Journals and orderly book of Lewis and Clark, from Fort Clatsop (preparation for the start home) to Musquetoe Creek, March 18-May 7, 1806 -- v. 5. pt. 1. Journals of Lewis and Clark, from Musquetoe Creek to Travellers Rest, May 8-July 2, 1806 -- v. 5. pt. 2. Journals of Lewis and Clark, from Travellers Rest to St. Louis, July 3-September 26 North of present Atchison, Kansas, a swivel gun is fired, an extra gill of whiskey is issued, and Independence Creek is named to honor the Fourth of July. Pvt. Joseph Field is bitten by a snake. From an interpretive sign at Independence Creek near Atchinson, Kansas. Photo by Kristopher Townsend. July 4th Thursday 1805. a beautiful clear pleasant warm morning. the most of the men employed putting the sections of the Iron boat together &C. one of the hunters went on bear Island a Short time and killed an Elk and a beaver. we Saved the Skins and Some of the meat. we finished puting the Iron boat together and turned hir on one side to dry Welcome to the Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Online. This website makes available the text of the celebrated Nebraska edition of the Lewis and Clark journals, edited by Gary E. Moulton. Moulton's edition—the most accurate and inclusive edition ever published—is one of the major scholarly achievements of the late twentieth century. Online Indexes, Databases and Guides. About the Draper Manuscript Collection; Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833 to 2004; Feature Film Database. Search American and international feature-length films in the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research (WCFTR) Collection by title, country, production company, director and year. From River Dubois to the Platte -- Clark's Journal and Orders, January 30 - July 22, 1804. Entries and Orders by Lewis, February 20, March 3, May 15, 20, 26, and July 8, 12. The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806. The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes. Vol. 8 has title: Atlas accompanying the original journals of the Lewis and Clark expedition, 1804-1806, being facsimile reproductions of maps chiefly by William Clark Author Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs talked about Clark's writing style. Online Indexes, Databases and Guides. About the Draper Manuscript Collection; Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833 to 2004; Feature Film Database. Search American and international feature-length films in the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research (WCFTR) Collection by title, country, production company, director and year. Initial times of separation and journal copying include the following: April 25–26, 1805, when Lewis added some notes about Clark's activities, which information he received after the men reunited; June 4–8, 11–16, 1805, when Lewis copied from Clark's journal (Voorhis No. 1) into his own (Codex E) under entries on the day they rejoined Inferences made by William Clark on July 4, 1804 Clark infers that the Kansa Indian village must have been a large group of people. He does not observe the Kansa Indians because they have left the village; he is making an educated guess from his observation of the abandoned village. Read more journal entries made by Lewis and Clark in Kansas on The Journals of Lewis and Clark 1805 - July to December 1805. Journals of Lewis and Clark July 1805: Journals of Lewis and Clark August 1805: Journals of Lewis and Clark Sept 1805: July 1, 1805 - July 3, 1805: August 1, 1805 - August 2, 1805 : September 1, 1805 - September 4, 1805: July 4, 1805 - July 7, 1805 Online Indexes, Databases and Guides. About the Draper Manuscript Collection; Guide to Wisconsin Newspapers, 1833 to 2004; Feature Film Database. Search American and international feature-length films in the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research (WCFTR) Collection by title, country, production company, director and year. 1. The following words at right angles to the rest of the entry are overwritten by the July 4 entry: "Lock, Moles, Vests, Seeds, [presen?] of [Twith?], 4 Cartrges Boxes, ring." (back) 2. Possibly the bark of the slippery elm, Ulmus rubra Muhl., but more likely Peruvian bark, or cinchona. July 4th Wednesday 1804, Set out early passed the mouth of a Beyeue leading from a Lake on the S. S. this Lake is large and was once the bend of the River, it reaches Parrelel for Several miles, Came to on the L. S. to Dine & rest a Short time, a Snake bit Jo. The journal entries found here are not the complete entries of Lewis and Clark. They are merely sampling of some of the entries. Author is noted when known. All the preparations being completed, we left our encampment. "The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806" by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark is a historical account written in the early 19th century. It chronicles the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, which aimed to explore the uncharted territories of the American West after the Louisiana Purchase. —Meriwether Lewis, April 9, 1805 A sudden wind squall had caught the crew of the pirogue by surprise and water filled the boat. “By 4 oClock in the evening our Instruments, Medicine, merchandize provision &c, were perfectly dryed, repacked and put on board the perogue. the loss we sustained was not so great as we had at first apprehended This article provides interesting facts about their historic journey taken from the Journals of Lewis and Clark dates July 4, 1805 - July 7, 1805.
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