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January 28, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Charles County (Saint Charles County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) , a village founded in 1799 on the neck of land between the Missouri (Missouri) and the Mississippi (Mississippi) , where Indians apparently portaged between the two rivers. Osgood (FN), 25 n. 4; Missouri Guide, 343–44.
  • January 28, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 14, 1804 - Clark, William
  • May 14, 1804] A Memorandum of Articles in readiness for the Voyage       w Viz: 14 Bags of Parchmeal of 2 bus: each about 1200   9 do    Common Do    do    do 800   11 do    Corn Hulled do    do 1000   30 3 half Barrels of flour } (Gross 3900 w) do Bags of       do 3400   7 4 do    of Biscuit } (Gross 650 w) do Barrels    do 560   7 Barrels of Salt of 2 bus: each " (870) do 750   50 Kegs of Pork (gross 4500) do 3705   2 Boxes of Candles 70 lb and about 50 lb (one of which has 50 lb of soap [)] do    170   1 Bag of Candle-wick do 8   1 do    Coffee 50   1 do    Beens & 1 of Pees 100   2 do    Sugar do 112   1 Keg of Hogs Lard do 100   4 Barrels of Corn hulled (650) do 600   1 do of meal (170) do 150   600 lb Grees     50 bushels meal     24 do Natchies Corn Huled     21 Bales of Indian goods       Tools of every Description & &.  
  • May 14, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 3, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Side    Keeping along the Lbd Side 1 Ms., passed the mouth of a Creek on Lbd Side 3 ms., I call Cupboard, Creek (Rising Creek) , mouths behind a rock which projects into the river, Camped in the mouth of the Creek aforesaid [Moreau River (Moreau (Murrow) River (Mo.)) ], at the mouth of this Creek I saw much fresh Signs of Indians, haveing Crossed    2 Deer Killed to day. I have a verry Sore Throat, 〈great〉 & am Tormented with Musquetors & Small ticks.
  • June 3, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 18, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Floyd Satturday augt 18th    ouer men Returnd and Brot with them the man and Brot with them 〈3〉 the Grand Chief of the ottoes (Oto Indians) and 2 Loer ones and 6 youers of thare nathion This is the last daily entry in Floyd's (Floyd, Charles) journal; two days later he was dead.
  • August 18, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
October 6, 1804 - Clark, William
  • 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.
  • October 6, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
December 7, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • about 9 o.C. the head chief of the 1st vill. of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) called the Big White (Big White (Sheheke)) came to our Garrison in Great haste on horse back & Informed us that the Buffalow were comming towards the River in large Gangs and that the praries a little back was covered with Game.
  • December 7, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
December 25, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • There was none of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , Excepting 3 Squaws our Interpreters Wives at the Fort, the Officer having requested the Natives, to stay in their Towns, which they complied with, the Officers this day named our Fort, Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N.
  • December 25, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
April 8, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we took dinner at this place, and then proceed on to oure encampment, which was on the S. side opposite to a high bluff.    the Mandan (Mandan Indians) man came up after we had encamped and brought with him a woman who was extreemly solicitous to accompany one of the men of our party, this however we positively refused to permit.
  • April 8, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 9, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • S. where we Saw a hunting party of the Grossvauntares (Hidatsa Indians)    they assembled on the bank of the River    our officers halted and Smoaked a Short time with them.   
  • April 9, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 13, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Saturday July 13th    A clear and pleasant morning, the Men that were at the lower Camp (Upper portage camp (Mont.)) , loaded the 3 Canoes & set out early for our Camp, Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) , a frenchman that was sick & our Interpreters Indian Wife (Sacagawea) , went across by land to the upper Camp (Canoe Camp (Mont.)) , The Men with the 3 Canoes proceeded on about 5 Miles very well, The wind then rose so high, that the Men in the Canoes were obliged to halt untill the middle of the afternoon; they then went on about 7 Miles, when they encamped; where they found the Musketoes very troublesome 'till about 9 oClock this night.— The falls in the Rivor mesouri (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) , being ascertained by different Men belonging to our party, as well as our Officers, I beg leave to give my readers a full account of the falls (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) of the same.   
  • July 13, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 22, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Clark (Clark, William) had joined them, and his men who were with him.    they had Seen a great deal of Indian sign    the fire we saw was made by the natives.    perhaps they were alarmed by our Shooting So at the game and moved off.   
  • July 22, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
August 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • 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.
  • August 16, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 2, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • then loaded up the canoes.    2 Indians came to us from a village below who had red and blue cloath blankets which appeared new    one had a brass musket and powder flask a little powder &C.   
  • November 2, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
January 30, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • The dress of the Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) and others in this neighbourhood differs but little from the discribed of the skillutes; they never wear leggins or mockersons which the mildness of this climate I presume has rendered in a great measure unnecessary; and their being obliged to be frequently in the water also renders those articles of dress inconvenient.   
  • January 30, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 26, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Tuesday [EC: Sun] 26th of January 1806 We order Collins (Collins, John) to return early in the morning and join the Salt makers, and gave him Some Small articles of merchendize to purchase Some provisions from the indians in the event of their Still being unfortunate in the chase.
  • January 26, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 2, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • River (Sandy (Quicksand) River) .    took an Indian along for a guide.    the after part of the [day?] clear & pleasant    in the evening 3 of the hunters came in    had killed two Deer.    30 odd Savages Camped with us men women & children.
  • April 2, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
April 1, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Our Officers named this Mountain Jefferson Mountain (Mount Jefferson) .    We had a number of Indians encamped near us for the Night.    they came in 2 Canoes Probably either Smith Creek (Smith Creek (Oreg.))
  • April 1, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
April 14, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • A village of the Chinookan-language White Salmon (White Salmon Indians) people above the White Salmon River (White Salmon River (Canoe Creek)) , Klickitat County (Klickitat County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) .
  • April 14, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
May 21, 1806 - Clark, William
  • if they Should not; we have a horse in Store ready to be killed which the indians have offered to us. Willard (Willard, Alexander) returned from the Village.
  • May 21, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 20, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • late in the evening Labuish (Labiche, François) and LaPage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) set out to join Collins (Collins, John) and Cruzatte (Cruzatte, Pierre) in order to resume their hunt early tomorrow morning.    this evening a party of indians assembled on the opposite bank of the river and viewed our camp with much attention for some time and retired.—    at 5 P.
  • May 20, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 19, 1806 - Clark, William
  • it began to rain moderately Soon after night. The indians appear well Satisfyed with the party and mode of proceedure.   
  • August 19, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • Small ranger forces led by men who knew the Indians would be more logical. And so small forces were what Jefferson prepared to meet them with.
  • Even more important would be convincing the Indians that the Americans would make better allies than the grasping Britons.
  • Whatever scientific knowledge about Indians or geography its personnel gleaned could easily be adapted to military purposes if the need ever arose.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • David Lavender
November 2, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side, 〈opsd〉 below the lower Island on the Stard. Side    at 4 miles an Indian village of 9 Houses. The river wider and bottoms more extencive.
  • Fields (Field, Joseph) & R (Field, Reubin) 3 those gees are much Smaller than Common, and have white under their rumps & 〈abov〉 around the tale, The tide rises here a fiew 9 Inches, I cannot assertain the prosise hite it rises at the last rapid or at this place—of Camp. The Indians we left at the portage passed us this evening    one other Canoe Come up S. 58° W.   4 miles 〈to a〉 Stard. point of a large bottom.
  • November 2, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 10, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) to remain with the cord on the Island untill Gibson (Gibson, George) arrived and assist him with his crew in geting his canoe up the rapid, when they were to join us on the oposite side at a small village of six houses of the Clah-clah'lahs (Clahclellar Indians) where we halted for breakfast.    in passing the river which is here about 400 yds. wide the rapidity of the currant was such that it boar us down a considerable distance notwithstanding we employed five oars.   
  • the small canoe got loose from the hunters and went a drift with a tin vessel and tommahawk in her; the Indians caught her at the last village and brought her up to us this evening for which service we gave them a couple of knives; the canoe overset and lost the articles which were in her.—    Saw the white pine at this place.
  • April 10, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 15, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the hunter when he sees a deer conceals himself and with his hand gives to the decoy the action of a deer at feed; and thus induces the deer within arrowshot; in this mode the indians hunt on foot in the woodlands where they cannot pursue the deer with horses which is their favorite method when the ground will permit.—    we had all of our horses driven together today near our camp, which we have directed shall be done each day in order to familiarize them to each other. several of the horses which were gelded yesterday are much swolen particularly those cut by Drewyer (Drouillard, George) , the others bled most but appear much better today than the others.
  • The tipi that they had brought all the way from the Mandan (Mandan Indians) villages.
  • May 15, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 17, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • beyond this creek the road ascends the mountain to the hight of the main leading ridges which divides the Waters of the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) and Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) rivers.   
  • we therefore came to the resolution to return with our horses while they were yet strong and in good order and indevour to keep them so untill we could procure an indian to conduct us over the snowey mountains (Bitterroot (Snow) Mountains) , and again to proceed as soon as we could procure such a guide, knowing from the appearance of the snows that if we remained untill it had desolved sufficiently for us to follow the road that we should not be enabled to return to the United States within this season.   
  • June 17, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 25, 1803 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    (1) several small streams put in but not sufficenly large to deserve any particular notice    the country still appears high with small intervals of low land on the Lard. quarter, that on the Stard. is low and appears to overflow in high water but how far I had not an opertunity to inform myself—    (2) passed a small creek on Lard. qtr. just above which were some Shawnee (Shawnee Indians) huts and tents—    (3) 1¾ from hence Apple river (Apple Creek (Mo.))
  • on this stream about 7 miles from it's mouth, is a settlement of Shawnees (Shawnee Indians) , which more than any other in this quarter deserves the name of a villiage    I could not ascertain their number.
  • A settlement of the Absentee Shawnee (Shawnee Indians) , apparently located near the later village of Old Appleton (Old Appleton, Mo.) , on Apple Creek (Apple Creek (Mo.))
  • November 25, 1803
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 26, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • when we come too for the purpose of encamping at night, the Sergt. of the guard shall post two centinels immediately on our landing; one of whom shal be posted near the boat, and the other at a convenient distance in rear of the encampment; at night the Sergt. must be always present with his guard, and he is positively forbidden to suffer any man of his guard to absent himself on any pretext whatever; he will at each relief through the night, accompanyed by the two men last off their posts, reconnoiter in every direction around the camp to the distance of at least one hundred and fifty paces, and also examine the situation of the boat and perogues, and see that they ly safe and free from the bank— It shall be the duty of the sergt. at the bow, to keep a good look out for all danger which may approach, either of the enimy, or obstructions which may present themselves to 〈the〉 passage of the boat; of the first he will notify the Sergt. at the center, who will communicate the information to the commanding officers, and of the second or obstructions to the boat he will notify the Sergt. at the helm; he will also report to the commanding officers through the Sergt. at the center all perogues boats canoes or other craft which he may discover in the river, and all hunting camps or parties of Indians in view of which we may pass.    he will at all times be provided with a seting pole and assist the bowsman in poling and managing the bow of the boat.   
  • John Ordway (Ordway, John) will continue to issue the provisions and make the detales for guard or other duty.—    The day after tomorrow lyed corn and grece will be issued to the party, the next day Poark and flour, and the day following indian meal and poark; and in conformity to that ratiene provisions will continue to be issued to the party untill further orders.—    should any of the messes prefer indian meal to flour they may recieve it accordingly—    no poark is to be issued when we have fresh meat on hand.— Labuche (Labiche, François) and Crusat (Cruzatte, Pierre) will man the larboard bow oar alternately, and the one not engaged at the oar will attend as the Bows-man, and when the attention of both these persons is necessary at the bow, their oar is to be maned by any idle hand on board.— Meriwether Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Capt.
  • May 26, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 26, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • saw a few Elk & bighorns at a distance    on my return to the river I passed a creek about 20 yds. wide near it's entrance it had a handsome little stream of runing water; in this creek I saw several softshelled Turtles which were the first that have been seen this season; this I believe proceeded reather from the season than from their non existence in the portion of the river from the Mandans (Mandan Indians) hither.    on the Stard. shore I killed a fat buffaloe which was very acceptable to us at this moment; the party came up to me late in the evening and encamped for the night on the Lard. side.   
  • we have continued every day to pass more or less old stick lodges of the Indians in the timbered points, there are two even in this little bottom where we lye.— Courses and distances of May 26th 1805.
  • A mile or so below is Cow Island (Cow Island) Crossing, where the Nez Perces (Nez Perce Indians) crossed in 1877, on their flight from the U.S. Army. Atlas maps 40, 52, 60; MRC map 71.
  • May 26, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
Weather, January 1806 - Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) adds, "I Set out with 12 men to the Kilamox (Tillamook Indians) Nation &c." Clark (Clark, William) also says, "I returned from visiting the whale at the Kil a mox (Tillamook Indians) nation 45 m.
  • Clark (Clark, William) adds, "(The Indians nearly necked nothing but a Slight roab.)" This marginal remark in both Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark's (Clark, William) tables appears to be under the twenty-eighth.
  • Weather, January 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
Weather, May 1806 - Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    having left the river we could no longer observe it's state; it is now de- clining tho' it has not been as high this season by five feet as it appears to have been the last spring.    the indians inform us that it will rise higher in this month, which I presume is caused by the snows of the mountains. 2nd cold this morning, some dew. 3rd rained last night and snowed & hailed this morning.   
  • say 9 Inches 17th rained hard the greater part of the night    wet the Chronometer by accedent.    river rise 11 inches    the indians caught 3 salmon at their village on the Kooskooskee (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) above our camp some miles. they say that these fish are now passing by us in great numbers but that they cannot be caught as yet because those which first ascend the river do not keep near shore; they further inform us that in the course of a few days the fish run near the shore and then they take them with their skimming neitts in great num- bers.   
  • Thunder 26th the sun shone warm today, but the air was kept cool by the N W. breezes 27th the dove is cooing which is the signal as the indians inform us of the approach of the salmon. The snow has disappeared on the high plains and seems to be diminishing fast on the spurs and lower region of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) . 28th had several heavy thunder showers in course of the last evening and night.   
  • Weather, May 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
June 11, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • All our hunters were out this morning by daylight; Labuish (Labiche, François) and Gibson (Gibson, George) only proved successful, the former killed a black bear of the brown speceis and a very large buck, the latter also killed a fine fat buck.    five of the Indians also turned out and hunted untill noon, when they returned without having killed anything; at three P.
  • Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) returned this morning to our camp on the Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) in surch of his horse.—    As I have had frequent occasion to mention the plant which the Choppunish (Nez Perce Indians) call quawmash I shall here give a more particular discription of that plant and the mode of preparing it for food as practiced by the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) and others in the vicinity of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) with whom it forms much the greatest portion of their subsistence.   
  • June 11, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 11, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Fernald, 938–39. The Arikaras (Arikara Indians) obtained them from the underground stores of the meadow mouse or vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus.
  • October 11, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
May 26, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • this country may with propriety be called the Deserts of North america for I do not conceive any part of it can ever be Setled as it is deficient of or in water except this River, & of timber & too Steep to be tilled.    we passed old Indian Camps & lodges in the woody points everry day, & 2 at our Camp &.C.   
  • May 26, 1805
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
May 28, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we picked up a pole on the Shore which has been made use of by the natives for a lodge pole & halled by dogs & it is new & a certain Sign of the Indians being on the River above    a foot ball & Several other articles are also found to Substantiate this oppinion.   
  • May 28, 1805
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
June 8, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • M. cleared off pleasant.    the Indian goods &.C. put out to air.    we Saw the high Mountains to the West.   
  • June 8, 1805
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
August 25, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we went about 7 miles and halted to dine    our hunters killed three Deer which we divided with the natives. Some of the Indian hunters rode and chased Several goats or antelopes but did not kill any.   
  • August 25, 1805
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
September 7, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark September 7th Saturday 1805 A Cloudy & rainie Day    the greater Part of the Day dark & Drisley we proceedd on down the river thro a Vallie    passed Several Small Runs on the 〈right left〉 [NB: right] & 3 creeks on the 〈right〉 left    The Vallie from 1 to 〈three〉 2 miles wide the Snow top mountains to our left, open hilley Countrey on the right. Saw 2 horses left by the Indians    Those horses were as wild a Elk. One of our hunters Came up this morning without his horse, in the course of the night the horse broke loose & Cleared out—    we did not make Camp untill dark, for the want of a good place, one of our hunters did not join us this evening.   
  • September 7, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
September 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I Set out early with the Chief and 2 young men to hunt Some trees Calculated to build Canoes, as we had previously deturmined to proceed on by water, I was furnished with a horse and we proceeded on down the river    Crossed a Creek at 1 mile from the right verry rockey which I call rock dam Creek (Orofino (Rock Dam) Creek) & Passed down on the N side of the river to a fork from the North which is about the Same Size and affords about the Same quantity of water with the other forks    we halted about an hour, one of the young men took his guig and killed 6 fine Salmon    two of them were roasted and we eate, two Canoes Came up loaded with the furnitur & provisions of 2 families, those Canoes are long Stedy and without much rake    I crossed the South fork and proceeded up on the South Side, the most of the way thro' a narrow Pine bottom in which I Saw fine timber for Canoes    one of the Indian Canoes with 2 men with Poles Set out from the forks at the Same time I did and arrived at our Camp on the Island within 15 minits of the Same time I did, not withstanding 3 rapids which they had to draw the Canoe thro' in the distance, when I arrived at Camp found Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) verry Sick, Several men also verry Sick, I gave Some Salts & Tarter emetic, we deturmined to go to where the best timbr was and there form a Camp Present Orofino Creek (Orofino (Rock Dam) Creek) , in Clearwater County (Clearwater County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) .
  • September 25, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 22, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we halted about noon a Short distance above at a large Indian villages.    the huts of which is covred with white ceeder bark    these Savages have an abundance of dry and pounded Sammon    we bought Some from them and Some flag & grass mats &C.   
  • October 22, 1805
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
November 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and 5 hunters Set out in our Indian Canoe (which is Calculated to ride wave) dow to the place we expected to find Elk from the Inds. information, the[y] pointed to a Small Bay which is yet below us—    I Sent out 2 men to hunt Deer which I expected might be on the open hill Sides below, another to hunt fowl in the deep bend above the point, all the others engaged drying their leather before the fire, and prepareing it for use—they haveing but fiew other Species of Clothing to ware at this time The winds are from Such points that we cannot form our Camp So as to provent the Smoke which is emencely disagreeable, and painfull to the eyes—    The Shore below the point at our Camp is formed of butifull pebble of various colours.
  • November 29, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
January 23, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • this root is reather insipid in point of flavour, it grows in greatest abundance along the sea coast in the sandy grounds and is most used by the Killamucks (Tillamook Indians) and those inhabiting the coast.    each root sends up one stock only which is annual, the root being perenniel.   
  • January 23, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
March 29, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Nahpooitle (Nahpooitle Village) , a village of the Cathlapotle (Cathlapotle Indians) , an Upper Chinookan-language people, Clark County (Clark County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) , just above the mouth of Lewis River (Lewis (Cahwahnakiooks) River) and behind Bachelor Island (Bachelor (Green Bryor, Quathlahpotle) Island) .
  • March 29, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
May 19, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • he had been seen yesterday with a parsel of indian horses and has become almost wild.    at 11 A. M. Thompson (Thompson, John B.)
  • May 19, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 9, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Moday June 9th 1806 We had all of our horses brought up and attempted to exchange our Sore back and most indifferent horses with the indians for Sound back horses, we exchanged one only. Hohasillpilp (Hohots Ilppilp) took his leave of us and Set out for the Plains of Lewises river (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) , with Several of the nativs who Visited us yesterday.
  • June 9, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
June 19, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they had broke both their giggs which were of indian fabrication made of bone. I happened to have a pointed peice of iron in my pouch which answered by cuting in two peices to renew boath giggs.   
  • June 19, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • .— On our return we Set out from the quawmash flats (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) on the 15th of June and commenes the assent of the rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) ; the air became cool and vigitation backward—    on the 16th we met with banks of Snow and in the hollars and maney of the hill Sides the Snow was from 3 to 4 feet deep and Scercely any grass vegitation just commencing where the Snow had melted—    on the 17th at meridian, the Snow became So deep in every derection from 6 to 8 feet deep we could not prosue the road 〈or direction,〉    there being no grass for our horses we were obliged to return to the quawmash flatts (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) to precure meat to live on as well as grass for our horses—    leaveing our baggage on the mountains We precured 5 Indians as pilots and on the 24th of June 1806 we again under took those Snowey regn.   
  • June 30, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 6, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • then proceed. on as usal up the branch to the mount. and crossed over to the left in an Indian trail.    at about 5 or 6 miles we got over on a branch running South    Shields (Shields, John) killed a hair of a different discription of any we have seen before.   
  • July 6, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
July 19, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side [tear] [East 9] [tear] Islands of various Sizes.    passd. an old Indian fort at 2 miles in a Small Island near the Lard Shore       (19) North 1 ½ miles to a Lard Bend high Clift on the Stard.
  • July 19, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
September 5, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the report of the guns which was heard must have been the Mahars (Omaha Indians) who most probably have just arrived at their village from hunting the buffalow.   
  • September 5, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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