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Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History
  • Cutright listed a total of 22 new plant species collected by Lewis and Clark during their journey upstream between the mouth of the Kansas River and the vicinity of Three Forks, Montana. They include such plants as Indian tobacco (a species not native to the northern Great Plains), curly-top gumweed, and three species of sagebrush.
  • Birds American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Captain Clark mentioned that the "Indian hen" was found as far upstream as the mouth of the Little Sioux River, in present-day northwestern Iowa or adjacent Nebraska. The vernacular name "Indian hen" was commonly used for this elusive species through the nineteenth century.
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  • Paul A. Johnsgard
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • No gateway appeared, though the Indians had said that a portage of half a mile would do the job. But he was still too elated to worry about that yet.
  • Perched high in one of the island's cottonwoods was a big, unkempt bundle of sticks that could only be the eagle's nest the Indians had included in their description of the uppermost cascade. Lewis must have let out a whoop then.
  • Furthermore, notations on the maps declared that by following the Great Lake River, traveling Indians reached the sea in eight days. Eight! That close—and yet the captains did not intend to follow the Medicine to the Great Lake River, for the former, again according to the Indians, was too swift and shallow to be navigated.
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  • David Lavender
December 7, 1803 - Clark, William
  • The name comes from a small band of the Illinois (Illinois Indians) confederacy. By 1800 the population was over 700, but with the rise of St.
  • December 7, 1803
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  • Clark, William
September 11, 1804 - Clark, William
  • got a ground Several times—    The man G Shannon (Shannon, George) , who left us with the horses above the Mahar (Omaha Indians) Village, and beleving us to be a head pushed on as long as he Could, joined us    he Shot away what fiew Bullets he had with him, and in a plentifull Countrey like to have Starvd.   
  • September 11, 1804
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June 12, 1805 - Clark, William
  • . & one on the Lard Side East   1 to a bluff on the Lard Side West      ¼ to a low Bluff at the upper part of a wood on the Stard Side opposit a Island.    here we camped at a large Indian encampment about 12 months past miles 18   These bluffs are composed of the dark-gray to black Marias River (Marias River) Shale.
  • June 12, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 16, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the nitre has produced a profuse perspiration this evening and the pills operated late at night his fever after which abated almost entirely and he had a good night's rest. The Indian dog is usually small or much more so than the common cur.    they are party coloured; black white brown and brindle are the most usual colours.   
  • February 16, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 10, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • This shrub or small tree was used by the Northwest Coast Indians for open-work carrying baskets, for fish traps, construction, and many other uses.
  • February 10, 1806
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February 23, 1806 - Clark, William
  • there is so great a difference that I have for Some time Supposed it a different animal; the Indians Call the infant otter Spuck, and the full grown or such as had obtained a Coat of good fur, E luck'ko.   
  • February 23, 1806
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Links
  • Museum of Idaho Beginning October 12, 2004, the Museum of Idaho will be hosting a 2000 sq. ft. exhibit, featuring a Lemhi Shoshone village and other Indian and Lewis and Clark items. The exhibit will run through 2006.
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December 6, 1803 - Clark, William
  • The name is from an Algonquian (Algonquian Indians) word for "catfish," used as the name of a tribe of band. Missouri Guide, 406, 449.
  • December 6, 1803
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September 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Dak.)) " his Missouri Fur Company established in 1809 to trade with the Sioux (Sioux Indians) , which burned in 1810. The Lisa (Lisa, Manuel) post has been thought to be either here or at the same site as Régis Loisel's (Loisel, Régis) Cedar Fort (Fort aux Cedres (S.
  • September 18, 1804
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Part 5: Missouri River Miscellany - Clark, William
  • Clark [undated, winter 1804–5] The Number of Officers & Men for to protect the Indian trade and Keep the Savages in peace with the U. S. and each other    1805    if Soldiers act as Boatmen & Soldiers Agents Colonel Majors Captains Loutents.
  • Winter 1804-1805
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May 8, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    We came too in the Evening, and encamped in a bottom with Timber; lying on the South side of the River    One of our party shortly after we encamped, went out a hunting, and killed One beaver, We have this day seen vast Signs of all kind of Game on both sides of the River, and beaver in particular, We came this day 27 Miles— This is the copyist's attempt to understand Whitehouse's (Whitehouse, Joseph) "Scolding or milk River (Milk (Ah-mâh-tâh ru-shush-sher, River Which Scolds at All Others) River) ," which is in fact derived from the captains' correct conclusion that the Milk (Milk (Ah-mâh-tâh ru-shush-sher, River Which Scolds at All Others) River) was the "River Which Scolds at All Others (Milk (Ah-mâh-tâh ru-shush-sher, River Which Scolds at All Others) River) ," of which the Indians had told them at Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N. Dak.)) .
  • May 8, 1805
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June 17, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we have made two axeltrees of the mast of the white peroge, which I hope will answer tolerably well tho' it is reather small. The Indian woman (Sacagawea) much better today, I have still continued the same course of medecine; she is free from pain clear of fever, her pulse regular, and eats as heartily as I am willing to permit her of broiled buffaloe well seasoned with pepper and salt and rich soope of the same meat; I think therefore that there is every rational hope of her recovery.   
  • June 17, 1805
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Part 3: Miscellany - Clark, William
  • Forks of Jefferson (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) 43    30    43 Travelers rest (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.)) 46    48    28 Up the Missouri (Missouri River) to the forks of Jefferson River (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) at the Portage 3096 miles To the head of the river     24 To Columbia River (Columbia River)     14 = 38 To the Forks of do     18 To the mouth of Tower Creek (Tower Creek)     14 To Fish Creek (Fish Creek (Idaho County, Idaho))     23 To 〈Flat head〉 [NB: Clarks>] river (Bitterroot (Clark's, Flathead) River) 33 tents     41 To Travelers rest Creek (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.))     76 over the Snow mountains (Bitterroot (Snow) Mountains)   160 To the Forks of Kos kos ke River (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River)     30 To the mouth of Kos kos kee River (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River)     60 To the mouth of Ki-moo-e-nim (Tucannon River (Ki-moo-e-nim Creek))   140 To the great falls of Columbia (Columbia River, Great Falls of the)   168 To Snake Indian River (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) South Sd. 6 miles abot the falls    — To Timm (Mount Hood (Timm, Falls Mountain)) or the long narrows (Columbia River, The Dalles of the (Great Narrows))       6 To the Cat-ter-ack River (Klickitat (Cataract) River) N.
  • Winter 1805-1806
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  • Clark, William
February 25, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • It continued to rain and blow so violently that there was no movement of the party today.    the Indians left us in the morning on their return to their village. Willard (Willard, Alexander) somewhat worse the other Invalledes on the ricovery.
  • February 25, 1806
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May 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • M when they left us and returnd. to their Village.    a party of 14 Indians passed our Camp about 1 P. M. on their way to the leavel uplands to run and kill the deer with their horses and Bows and arrows.
  • May 15, 1806
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June 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • The two young cheafs and other Indians who accompanied them Crossed the river and returned to their Village this morning after brackfast; Shabono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) Sergt Gass (Gass, Patrick) McNeal (McNeal, Hugh) , Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) & Goodrich (Goodrich, Silas) accompanied them for the purpose of purchaseing or exchangeing old peces of Sane, fish gig, peces of iron, bullets, and old files and Such articles as they Could raise for ropes and Strings for to lash their loads, and bags to Cary their roots in Sergt.
  • June 7, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 11, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • The hemispherical "bullboat" of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) and Hidatsas; see October 6, 1804. At this point Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) has the crossed-out date "July 12th 1806."
  • July 11, 1806
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August 1, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • W. side where there were several spacious Indian lodges built of sticks and an excellent landing. as the rain still continued with but little intermission and appearances seemed unfavorable to it's becomeing fair shortly, I determined to halt at this place at least for this evening and indeavour to dry my skins of the bighorn which had every appearance of spoiling, an event which I would not should happen on any consideration as we have now passed the country in which they are found and I therefore could not supply the deficiency were I to loose these I have.
  • August 1, 1806
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April 12, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the country about the mouth of this river had been recently hunted by the Minetares (Hidatsa Indians) , and the little game which they had not killed and frightened away, was so extreemly shy that the hunters could not get in shoot of them.
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) has deduced from information received from Jean Baptiste Lepage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) that the Knife (Knife River) and Little Missouri (Little Missouri (E-mâh-tark',-Ah'-zhah) River) rivers had been placed too far to the southwest on Clark's (Clark, William) Fort Mandan (Mandan Indians) map (Atlas maps 32a, 32b, 32c). Lepage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) informed them that the latter river touched the base of the mountain on the northwest.
  • April 12, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 21, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) having determined to hunt and wait my arrival somewhere about his preset station was fearfull that some indians might still be on the river above him sufficiently near to hear the report of his guns and therefore proceeded up the river about three miles and [not] finding any indians nor discovering any fresh appearance of them returned about four miles below and fixed his camp near the river; after refreshing themselves with a few hours rest they set out in different directions to hunt.
  • July 21, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 22, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I now have lost all hope of the waters of this river ever extending to N Latitude 50° though I still hope and think it more than probable that both white earth river (Little Muddy (White Earth) River) and milk river (Milk (Ah-mâh-tâh ru-shush-sher, River Which Scolds at All Others) River) extend as far north as latd. 50°—    we have seen but few buffaloe today no deer and very few Antelopes; gam of every discription is extreemly wild which induces me to beleive that the indians are now, or have been lately in this neighbourhood.    we wounded a buffaloe this evening but our horses were so much fatiegued that we were unable to pursue it with success.— Courses and distances July 22ed 1806.
  • It was in Glacier County (Glacier County, Mont.) , on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation (Blackfeet Reservation (Mont.)) , along the south side of Cut Bank Creek (Cut Bank Creek (North Branch of Marias River)) just above the mouth of Cut Bank John Coulee (sometimes given under its previous name, Trail Coulee) (John Coulee) , about twelve miles northeast of present Browning (Browning, Mont.)
  • July 22, 1806
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Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History
  • R. [1919] 1977. Uses of Plants by the Indians of the Upper Missouri River Region. Reprint, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
  • P. 1984, Lewis and Clark among the Indians. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Rudd, V. E. 1954. Botanical contributions of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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  • Paul A. Johnsgard
May 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • He entered the Spanish military service in 1770, fought the British and their Indian allies in the Revolutionary War, and as a reward was given a regular rank as a sublieutenant.
  • May 16, 1804
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June 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Tabo Creek (Tabo Creek) , in Lafayette County (Lafayette County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) , perhaps named for Pierre-Antoine Tabeau (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine) , a fur trader whom the captains would meet among the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) on October 10, 1804. It is Nicollet's "Tabeau River (Tabo Creek) ."
  • June 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • .—    here Commences a Butifull Countrey on both Sides of the Missourie (Missouri River) , (2) passed a large Island Called Prospect Island (Des Laurien's (Prospect) Island)    opposit this Isd. the 3 rivers Coms in, passing thro a butifull Plain, here I walked on Shore & Killed a fat Cow & Sent her to the boat and proceeded on to the first of the 3 rivers, this river is about 35 yards wide Contains a good deel of water, I walked up this river 2 miles & Cross, the bottom is high and rich Some timber, I crossed & returned to the mouth, & proceeded up one mile to the 2d river which is Small 12 yards wide, and on it but little timber, on this Creek the Seaux (Sioux Indians) has frequently Camped, as appears by the Signs—    the lands betwen those two Creeks in a purpindicular bluff of about 80 feet with a butifull Plain & gentle assent back—    a Short distance above the 2nd a 3rd Creek Comes into the river in 3 places Scattering its waters over the large timbered bottom, this Creek is near the Size of the middle Creek Containing a greater quantity of water, those rivers is the place that all nations who meet are at peace with each other, Called the Seaux pass of the 3 rivers (Three Rivers of the Sioux Pass) .
  • September 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 22, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we have caught but few fish since we left the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , they do not bite freely, what we took were the white cat of 2 to 5 lbs.
  • May 22, 1805
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May 20, 1805 - Clark, William
  • muscle Shell River (Musselshell (Mah-tush,-ah-zhah, Shell) River) falls in on Lard Side 2270 miles up    Contains a greater perportion of water than Rivers of its Size below, I measured it and find it to be 110 yards wide, the water of a Greenish yellow Colour, and appers to be navagable for Small Craft, The Minetarras (Hidatsa Indians) inform us that this river heads in the 1st of the rockey Mountains (Rocky Mountains) & passes through a broken Countrey.   
  • May 20, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Struck the river at 3 miles 5, 9 & 13 miles at which place we encamped in an old Indian lodge made of Stiks and bark    at the river near our camp we Saw two white Bear, one of them was nearly catching Joseph Fields (Field, Joseph) who could not fire, as his gun was wet    the bear was So near that it Struck his foot, and we were not in a Situation to give him assistance, a Clift of rocks Seperated us    the bear got allarmed at our Shot & yells & took the river.—    Some rain all the afternoon    Saw Several Gangues of Buffalow at a distance in the open plains on each Side, Saw Mule deer antilopes & wolves—    The river is rapid & Closely himed on one or the other Side with high bluffs, Crouded with Islands & graveley bars Containing but a Small quantity of timber on its bottoms & none on the high land.
  • June 4, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 11, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the latter kind are much the best, and do not inhabit muddy water; the white cat continue as high as the entrance of Maria's R (Marias River) , but those we have caught above Mandans (Mandan Indians) never excede 6 Ibs. I beleive that there are but few in this part of the Missouri (Missouri River) .   
  • June 11, 1805
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June 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark June 3rd Monday 1805 we formed a Camp on the point in the junction of the two rivers, and dispatched a Canoe & three men up each river to examine and find if possible which is the most probable branch, the left fork which is the largest we are doubtfull of, the Indians do not mention any river falling in on the right in this part of the Missouri (Missouri River) , The Scolding river (Milk (Ah-mâh-tâh ru-shush-sher, River Which Scolds at All Others) River) , if there is Such a one Should have fallen in below agreeable to their accts.   
  • June 3, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 7, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we continued our disagreeable march th[r]ough the rain mud and water untill late in the evening having traveled only about 18 miles, and encamped in an old Indian stick lodge which afforded us a dry and comfortable shelter.   
  • June 7, 1805
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October 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • this Creek is 20 yards wide and has Some beaver Signs at its mouth    river about ½ a mile wide and Crouded with Sea otters, & drum was Seen this evening    we took possession of a high Point of rocks to defend our Selves in Case the threts of those Indians below Should be put in execution against us. Sent out Some hunters to look if any Signs of game, one man killed a Small deer & Several others Seen    I killed a goose, and Suped hartily on venison & goose.
  • October 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 8, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Fields (Field, Reubin) Killed a goose & 2 Canvis back Ducks in this bay    after Dinner we took the advantage of the returning tide & proceeded on to the 2d point, at which place we found the Swells too high to proceed    we landed and drew our canoes up So as to let the tide leave them. The three Indians after Selling us 4 fish for which we gave Seven Small fishing hooks, and a piece of red Cloth.
  • November 8, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 21, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Visited this morning by 3 Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) who remained with us all day; they are great begers; I gave one of them a few nedles with which he appeared much gratifyed.   
  • February 21, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 28, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Kus ke-lar (Cus-ka-lah) a Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) man, his wife and a Small boy (a Slave, who he informed me was his Cook, and offerd to Sell him to me for beeds & a gun) visited us to day    they brought Some anchovies, Sturgeon, a beaver robe, and Some roots for Sale tho' they asked Such high prices for every article that we purchased nothing but a part of a Sturgeon for which we gave a fiew fishing hooks.   
  • February 28, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 5, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) returned with Collins (Collins, John) and Windser (Windsor, Richard)    they had not Suceeded in killing the female bear, tho' they brought the three cub's with them.    the Indians who visited us to day fancied those Petts and gave us wappato in exchange for them.
  • April 5, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 17, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we therefore Come to the resolution to return with our horses while they were yet strong and in good order, and indeaver to keep them So untill we could precure an indian to conduct us over the Snowey Mountains (Bitterroot (Snow) Mountains) , and again to proceed as soon as we could precure Such a guide, knowing from the appearance of the snows that if we remained untill it had disolved 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
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  • Clark, William
July 16, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we see a number of goats or antilopes always in passing through the plains of the Missouri (Missouri River) above the Mandans (Mandan Indians) .    at this season they are thinly scattered over the plains but seem universally distributed in every part; they appear very inquisitive usually to learn what we are as we pass, and frequently accompany us at no great distance for miles, frequently halting and giving a loud whistle through their nostrils, they are a very pretty animal and astonishingly fleet and active.   
  • July 16, 1806
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July 25, 1806 - Clark, William
  • E the other parts of it being a perpendicular Clift of lightish Coloured gritty rock on the top there is a tolerable Soil of about 5 or 6 feet thick Covered with Short grass. The Indians have made 2 piles of Stone on the top of this Tower. The nativs have ingraved on the face of this rock the figures of animals &c. near which I marked my name and the day of the month & year.
  • the other I take to be what the indians Call the Little wolf Mtn. (Little Wolf Mountain) I can only see the Southern extremity of it which bears N 55° W about 35 Miles.
  • In 1876 a soldier participating in the campaign against the Sioux (Sioux Indians) reportedly carved his name over the "k," and when reprimanded declared that he did not believe that there had been a white man in the country seventy years earlier.
  • July 25, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 85:2 (1961): 163–77.
  • I must pass over the unhappy affair with the Indians on the plains of Maria's river, also that very affecting one of your own posteriors, and conclude with congratulating you that Mr.
  • He made some unwise decisions in Indian matters that irked Henry Dearborn, the Secretary of War, although the calmer head of William Clark generally served him well here (Clark was territorial superintendent of Indian affairs).
  • The very few unfortunate incidents on the expedition included the two singled out by McKeehan: an encounter with a small band of larcenous Piegan Indians, two of whom were killed, and the accidental shooting of Lewis by Private Pierre Cruzatte.
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July 31, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) . it gives him great pain to work in the canoe in his present situation, but he thinks he can walk with convenience, I therefore scelected him as one of the party to accompany me tomorrow, being determined to go in quest of the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians. I also directed Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and Charbono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) to hold themselves in readiness.
  • July 31, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
December 11, 1803 - Clark, William
  • In May 1780, the Spanish garrison and the townspeople beat off a British-directed Indian attack, part of the western operations of the American Revolution.
  • December 11, 1803
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  • Clark, William
ca. April 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Whiskey 128 Cents 128 00     10 bus Corn fo I. [Indians?]—   50 00     20 G Whiskey Do—   25 00     58 Keggs—50 cents—   29 00 4000 rats. pork @ 4½ cents— 180 0     45 Keggs @ 1$—   45 0     15 do—@ 75 Cts.—   11 0       5 Ditto @ 1$—     5 0   1304 45 [should be 1376.85] Unidentified symbols drawn to the right or left of some of these names are here represented as a check mark.
  • ca. April 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 9, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Supposedly the four flankers, to be theire, Sent a perogue for them, the Patroon & Bowman of the Perogue French, they returned & informed, that when they approached the fire, it was put out, which caused them to return, this report causd. us to look out    Supposeing a pty. of Soux (Sioux Indians) going to war, firierd the bow piec to allarm & put on their guard the men on Shore    everey thing in readiness for Defence.
  • July 9, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 1, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    I saw the choke cherry the yellow and red courant bushes; the wild rose appears now to be in full bloom as are also the prickley pear which are numerous in these plains.—    We also saw some Indian Lodges of sticks today which did not appear to have been long evacuated.—    some coal appear in the bluffs.
  • June 1, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 9, 1805 - Clark, William
  • North 12 Miles to the mouth of a lark fork [EC: Hellgate (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) ] which Joins from the right and heads up near the Missouri (Missouri River) Some dis- tance below the 3 forks,    this River has extinsive Vallies and is a good rout to the Missouri (Missouri River) which the Indians say may be traveled in 4 days and is a good rout. The Vallie near the mouth of this fork is about 7 or 8 miles wide leavel & open, but little timber on this fork in Sight.
  • September 9, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 7, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we first met with them on the Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) at the entrance of Chopunnish river (Nez Perce Indians) .    they increased in quantity as we decended, and formed much the greatest portion of the waterfowl which we saw on the Columbia (Columbia River) untill we reached tidewater where they also abound but do not bear a similar proportion to the other fowls found in this quarter.— Head of a White Gull (northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis), March 7, 1806, Codex J, p. 115 (American Philosophical Society library, used with permission.)
  • March 7, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
March 10, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • it blew hard all day.    in the evening the Indians departed. The hunters who were over the Netull (Lewis and Clark (Fort, Netul) River) the other day informed us that they measured a pine tree, (or fir No 1) which at the hight of a man's breast was 42 feet in the girth about three feet higher, or as high as a tall man could reach, it was 40 feet in the girth which was about the circumpherence for at least 200 feet without a limb, and that it was very lofty above the commencement of the limbs.   
  • March 10, 1806
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