Day-by-Day / August 31, 1805

August 31, 1805

Leaving the Lemhi

Early in the morning, the expedition arrives at a Lemhi Shoshone fishing village where Sgt. Gass has been staying. All together, they head down the Salmon River, turn up Tower Creek, and in four miles, encamp.

A Startled Indian

by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading

Picking Up Sgt. Gass

a fine morning. we Set out eairly and proceeded on 2 miles passed Several Indian lodges where we bought a nomber of fine Salmon. the natives [Lemhi Shoshones] have wires [weirs] fixed across the River in which they catch more or less every night.
Joseph Whitehouse

A Frightened Indian

halted 3 hours on Sammon Creek to Let our horses graze the wind hard from the S. W. I met an Indian on horse back who fled with great Speed to Some lodges below & informed them that the Enemis were Coming down, armd with guns &c. the inhabitents of the Lodges indisceved him
William Clark

Turning Up Tower Creek

we proceeded on the road on which I had decended as far as the 1st run below & left the road & Proceeded up the Run in a tolerable road 4 miles & Encamped in Some old lodjes at the place the road leaves the Creek and assends the high Countrey
—William Clark

Communicating with Smoke

The Countrey is Set on fire for the purpose of Collecting the different bands, and a Band of the Flatheads [Salish] to go to the Missouri where They intend passing the winter near the Buffalow
—William Clark

 

Weather Diary

State of the Thermometer at sun symbol rise Weather at sun symbol rise Wind at sun symbol rise State of the Thermometer at 4 P.M. Weather at 4 P.M. Wind at 4 P.M.
38 [above 0] cloudy after rain N E 58 [above 0] cloudy after rain & hail N. E.

Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.

Notes

Notes
1 Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio.
2 To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.

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