.   
  • June 12, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 4, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we came as far as a Priari, call'd Old town de Caugh, where we encamped, the distance being 16 Miles— Clearly the Kansa (Kansa Indians) village noted by Clark (Clark, William) and Gass (Gass, Patrick) , although only Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) uses this name.
  • July 4, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 4, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • no buffaloe have made their appearance in our neighbourhood for some weeks [NB: time (shorter)]; and I am informed that our Indian neighbours—suffer extreemly at this moment for the article of flesh.   
  • February 4, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 16, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • M. when they arrived at the Point of Woods laying on the South side of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) , Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) halted his Men at this place and sent out a Spy to find if any Indians were to be seen, The Spy return'd in a short time, and informed Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) , that he had perceived a Smoak on the opposite side of the River.   
  • February 16, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I proceeded on about 3 miles this morning    finding no fresh Indian Sign returned down the river four miles and Camped, turned out to hunt for Some meat, which if we are Suckessfull will be a Seasonable Supply for the partey assending. emence quantities of Sarvice buries, yellow, red, Purple & black Currents ripe and Superior to any I ever tasted particularly the yellow & purple kind.
  • July 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 26, 1805 - Clark, William
  • This day proved verry hot, we purchase fresh Salmon of the Indians. The meaning of an asterisk to the side of this dateline is unknown.
  • September 26, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 13, 1805 - Clark, William
  • my principal object in assending this mountain was to view the countrey below, the rain continuing and weather proved So Cloudy that I could not See any distance    on my return we dispatched 3 men Colter (Colter, John) , Willard (Willard, Alexander) and Shannon (Shannon, George) in the Indian canoe to get around the point if possible and examine the river, and the Bay below for a god harber for our Canoes to lie in Safty &c.
  • November 13, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 27, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark November 27th Wednesday 1805 Some rain all the last night & this morning    at day light 3 Canoes and 11 men Came down with roots meat, Skins &c. to Sill, they asked Such high prices we were unable to purchase any thing, and as we were about Setting out, discovered that one of those Indians had Stole an ax, we Serched and found it under the roabe of one man whome we Shamed verry much we proceeded on, around Point William (Tongue Point (Point William))    th Swells became high and rained so hard we Concluded to halt and dry our Selves, Soon after our landing the wind rose from the East and blew hard accompanied with rain, this rain obliged us to unload & draw up our Canoes, one of which was Split to feet before we got her out of the river, this place the Peninsolely is about 50 yards and 3 miles around this point of Land.   
  • November 27, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 21, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Ordered a party to go in quest of the meat early tomorrow morning and the hunters to return and continue the chase.    the Indians left us about 12 O'Clk. The root of the thistle, called by the natives shan-ne-táh-que is a perpendicular fusiform and possesses from two to four radicles; is from 9 to 15 Inces in length and about the size a mans thumb; the rhind somewhat rough and of a brown colour; the consistence when first taken from the earth is white and nearly as crisp as a carrot; when prepared for uce by the same process before discribed of the white bulb or pashshequo quawmash, it becomes black, and is more shugary than any fuit or root that I have met with in uce among the natives; the sweet is precisely that of the sugar in flavor; this root is sometimes eaten also when first taken from the ground without any preperation; but in this way is vastly inferior.   
  • January 21, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 21, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Thursday [EC: Tuesday] 21st of January 1806 Two of the hunters Shannon (Shannon, George) & Labieche (Labiche, François) returned haveing killed three Elk, ordered a party to go in quest of the meat early tomorrow morning and the hunters to return and continue the chase—.    the indians left us about 12 oClock. The root of the thistle called by the nativs Chan-ne-tâk-que is pirpendicular and possesses from two to 4 radicles; is from 9 to 15 inches in length and is Commonly about the Size of a mans thum    the rhine Somewhat rough and of a brown Colour; the Consistence when first taken from the earth is white and nearly as Crisp as a Carrot, when prepared for use by the Same process before discribed of the white bulb or pash she quo, qua-mosh, it becomes black and is more Sugary than any root I have met with among the nativs; the Sweet is prosisely that of the Sugar in flavor, this root is Sometimes eaten when first taken from the ground without any preperation, in this way it is well tasted but soon weathers and becoms hard and insipped.   
  • January 21, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 10, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In Lewis County (Lewis County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) , southwest of Kamiah (Kamiah, Idaho) , on Lawyer Creek (Lawyer (Commearp) Creek) , which they called Commearp Creek (Lawyer (Commearp) Creek) , from its Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) name. They remained here until May 13. Apparently Drouillard (Drouillard, George) , who came in the next day.
  • May 10, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 20, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Labiech (Labiche, François) & Lapage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) returned to Collins (Collins, John) & Crusat (Cruzatte, Pierre) in the evening late for the purpose of Pursueing the hunt in the Morning early. Several Indians came to the opposit side of the River and viewed us some time.   
  • May 20, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 27, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Our sick man is getting somewhat better, and the interpreter's child (Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste) is recovering fast. The Indian, that we have under cure, had another sweat to day; and our horses, that have had the quieting operation performed on them are all mending.
  • May 27, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 10, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • The party now camped near the location where they had met the Nez Perces (Nez Perce Indians) on September 20, 1805.
  • June 10, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
J & MC Quarterly 80.4 (2003): 866–883
  • For example, a June National Intelligencer reported that Captain Lewis had "engaged three hunters whose knowledge of the different tribes of Indians extended a considerable distance." According to the Intelligencer, hunters said that during their excursions they saw "an Indian woman who had been taken prisoner from a nation who lives on the shores of the Pacific Ocean."
  • As noted, as the explorers were leaving Woods River in 1804 one newspaper had mentioned an unidentified, knowledgeable Indian woman. Newspapers had long carried accounts of captives and battles with Indians.
  • All of the journals had trouble referring to her other than "the Indian woman," or "the fur-trader's wife" and when her name was given, it was spelled phonetically with dashes.
  • N.D.
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  • Betty Houchin Winfield
December 13, 1803 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) Tuesday—on the 13th    fixed on a place to build huts    Set the men to Clearing land & Cutting Logs—    a hard wind all day—    flying Clouds, Sent to the neghbourhood, Some Indians pass. Here begin the Field Notes, kept by Clark (Clark, William) during the five months spent at the Wood River winter camp (Camp Dubois (Camp Wood, River Dubois) (Ill.)) .
  • December 13, 1803
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  • Clark, William
May 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • at 12 oClock    a number Spectators french & Indians flocked to the bank to See the party. This Village is about one mile in length, Situated on the North Side of the Missourie (Missouri River) at the foot of a hill from which it takes its name Petiete Coete [NB: petite côte] or the Little hill    This village Contns. about 100 [NB: frame] houses, the most of them Small and indefferent and about 450 inhabitents Chiefly French, those people appear pore, polite & harmonious—    I was invited to Dine with a Mr.
  • May 16, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 6, 1804 - Clark, William
  • neither has La Liberty (La Liberté) the frenchman whome we Sent to the Indian Camps a fiew miles below the Council Bluffs (Council Bluff (Nebr.)) .
  • August 6, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 10, 1804 - Clark, William
  • N. 85 W.   2 ½ ms. to the lower pt. of a willow island near the S. point    from this Island the high hill which the Late King of the Mahars (Omaha Indians) was buried on is high and bears West 4 miles—    we camped on this Island.   
  • August 10, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 14, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Side I observe an antient fortification the walls of which appear to be 8 or 10 feet high, [NB: most of it washed in]    the evening wet and disagreeable, the river Something wider more timber on the banks The punishment of this day allarmd. the Indian Chief verry much, he Cried aloud (or effected to Cry)    I explained the Cause of the punishment and the necessity [NB: of it,] 〈which〉 He [NB: also] thought examples were also necessary, & he himself had made them by Death, his nation never whiped even their Children, from their burth. 14th Courses & Distance & reffurencs.
  • October 14, 1804
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  • Clark, William
December 16, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • A clear cold day; I went up with some of the men to the 1st and 2nd village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , and we were treated with much kindness. Three of the traders from the N.
  • December 16, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
April 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • the river being verry Crooked, I concluded to walk through the point, the Countrey on either Side is verry Similar to that we have passed, Saw an emence number of Elk & Buffalow, also Deer Antelopes Geese Ducks & a fiew Swan, the Buffalow is about Calveing    I killed a Buffalow & 4 Deer in my walk to day, the party killed 2 deer 2 beaver & 4 Buffalow Calves, which was verry good veele. I Saw old Camps of Indians on the L. Side, we passed 1 large & 2 Small Creeks on the L. Side    neither of them discharge any water into the river, in the evening the wind became verry hard a head, we made Camp at a late hour which was on the L.
  • April 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side near which I Saw where an Indian lodge had been fortified many year past. Saw great numbers of anamals of different kinds on the banks, I Saw the black martin to day—    in the evening I walkd. on Shore on the Std Side & Struck the river Several miles above our Camp & did not get to Camp untill Some time after night—    we have one man Sick, The river has been falling for Several days passed; it now begins to rise a little; the rate of rise & fall is from one to 3 inches in 24 hours.  
  • May 4, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I proceeded on up a Creek on the direction of the Indian road    at 10 oClock discovered a horse 6 miles to my left towards the river    as I approached the horse found him fat and verry wild    we could not get near him, we changed our Direction to the river for water haveing previously Crossed 5 handsom Streams in one Vallie    one only had any timber on it one other Willows only & a number of beaver Dams.   
  • July 24, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 6, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and informed me that they had explored both forks for 30 or 40 miles & that the one we were assending was impractiabl much further up & turned imediately to the north, The middle fork (Madison River (Middle Fork)) he reported was jintle and after a Short distanc turned to the S. W. and that all the Indian roades leades up the middle fork (Madison River (Middle Fork)) .   
  • August 6, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 9, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) , Shields (Shields, John) , Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Mcneal (McNeal, Hugh) Set out to go on a head a long distance to make discoveries in hopes to find Indians &C.    we proceeded on    took on board another Deer which the hunters had killed.   
  • August 9, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
August 15, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Side at a narrow plain near a grove of cotton trees. Several old Indian Camps here &C. Willard's Creek (Grasshopper (Willard's) Creek) to the party, named for member Alexander Willard (Willard, Alexander) ; it is Grasshopper Creek (Grasshopper (Willard's) Creek) , Beaverhead County (Beaverhead County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • August 15, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 14, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The Creek we Came Down I call Glade Creek (Pack (Glade) Creek) , the left hand fork the Killed Colt Creek (Colt Killed Creek) from our Killing a Colt to eate, abov the mouth of Glade fork (Pack (Glade) Creek) , the Flatheads (Flathead Indians) has a were across to catch sammon [one line missing, page damaged] S. 70° W   2 miles down the [blank] River to the mouth of a run on the right Side opposit an Island & camped    turned our horses on the Island    rained Snowed & hailed the greater part of the day all wet and Cold m 17 Opposite this entry in the Elkskin-bound Journal is a sketch map (fig. 6) showing the party's route for about September 13–16, with campsites of those days noted.
  • September 14, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
February 21, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Friday February 21st 1806 Visited this morning by three Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) , who remained with us all day; they are great begers; Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) gave one of them a fiew nedles with which he appeared much gratified, in the evening late they departed.
  • February 21, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 14, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • See Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) account of this date of the Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) method of castrating their horses.
  • May 14, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 12, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening some hunters went out with intention to stay all night. The Indian who came to our camp said he had a notion to cross the mountains with us.
  • June 12, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 22, 1806 - Clark, William
  • to incircle the Camp at Some distance around and find the tracks of the horses and prosue them, they Serched for tracks all the evening without finding which Course the horses had taken, the plains being so remarkably hard and dry as to render it impossible to See a track of a horse passing through the hard parts of them. being to Suspect that they are taken by the Indians and taken over the hard plains to prevent our following them.   
  • July 22, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 4, 1803 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    the Perogue was loaded as his been my practice since I left Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.) , in order as much as posseble to lighten the boat, the [man or men] who conducted her called as in distress about an hour after we had got under way, we came too and waaited her coming up    found she had sprung a leek and had nearly filled; this accedent was truly distressing, as her load consisting of articles of hard-ware, intended as presents to the Indians got wet and I fear are much damaged; proceeded about three miles further    got fast on a bar below georgetown (Georgetown, Pa.) , and with the assistance of some of the neighboring people got overe it with much difficulty; at Georgetown (Georgetown, Pa.)
  • we fixed some spears after the indian method but have had too much to attend to of more importance than gigging fish.— The French word pirogue was used in the fur trade for a large dugout canoe or open boat.
  • September 4, 1803
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Apparently the original Omaha (Omaha Indians) and Oto (Oto Indians) name was more nearly "murmuring water."
  • July 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • picked up Some Salt mixed with the Sand in the run, Such as the ottoes (Oto Indians) Indians Collect on the Sands of the Corn de Cerf R.
  • September 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 8, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • about 9 oC. cleared off pleasant.    the Indian goods &c put out to air.    we Saw the high mountain to the west of us covered with Snow.   
  • M. the weather cleared off, and became pleasant, the Indians Goods were all put out to air, We saw on the Weather clearing away, a high mountain; lying to the West of us; which was covered with snow, The South fork (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) of the River Mesouri (Missouri River) rose to a great heighth, the Water being of a Yellowish Colour today; and the North fork (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) more White and riffling than it was before, the cause of which, we expect, is owing to the Rain that fell lately, and the snow melting in the Mountains.   
  • June 8, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 4, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • not having seen the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians or knowing in fact whether to calculate on their friendship or hostility or friendship we have conceived our party sufficiently small and therefore have concluded not to dispatch a canoe with a part of our men to St.
  • July 4, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 14, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Side, in the rapids we halted a little below to dine.    two Indians are rideing down the River, and have to ride verry fast to keep up with us.   
  • We continued on a small distance below this Island, where we halted to dine.—    We have since we set out this morning, constantly saw two Indians riding down along the bank of the River, who had to ride fast to keep up with us.—    We left this Island at 1 o'Clock P.
  • October 14, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • This evening we were visited by Comowooll (Coboway) the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) Chief and 14 men women and Children of his nation. Drewyer (Drouillard, George) came a pasinger in their Canoe, and brought with him two dogs.   
  • Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) gave an old Coat and vest for a Sea otter Skin, we purchased Several hads of the Indian manufactry and distributed them among the party.    we also purchased a fiew of the Small fish which we found deliciously fine.
  • February 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 28, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Kuskelar (Cus-ka-lah) a Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) man and his wife visited us today.    they brought some Anchovies, Sturgeon, a beaver robe, and some roots for sail tho' they asked so high a price for every article that we purchased nothing but a part of a Sturgeon for which we gave a few fishing hooks. we suffered them to remain all night.
  • they are very abundant on some parts of the columbia (Columbia River) , particularly in the neighbourhood of the great falls (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) and narrows (Columbia River, The Dalles of the (Great Narrows)) of that river, where the[y] live in the clifts along the river and feed on the offal of the Indian fishing shores.    these are the same as those of other parts of North America.— The white-tailed jackrabbit.
  • February 28, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Lapage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) and Shabono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) Set out early this morning to the Indian Village in order to trade with them for roots; Serjt. Gass (Gass, Patrick) was Sent this morning to obtain Some goats hair to Stuf the pads of our Saddles; he assended the river on this Side and being unable to pass the river to the village he wished to visit returned in the evening unsucksessfull.
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) and a party over in the Indian Canoe in order to raise and Secure ours but the debth of the water and the Strength of the Current baffled every effort.
  • May 30, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 15, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • South of our encampment of the 7th inst. and had pursued this road Westwardly; I have no doubt but they are a party of the Tushapahs (Flathead Indians) who have been on a buffaloe hunt. Drewyer (Drouillard, George) informed that there camp was in a small bottom on the river of about 5 acres inclosed by the steep and rocky and lofty clifts of the river and that so closely had they kept themselves and horses within this little spot that there was not a track to be seen of them within a quarter of a mile of that place.   
  • his horse being much fatiegued with the ride he had given him and finding that the indians had at least 2 days the start of him thought it best to return.   
  • July 15, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 9, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark Mon. 9th Jany—    Some Snow last night, a hard wind this morning from W, N W, river Rises with large Sheets of Ice out of Mississippi (Mississippi River) , the morning is fair (the man Ramey (Ramey, Matthew or William) gives me much trouble)    I took Collins (Collins, John) & went to the place he found a Hog Skined & Hung up, the Crows had devoured the meet, Killed Prary fowl and went across a Prary to a 2nd Bank where I discovered an Indian Fortification, near the Second bank I attempted to cross a Bond [pond] of about 400 yds wide on the Ice & Broke in    this fortress is 9 mouns forming a Circle    two of them is about 7 foot above the leavel of the plain on the edge of the first bank and 2 m from the woods & about the Same distance from the main high land, about this place I found great quantities of Earthen ware & flints—    about ½ m.
  • January 9, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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