Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 printed from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents |
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||
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[DISTANCES AND LATITUDES][1]
Latd. of the Gasnage [Gasconade] | 38°, 15′, 57″ N |
Do." "Granzoe [Grand Osage] | 39°, 16′, 23″ N |
Do. Rock pole [Split Rock] | 38°, 16′, 00″ N |
Do. the two Charottoes | 38°, 19′, 00″ N |
Do. Decaugh [Kansas] | 38°, 31′, 13″ N |
River platt | 41°, 3′, 19–¾″ N |
Camp of the Brareow on Councel Bluffs | 41°, 17′, 00″[2] |
From River Duboice to St Charles |
21 Miles by water |
" Gasconade | 104 " " " |
Unto the Osage River | 138 " " " |
" Mine River | 201 " " " |
" 2 Charottoes Rivers | 226 " " " |
" Old Villag of Missuries | 246 " " " |
" Grand River | 254 " " " |
" Kanzus River | 366 " " " |
" 2nd.. Old Village of Kanzeis | 433 " " " |
" Nadoway River | 481 " " " |
" Grand Na, mahaw R | 511 " " " |
" Bald pated prarie | 570 " " " |
" Mouth of Plate River | 632 " " " |
" Councel Bluffs | 682 " " " |
" Little Seeoux River | 766 " " " |
" Mahars Village | 870 " " " |
" The Mouth of the Big Souix river | 880 " |
" the Mouth of the river Jacque | 970 Miles |
" Grand Calimet Bluffs | 980 " |
" the River of rapid water | 1020 " |
" Ceeder Island | 1090 " |
" River White | 1142 " |
" the Island in the Big bend or Grand Detorture of the Missourie River |
1183 " |
Unto Round the Bend 30 miles | 1203 Miles |
" the ceeder Island above the Big Bend | 1235 " |
" the Mouth of the Teton River | 1275 " |
" the 1st. Village of Rickarees | 1480 " |
" Mouth of the river Bullette [Cannon Ball] | 1505 " |
" River Chiss-Chetar above the old Village of Mandans |
1550 " |
" Fort Mandans on the N. Side | 1600 ½ Miles.[3] |
of St. Charles | 38°, 54′, 39″ N |
Gasconade | 38°, 44′, 35″ N |
Mo. of the Osarge River | 38°, 31′, 6″ |
mo. of the Grand River | 38°, 47′, 54 9/10 |
mo. of the Kanzeis River | 39°, 5′, 25″ |
12[½] ms. above dimond Isl. | 39°, 9′, 38″ |
3 m. b[e]low the 2nd.. Old Village of Kanzeis | 39°, 25′, 42″ |
mo. of the Nordaway | 39°, 39′, 22″ |
mo of the Namahaw | 39°, 55′, 56″ |
Good Isld. | 40°, 20′, 12″ |
Bald Pated Praire | 40°, 27′, 6″ |
White Catfish Camp | 41°, 3′, 19″ |
Council Bluff | 41°, 17′, 00″ |
Mo. of Stone River or the little Seoux | 41°, 42′, 34″ |
On the South Side Whare the late King of the Mahars [was buried] |
42°, 1′, 3″N |
Fish Camp Neer the Mahars Village Augst 14th 1804 | 42°, 13′, 41″ |
Septmb 1 Calimet Bluffs opsite the Sues Lodges whare we met the Nation of the Sues |
42°, 53′, 13″ |
Ceeder Island Louisells Fort | 44°, 11′, 33″ |
the Mouth of the Chien River | 44°, 19′, 36″ |
Mouth of the Water-hoo River | 45°, 39′, 5″ |
the Mouth of the River bullette | 46°, 29′, 00″ |
Fort Mandans on N. Side | 47°, 21′, 00″ |
at the forks of Mariah | 47°, 24′, 12″. |
[1]
The following entries are found on the last pages of the first portion of Whitehouse's
journal, and are partly in handwriting No. 1, and partly in that of No. 2.—Ed.
Original journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 | ||