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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from the original manuscripts in the library of the American Philosophical Society and by direction of its committee on historical documents

Lewis, Meriwether (1774-1809)

ORIGINAL JOURNALS of the LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 1804–1806

CONTENTS TO VOL. VI

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

The Original Journals of Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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I.

A.

A. COURSES AND DISTANCES

B.

B. LEWIS'S SUMMARY VIEW OF RIVERS AND CREEKS, ETC.

C.

C. CLARK'S SUMMARY STATEMENT OF RIVERS, CREEKS, AND MOST REMARKABLE PLACES.

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II.

A.

A. ESTIMATE OF THE EASTERN INDIANS

B.

B. ESTIMATE OF THE WESTERN INDIANS

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VI. Meteorology

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VII.

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RECORDS OF OBSERVATIONS

St. Charles. May 18th. 1804

Tuesday May 29th.

Friday June 1s.

Saturday, June 2nd.

Sunday June 3rd.

Saturday June 9th.

Wednesday June 13th.

Friday June 15th

Wednesday June 20th.

Saturday June 23rd. 1804

Kansas River June 23rd. 1804

Sunday June 24th.

Tuesday June 26th.

Wednesday June 27th.

Thursday June 28th.

Friday June 29th

Saturday June 30th.

Sunday July 1st.

Wednesday July 4th.

Sunday July the 8th. 1804.

Wednesday July 11th.

Thursday July 12th.

Sunday July 15th.

Tuesday July 17th

Thursday July 19th

Sunday July 22nd.

Monday July 23rd.

Tuesday July 24th.

Wednesday July 25th.

Thursday July 26th.

Friday July 27th.

Tuesday July 31st.

Wednesday August Ist.

Saturday August 4th. 1804

Sunday August 5th.

Wednesday August 8th.

Saterday August 11th.

Sunday August 12th.

Monday August 13th.

Tuesday August 14th.

Wednesday August 15th.

Saturday, August 18th.

Tuesday, August 21st.

Friday, August 24th.

Monday August 27th.

Thursday August 30th.

Friday August 31st.

Saturday September 8th

September 9th. Sunday

Monday September 10th.

Monday September 17th. 1804.

Wednesday September 19th. 1804.

Saturday Septr. 22ed. 1804.

Sunday September. 23rd. 1804.

Tuesday October 2ed. 1804.

Monday October 8th. 1804.

Thursday October 11th. 1804.

Wednesday October 17th. 1804.

Monday October 29th. 1804.

Tuesday October 30th. 1804.

Wednesday October 31st. 1804.

Thursday November 1st. 1804.

Friday November 2ed. 1804.

Fort Mandan, Sunday November 11th. 1804.

Saturday December 22ed. 1804.

Monday January 7th. 1805.

Sunday January 13th. 1805.

Monday January 14th. astronomical 1805.

Tuesday January 15th 1805.

Sunday January 20th. 1805.

Saturday January 26th. 1805.

Monday January 28th. 1805.

Wednesday February 6th. 1805.

Saturday February 23rd. 1805.

Monday March 25th. 1805.

Thursday March 28th. 1805.

Saturday March 30th. 1805.

Thursday October 17th. 1805

Friday October 18th. 1805

June 9th. 1806.

VIII.

VIII. Miscellaneous Memoranda

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Friday June 29th

Observed Equal altitudes of ☉, with Sextant.[13]

	h	m	s		h	m	s
A.M.	9.	6.	46.	P.M.	3.	4.	29.
	".	8.	3.		".	5.	51.
	".	9.	29.		".	7.	15.
Altd by Sextant at the time of Obsert					98°.	18′.	45″.

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Observed time and distance of ☉'s and ☽'s nearest Limbs, with Chronometer
and Sextant, the ☉ East.—

		Time			Distance.
	h	m	s
A.M.	7.	6.	2.	104°.	13′.	30″.
	".	9.	7.	".	12.	15.
	".	11.	23.	".	11.	30.
	".	15.	38.	".	10.	—
	".	17.	5.	".	9.	45.
	".	18.	33.	".	8.	15.
	".	20.	2.	".	8.	00.
	".	22.	—.	".	7.	30.

	h	m	s
A.M.	7.	33.	57.	104°.	3′	15′'
	".	35.	11.	".	3.	—.
	".	36.	33.	".	3.	—.
	".	37.	37.	".	2.	—.
	".	39.	18.	".	1.	15.
	".	40.	26.	".	1.	—.
	"	41.	23.	".	1.	—.
	".	43.	1.	103°.	59.	53.

	h	m	s
A.M.	7.	51.	21.	103°.	56′.	15″.
	".	56.	49.	".	55.	15.
	".	58.	47.	".	54.	52.
	8.	—	45.	".	54.	—.
	".	3.	49.	".	51.	45.
	".	6.	57.	".	51.	—.
	".	8.	53.	".	50.	15.
	".	10.	44.	".	49.	30.

	h	m	s
A.M.	8.	16.	3.	103°.	48′.	—″.
	".	17.	51.	".	46.	30.
	".	20.	6.	".	45.	—.
	".	21.	42.	".	45.	—.
	".	23.	5.	".	44.	—.
	".	25.	40.	".	43.	15.
	".	28.	3.	".	42.	45.
	".	30.	36.	".	41.	52.

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A.M.	8.	37.	25.	103.	37.	15.
	".	39.	15.	".	37.	—.
	".	40.	10.	".	36.	—.
	".	43.	3.	".	35.	—.
	".	44.	36.	".	34.	45.
	"	46.	7.	".	33.	30.
	".	47.	34.	".	33.	00.
	".	48.	35.	".	32.	15.

	h	m	s
A.M.	8.	49.	55.	103°.	32′.	—″.
	".	51.	54.	".	31.	45.
	".	52.	57.	".	31.	15.
	".	53.	31.	".	31.	—.
	".	54.	16.	".	30.	45.
	".	55.	11.	".	29.	—.
	"	56.	45.	".	28.	45.
	".	57.	41.	".	28.	15.

Meridian Altd. of ☉'s L. L. with Octant by the back observation
36°. 36′.—″.

Latitude deduced from this obst. 39°. 5′. 21″ .2