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January 7, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • had killed one wolf which they eat as they had nothing else with them.    they killed also 2 Deer and one buffalo but had Suffered considerable with the cold.
  • January 7, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
February 2, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 2nd of February Satturday 1805 a find Day    one Deer Killed    our interpeter Still unwell, one of the wives of the Big belley (Hidatsa Indians) interptr taken Sick—    Mr.
  • February 2, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 24, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • The morning was fine, and we early prosecuted our voyage; passed a bank of very red earth, which our squaw told us the natives use for paint. Deer are plenty among the bushes, and one of our men killed one on the bank.
  • July 24, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 27, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • had found one of the horses, and had killed a large deer and brought a part of it with him.—
  • September 27, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
April 3, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Gass Thursday 3rd.    We went out and killed some deer; and then to bring in the meat of the bear and dry that of the elk; but it rained so hard we could not dry the meat; and therefore brought in the carcase of the bear.
  • April 3, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 9, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Two of them went over the river and killed an elk and a deer. The Field brothers (Field, Joseph and Reubin) , as Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Ordway (Ordway, John) note.
  • August 9, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 8, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Friday 8th    Got on our way at the usal hour    had strong Watter to Goe throug    〈We had〉 the white pierogue had hard Crossing the River to bring the Meat from the hunters, Druyer (Drouillard, George) Killd 5 deer before 12 Oclock.    met two Connooes loaded with furr from the Zotte River (Big Sioux River (Rivière des Sioux)) neer the Mandens (Mandan Indians) .   
  • The hunters being left, they proceeded a hunting; and one of them (G Drewer (Drouillard, George) ) killed five deer by 12 oClock A. M.    We proceeded on and met with Two canoes loaded with Furr, which had come from Oto River, near the Zotto (Oto Indians) nation.   
  • June 8, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 3, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark June Sunday 3rd 1804 the fore part of the day fair    I attempted to take equal alltitudes, & M[eridian] Altitudes, but was disapointed, the Clouds obscured the Sun, took the D. of ☉ & ☽ : Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & George Drewyer (Drouillard, George) went out & Killed a Deer, We Set out at 5 oClock P M    Cloudy & rain, West 5 Ms. to the mo. of Murrow Creek (Moreau (Murrow) River (Mo.))
  • 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 23, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & myself & 10 more of the party went out Bucherd & Brought it to the Boat, Collins (Collins, John) killed a faun Deer.    the 2 hunters on the South Side came to the Boat with 2 Deer which they had killed,    we then proceeded on past a Butiful bottom prarie N.
  • August 23, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
September 8, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) joined us who went the evening before, had killed a Buck Elk & a faun Elk & a faun Deer & caught 2 large Beaver,—    likewise one prarie dog. Capt. Clark (Clark, William) went out this morning to walk on N.
  • Clark (Clark, William) joined us after dark.    had killed 1 faun Deer 3 turkies & a Squirril.—    he informed us that he Travelled over a riged and mountanious Country without water & riseing 5 or 600 feet, where these hills had been lately burned over by the natives.— Jean Baptiste Truteau (Truteau, Jean Baptiste) evidently wintered here in 1794–95, some thirty-plus miles above the mouth of the Niobrara River (Niobrara (Quicurre, Rapid) River) , Charles Mix County (Charles Mix County, S.
  • September 8, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
September 22, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Shields (Shields, John) joined us    had killed 2 Deer & one white woolf—    Colter (Colter, John) went [out] on with the horse—    we passed a creek & islands of the 3 Sisters (Dorion Island No. 1 (Three Sisters Island)) .   
  • we are informed that the Indians tie theirs dogs to these poles and they have to dragg them from one camp to another loaded with their Baggage &.C—    Captain Clark (Clark, William) walked a Short time on Shore on S. S. & killed a large Doe Deer.    we Camped on N. S. at the mouth of a Small Creek where he joined us— A dog travois, used extensively by Plains Indians before the introduction of the horse.
  • September 22, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
May 23, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Clark (Clark, William) walked on Shore and killed 4 Deer one Elk & a beaver. in the evening we killed a large fat brown or yallow bear, which we unfortunately lost in the River after being Shot took the water & was carried under a drift    passed in course of this day three Islands two of them covered with tall timber & a 3rd with willows    the after part of this day was warm & the Musquetoes troublesome Saw but fiew buffalow a nomber of Elk & Deer & 5 bear & 2 antilopes to day. the river begining to rise, & current more rapid than yesterday    in many places we Saw Spruce on the hills Sides Camped on Stard.
  • May 23, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 26, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the plain appear to be black with them.    Some antelope and Deer.    the wolves pleanty.—    I took sick this evening    I expect by drinking too much water when I was hot.   
  • M. and the Sun was very hot; We halted at Willow Creek (Box Elder Creek (Willow Run)) in order to dine, The party that went with this load, mentioned of having seen a Vast number of Buffalo feeding in the plains in every direction, the plains appearing to be fairly black with them.    they saw Antelopes, 〈and〉 deer, & Wolves in the greatest abundance, As I was one of the party that was sent with the 2 Canoes, that was carried on the truck waggons loaded with Provisions baggage &ca.
  • June 26, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 8, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the hunter returned from over the river and had killed one buck Deer and a buck antelope or goat kind &c.    Some Thunder and light Sprinkling of rain, &c.
  • In the Evening, the hunter that had went over the River returned, and brought with him, to Camp a large buck deer and a Male Antelope which he had killed, we had this Evening some thunder and light rain— To coat with tar and pitch, but in this case the men used available materials.
  • July 8, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 24, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Came 19½ mls this day and Camped on the large plain N. S.    one deer killed this day.    a white bear Seen.    leant of Elk Sign—    we Saw a great many different kinds of Snakes along the R.— Wednesday July 24th    A Clear pleasant morning, we set out as usual, and proceeded on; the current still running very Rapid, and found a Goat skin & the meat which Captain Clark (Clark, William) and his party had killed, and left hanging up on the Shore, We passed by a Reddish or Yellow Clift of rocks, lying on the North side of the River, and saw some considerable Quantity of Cedar Trees growing on the Islands & along the Shores.—    In the afternoon we passed a large plain lying on the No.
  • We saw some Otter, and 〈the〉 Beaver in the greatest abundance.—    We also saw some small Islands with Willows growing on them,— along the Shores abound with Currants & Rabbit berries.—    The Current run very strong the whole of this day, and we crossed bad Rapids, which we got over with some difficulty, We came 19½ Miles this day and encamped on a large plain, lying on the North side of the River The hunters killed this day a White or brown bear, and one deer, & saw Elk signs in great abundance, and 〈we saw〉 a great many different kinds of Snakes along the River Shores.— It is French, graisse de boeuf, "buffalo grease," for the buffaloberry.
  • July 24, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 10, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The Latd. 46° 48' 28" as the guide report that no game is to be found on our rout for a long ways, ads an addition to the cause of our delay to precure Some meat, despatched all our hunters in different directions, to hunt the Deer which is the only large game to be found    they killed 4 deer a Beaver & 3 Grouse which was divided, one of the hunters Colter (Colter, John) , met with 3 〈flatheads〉 Tushapaw Indians who were in pursuit of 2 Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians that hade taken from 〈the three from〉 ther Camps on the 〈Columbia (Columbia River) 〉 head of Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) River 21 horses, Those Indians came with Colter (Colter, John) to our Camp & informed by Signs of their misfortune & the rout to ther villages &c.
  • September 10, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 1, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Serjeant Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) killed on his route 1 Deer which he & his party brought to our Camp.    Our hunters also returned, & had killed 4 Elk 2 Deer & an Otter.   
  • April 1, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 1, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • E. & Mount of Snow. Saw Several deer run out of the groves of timber along the branch.    about Sunset one of the hunters killed a deer.
  • May 1, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
May 22, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) returnd without finding the mouth of Collins creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) as the clifts were so high he got only 8 miles    five of our hunters returnd    had killed five deer and brought in the meat.    a number of Indians chased a deer down the hills with their horses on South Side of the river    it took the river tho the Inds had wounded it with their arrows.
  • May 22, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 8, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • We started early and proceeded on nearly north; saw several deer, cabre and wolves in the plains, and after going three miles and a half passed Torrent creek, a large creek that runs into Medicine river (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) . Shortly after we passed this creek we went off the path or trail, travelled straight across the plains, and in about fifteen miles struck Medicine river (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) , close above the forks where we halted for dinner; and one of our hunters killed a deer and a cabre. In the afternoon we proceeded down Medicine river (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) nine miles; and, having come, in the whole to day twenty eight miles encamped for the night; and found the musketoes very troublesome.
  • July 8, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 9, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • about 4 miles overtook the hunters who had killd. a deer.    we halted and roasted a quarter of it and the Intrals which we eat and proceeded on down the river    about noon we arived at the canoe deposite    joined the party who arived here last evening and opened our carsh    found everry thing in it Safe.    they had killed a deer and one antelope.    they raised the canoes to day    found some tin and nails had been taken of them by the Savages    we halled them out to Sun them    we repaired our canoes &C.   
  • July 9, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
August 5, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Colter (Colter, John) and Collins (Collins, John) not having arrived induced me to remain this morning for them.    the hunters killed four deer this morning near our encampment. I remained untill noon when I again reimbarked and set out concluding that as Colter (Colter, John) and Collins (Collins, John) had not arrived by that time that they had passed us after dark the night of the 3rd inst. as Sergt Ordway (Ordway, John) informed me he should have done last evening had not the centinel hailed him.   
  • we also saw on our way immence herds of buffaloe & Elk, many deer Antelopes, wolves, geese Eagles &c. but few ducks or prarie hens.   
  • August 5, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
December 30, 1803 - Clark, William
  • Snow in the morning    I move into my hut, Cloudy morning    Colter (Colter, John) Kill a Deer & a turkey, Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Serjt. Odway (Ordway, John) set out for Kohokia (Cahokia, Ill.) , I arrange the guards on a new plan, wrote to Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether)
  • December 30, 1803
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  • Clark, William
June 17, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Floyd Sunday June 17th    we Renued our Journey much fetegeued of yesterday's work    Came one mil    encamped for the purpos of maken ores for ouer Boat and make a rope for the purpos of towen on the North Side of the River    ouer hunters Returnd and Killed on Bar one Deer and found a Stray Horse who had Been Lost for sometime    nothing Remarkeble to day
  • June 17, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
August 4, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • One of our men went out this morning and did not return: another came to us and brought a deer. We encamped on the south side. Moses B. Reed (Reed, Moses B.) , who deserted.
  • August 4, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
December 14, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • Captain Clarke (Clark, William) and the other 9 encamped out, and killed two deer. The snow fell about three inches deep.
  • December 14, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
February 17, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • they all returned in the evening had killed 10 deer and 4 Elk.    packed Some of them in    hung up the remainder on trees so as to keep the wolves from it.
  • February 17, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 7, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Some men went out a hunting, & killed two Deer.    rained moderately all day. Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and his party did not return this evening    we expect the reason is owing to the badness of the weather as it is muddy & Slippery walking
  • June 7, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 18, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • About 12 the two hunters came in, and could find no elk, but killed 10 deer. In the evening we compleated our waggons, which were made altogether of wood, and of a very ordinary quality; but it is expected they will answer the purpose.
  • June 18, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
October 27, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • towards evening the hunters returned to camp    had killed four Deer.    we Set the Indians across the River.    the waves roled verry high.—
  • October 27, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
March 20, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • their has been 150 odd Elk killed by this party in the course of the last winter and 20 deer.    the party has now got in all 338 pair of good Mockasons    the most of them good Elk Skins Mockasons.
  • March 20, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
August 23, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • M. the wind rose So high that it detained us about 3 hours    our hunters killed three Elk and a deer    took the best of the meat and procd. on    had light Showers of rain all day and Campd. on S.
  • August 23, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
September 13, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • At 10, we halted to hunt, staid about three hours and killed four deer. We then continued our voyage to sun set and encamped. We had a few musketoes, but they were not so bad as we had found them higher up the river.
  • September 13, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 27, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • On the south side one of our party killed a deer. We encamped for the night on an island opposite the mouth of Gaskenade river (Gasconade River) .
  • May 27, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 11, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • The Hunters went out a hunting and returned in the Evening with Two Bears, and a Buck deer that they killed.—
  • June 11, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 17, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Rhode out hunting also, the hunters killed 4 Deer to day    Lat. 40 29' 54" North—
  • July 17, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 25, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Collins (Collins, John) killed 2 Deer    Jo Feilds (Field, Joseph) killed 1 Turkey to day—
  • July 25, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 26, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed 2 Deer & one Turkey.    the Party Generally bussey dressing Skins &C—    all the latter part of the day the wind blew hard from the S.   
  • July 26, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
November 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Monday    a Cold day    the ice Continue to 〈sine〉 run    our Perogue of Hunters arrive with 32 Deer, 12 Elk & a Buffalow, all of this meat we had hung up in a Smoke house, a timeley supply—    Several Indians here all day—    the wind bley hard from the N.
  • November 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 24, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • they killed Several buffaloe Elk deer &.c.    one of them found Several young wolf papppies and brought them to camp.   
  • April 24, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
March 8, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • About 9 o'clock another of our hunters came in, who had killed 2 elk; and after some time the remaining three, having killed but one deer, and lost their canoe. Collins (Collins, John) .
  • March 8, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 3, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening three hunters came in with the meat of five deer and a small bear. Several of the natives continued at our camp.
  • June 3, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • before night the wind being verry hard & a head all Day.    the hunters Killed 10 Deer to day and a Prarie wolf, had it all jurked & Skins Stretchd after Camping I walked on Shore Saw Goats, Elk, Buffalow, Black tail Deer, & the Common Deer, I Killed a Prarie Wollf, about the Size of a gray fox bushey tail head & ear like a wolf, Some fur    Burrows in the ground and barks like a Small Dog.
  • September 18, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 21, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    We saw immence herds of buffaloe Elk deer & Antelopes. Capt Clark (Clark, William) killed a buffaloe and 4 deer in the course of his walk today; and the party with me killed 3 deer, 2 beaver, and 4 buffaloe calves.   
  • April 21, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 19, 1805 - Clark, William
  • after killing the Bear I continued my walk alone, & killed 3 Deer & a Beaver; finding that the Perogues were below I assended the highest hill I could See, from the top of which I Saw the mouth of M.
  • Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) walked on Shore this after noon & killed an Elk, Buck & a Beaver, I kiled three Deer at dinner, the hunters killed three other Deer to day    Several beaver also killed.
  • May 19, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 18, 1806 - Clark, William
  • as there was some appearance of deer about this place we left J. (Field, Joseph) & R Field (Field, Reubin) with directions to hunt this evening and tomorrow morning at this place and join us in the evening in the Meadows on Collin's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) where we intended to remain tomorrow in order to restour horses and hunt.   
  • the hunters Saw much fresh appearance of Bear, but very little deer Sign.    we hope by the means of the fish together with what deer and bear we can kill to been abled to Subsist untill our guide arives without the necessaty of returning to the quawmash flats (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) .   
  • June 18, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 9, 1806 - Clark, William
  • loaded the Canoes and proceeded on down about 6 miles and landed at the Camp of the 2 hunters Shields (Shields, John) and Gibson (Gibson, George) whome I had Sent down to hunt last evening, they had killed five deer two of which were in good order which they brought in.    here I took brackfast and proceeded on a fiew miles and I walked on Shore across a point of near 10 miles in extent in this bottom which was mostly open I saw Some fiew deer and Elk. I killed 3 of the deer which were Meagure the Elk appeared fat. I did not kill any of them as the distance to the river was too great for the men to Carry the meat    at the lower part of this bottom a large Creek of runnig water 25 yds wide falls in which meanders through an open roleing plain of great extent.   
  • August 9, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 28, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark Monday 28th May rained hard all the last night    Some wind from the S W, one Deer Killed to day, one Man fell in with Six Indians hunting, onloaded the perogue, & found Several articles Wet, Some Tobacco Spoiled.   
  • May 28, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark June 18th Monday Some rain last night, and Some hard Showers this morning which delay our work verry much, Send out Six hunters in the Prarie on the L S.    they kill 5 Deer & Coltr (Colter, John) a Bear, which verry large & fat, the party to wok at the oars, make rope, & jurk their meat all Day    Dry our wet Sales &c. in the evening, The misquiter verry bad
  • June 18, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 22, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • We came nine miles from the mouth of Platte river (Platte River (Nebr.)) , and landed on a willow bank. The hunters killed five deer and caught two beaver. American beaver, Castor canadensis.
  • July 22, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick

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