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Part 1: Estimated Distances from Fort Mandan to the Pacific Coast

Winter 1805-1806

Clark prepared this extensive list of estimated distances for the route from Fort Mandan to the Pacific Coast as an apparent supplement to his route maps. This document is found in Codex I, pp. 2–12, apparently wholly in Clark's hand. Two other versions of this table exist. One is in the little field book with Clark's draft of his trip to the coast, January 6–10, 1806, and the other is in Voorhis No. 4. The one in the draft notebook is labeled, "Distances of the Mouthes of Rivers Creeks and the Most remarkable places from Fort Mandan & Lattiduds in 1805." It does not have the remarks that are found in the final column of the Codex I and Voorhis versions. The title for the Voorhis table is quite similar to the codex piece, with only some spelling differences and minor word changes. The tables in the draft and Voorhis notebooks have been compared to the one printed below. From the start the mileage figures from point-to-point and the accumulated mileage are in disagreement. The draft version appears at first to have been just that for Codex I, but later it digresses while the codex and Voorhis items more regularly agree with one another, eventually the draft version exceeds the other tables by four miles in the accumulated mileage column and remains so to the end. The codex and Voorhis notebooks vary by up to nine miles in early entries. There are few dissimilarities for the latitudes between the three versions, while the column of remarks in the codex and Voorhis documents differ only slightly in wording. Another partial version of a similar table exists in microform and photostatic copies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and the National Archives, Washington, D.C. (see Appendix C). That table lists geographic points from the mouth of the Missouri River to the Great Falls of the Missouri, together with mileage figures and occasional latitude readings. Here again there are discrepancies with other tables but mainly in terms of minor mileage differences. All of this material was eventually gathered with similar tables from Codex C and other documents (see Chapter 10) including information from the return journey and made into one comprehensive table for the entire trip and placed in Codex N and Voorhis No. 4. That table will appear in volume 8 of this edition. Clark had, of course, kept all these distances and other data carefully in his journals, and at Fort Clatsop he apparently brought them together in several versions. Unlike the record of streams and distances prepared at Fort Mandan (see Chapter 10), this compendium covers territory almost entirely unexplored previously by whites, which made it all the more significant. It also includes the names of the Indian tribes the party encountered and some explanations of names they bestowed on streams. The Indians are covered more fully in the next part of this chapter.

[Clark]

[undated, winter 1805–6] ^[1]

Estimated Distances in Miles Ascending the Missouri, Crossing the Rockey Mountains & decending the Kooskooskee, Louises River and the Columbia River of the remarkable places and Latitud partially anexed.

Names of remarkable places		from one place to another	Distanc to the mouth of Missourie		Latitude & remarks &c.
From Fort Mandan		—	1600		47° 21 47" N.
To Knife River on the Lard. side 100 yds. wide		6	1606		Mi-ne-ta-reis live
To an Island near the Std.		11	1617		small
To a Menatarras Wintering Village S		13 ½	1640 ½		abandoned
To Miry River on the Std.		2 ¼	1642 ¾		bold
To an Island in the little bason		28	1670 ¾		small
To the mo. of Little Missouri Lard. 134		29	1699 ¾		47° 31' 26.2" N.
To Wild Onion Creek Std. 16		12 ½	1712 ¾		a little water
To Goose eggs Lake run Std.		9 ¼	1722		Small
To Shabonoes Creek Lard. 20		16	1738		47° 47' 168/10" N.
To the Goat pen Creek Std. 20		15	1753		〈47 42 16 8/10〉 North near Mouse river
To Hall's Strand Lake & Creek Std.		40	1793		extream N. point
To White earth River Std. 60		46	1839		Still & deep
Rojhone or Yellow Stone River Ld. 858		48	1885		48° 00' 00" N.
To Marthys River Std. 50		57	1944		High coloured
To Porcupine River Std. 112		53	1997		Som timber on it
To 2000 mile Creek Lard. 30		3	2000		no water at prst.
To Indian Fort Creek Ld. dry		10	2010		a fort of logs
To Little dry Creek Ld. 25		27	2037		no water in it
To Lackwater Creek Std. Ld. 25		1 ½	2038 ½		do do do
To Big Dry Creek Ld. 100		7 ½	2046		do do do
To Little Dry River Ld. 200		5	2051		do do do
To the Gulph in bend to the Stard.		30	2081		47° 36' 11"
To Milk River on the Std. 150		13	2094		Color of tea
To Big Dry Run dry Ld. 400		25	2119		no water runing
to Warners run or Creek Std.		9	2128		47° 25' 33 1/10"
to Pine Creek Std. 20		33	2161		Saw 1st pine
to Gibsons Creek Std. 35		16	2177		a little running water
to Brown Bear defeated Creek Ld. 40		12	2189		do do do
to Brattins River Std. 100		24	2213		47° 13' 51" N.
to Burnt lodge Creek Ld. 50		6	2219		no water running
to Wisers Creek Std. 40		14	2233		a little running W.
to Blowing fly Creek Lard. 25		32	2265		do do do
to Muscle Shell River Ld. 110		5	2270		47° 0 24 6/10" N.
to Grouse Creek Std.		30	2300		no running water
to Tea pot Creek Std. 15		8	2308		do do do
to North Mountain C: Std. 30		28	2336		running water
to South Mountain Creek Ld. 30		18	2354		do do
to Ibex Island		15	2369		Killed a big horn
to Goodrich's Island		9	2378
to Windsers Creek Std. 30		7	2385		Some water runs
to Sofshell turtle Creek Std 25		6	2391		do do do
to Elk rapid		9	2400		Doe Elk & faun Swam over
to Thompsons Creek Std. 28		27 ½	2427 ½	{	vally above Mts.
to Thompsons Creek Std. 28		27 ½	2427 ½	{	bold stream
to Bull Creek Ld. 25		8 ½	2436	{	a Buffalow crossed
to Bull Creek Ld. 25		8 ½	2436	{	a canoe & tho' C
to Big horn River Ld. 100		3	2439		Killed 3 big horns
to Vally Creek Std. 20		1	2440		thro a Vally N.
to Ash rapid		3	2443		Some ash trees
to the Slaughter River Lad. 40		11	2454	{	a great no. of buffalow
					drove down a Clift and
					dashed to picies on
					Std. I speared a wolf
to Stone wall Creek Std. 30		26	2480	{	Curious appearance of
to Stone wall Creek Std. 30		26	2480	{	walls below
to Marias River Std. 186		41	2521		47° 25' 17 3/10 N.
to Snow River Ld. 50		19	2540		Mtn Covd. with Snow head of this river
to Shields River Ld. 35 ^[2]		28	2568		bold Stream
to the foot of the great	}	7	2575		47° 8' 4 9/10" N
rapids at a the great
portage Lard. sd.
to Portage River Lard. Side 55		1	2576		rapid & Sholey
to the first great fall of 87 feet pitch		6	2582		Continual Spray
to the Second fall of 19 feet pitch		3 ½			☞ 1718 poles
to the Grand Cascade of 47 feet 8 In pitch		½			102 poles
to the upper fall of 26.5	}	2 ¾	2590 ½		881 poles
pitch total fall above
portg. about 362 feet
to Medicine River Std. 137		3 ¾	2594 ¼		1196 poles
to the head of the Portage	}	3	2586 ¼		972 poles 47° 3' 33" N.
on the Ld. at the white Bear
Islands, the land portage
18 miles thro: a plain
to Smith's River Lard. 80		30 ¾	2628		bold current & Vally
to the Rockey Mountains at Pine Island rapid		40 ¼	2668 ¼		46° 42' 14 7/10"
to Dearbourne's River Std. 80		8 ¾	2676		bold current & in Mtn.
to Gun brook Ld. 10		2	2678		found a fusee
to Ordways' Creek Std. 25		10	2688		bold current Vly
to the Great gate of the rock	}	24	2712		W. Clark across Sd. mtn.
Mounts. river confined in
a narrow channel between
Clifts of 1200 feet high
to Pott's Vally Creek Std. bold		6	2718	{	[illegible, erased]
to Pott's Vally Creek Std. bold		6	2718	{	Wide vally N.
to Pryors Vally River Std. 28 yds		20	2738	{	Ltd 46° 10' 32 9/10" N bold
					Current and wide extence
					Vally saw a smoke N W
to White Earth Creek Std. ^[3] bold		30	2768		bold 15
to White House Creek Lad bold		11	2779		Some timber on it 15
to Yorks 8 Islands		23	2802		W C on land York tired
to Gasses Vally Creek Std. 25		14	2816		bold & 3 forks &
to the Little Gate of the Mountain		5	2821		we saw a horse
to Howards Creek Lard. bold		6	2827	{	mistook the Spring of the
to Howards Creek Lard. bold		6	2827	{	Creaf for the [illegible]
to the three forks of Missouri	}	21	2848		W. C. return to the party verrry sick 45° 22' 34" N
at Jefferson, Madderson &
Gallitins rivers. Gallintins
on Ld. and 70 yds wide Mad-
dison 90 yds wide & Jeffer-
sons 90 yds wide and is the
Std. fork
Up Jeffersons River to Philosophy River on Ld. Side 30		15	2863		bold rapid
to the Narrows of the 3d Mountn.		17	2880		M. L. go a head
to Frazures Creek & rapid Ld. bold		8	2888		bad rapid
to R. Field's Vally Creek Sd. 28		4	2892		R. F. killed 4 deer
to Wisdom River Std. Side 40		55	2947		45° 2' 21 6/10" N
to Philanthrophy River Ld. 30		12	2959		river crooked
to Beaverhead Clifts Stad. Side		34	2993		do. do.
to McNeals Creak Ld. bold		37	3030		bold Stream 17
to the 4th Gap of the Mountain		28	3058	{	Saw Several rattle
to the 4th Gap of the Mountain		28	3058	{	snakes
to Willards Creek Std. bold		6	3064	{	Willard discovered this the
to Willards Creek Std. bold		6	3064	{	day before we got to it
to a rapid at the narrows of	}	21	3085	{	a bad rapid for half a mile
5th Mtn.	}	21	3085	{	a bad rapid for half a mile
to the East fork of Jeffersons	}	11	3096		44° 35' 28 1/10"
river at which place left the
Canoes and Commened a
portage
to the 3 forks in Snake In- dian vally		15	3111		W C. Camp with Inds.
to the head Spring of Jeffer-	}	13	3124		meet an Ind. on a Mule
sons river in a Dividing ridge
of the rock M
to the snake Indian or So-so-	}	10	3134		44° 23' 22 7/10"
nee Nation on the East fork
of Louieses River one of the
Easterly forks of the great
Columbia river from S. E. &
35 yds.
to the main fork of Louises River Ld 90		18	3152		from the South
to Salmon Creek Std. Side bold		9	3161		Shields killed a fish
to tower run Std. Small		14	3175		leave Lowis's river
up tower run to the forks of the road		4	3179		road leave the river
Across the hills. To fish	}	20	3199		hilly road
Creek six miles north of its
mouth. 25
to the forks of the road & Creek		7 ½	3206 ½		cross the C. often
to the Top of a Snow Moun-	}	21 ½	3228		pilot lost to the right
tain at the head of the Creek	}	21 ½	3228		pilot lost to the right
to Clark's River ^[4] at a village	}	12	3240		river from right
of 33 tents of Flathead	}	12	3240		river from right
Down Clarks' River to flour Camp Creek Ld. bold		7	3247		over a mountn.
to Horse Vally Creek ^[5] in Horse Vally		26	3273		bold Stream Sd.
to Scattered Creek do. Sd.		22	3295		46° 41' 38.9"
to Travellers rest Creek Ld. 30		21	3316		46° 48' 28 8/10"
Commencement of high hills up Travellers rest creek ^[6]
to the forks of the road and Creek Sd.		11	3327		road to our right
to the Hot Springs on the right		14	3341		nearly boiling
to the Glades on the Divinding Mtn.		10	3351
to the forks of Glade Creek		6	3357		crossed to S E. side
to Koos-koos-ke river mo: Glade C:		9	3366		Killed a coalt
to the foot of the Great Mountains		6	3372		open pine Countrey
		56
Across the Great Rocky Mountains ^[7]
to the top of a mountain Cov-	}	8			Snow high rugid
ered with Snow the 15th of
Septr. the forks of the road
from our right
to a branch running to the right on M		13		{	do do do
to a branch running to the right on M		13		{	Eat a Coalt
to a branch running to the left on M.		10		{	do do do
to a branch running to the left on M.		10		{	Eat a Coalt
to Hungry Creek on the left on M		32		{	do do do
to Hungry Creek on the left on M		32		{	Killed a Horse
to the forks of Collinses Creek large		26			do do
to the foot of the Mountain west		8	3469		open pine Country
		97
to the Cho pun-nish (Flathead ) Villages		6			Seatd. in a prarie
to Koos-kooske River at the	}	17			about 120 yds wide
mouth of village Creek from
the right
to Rock dam Creek Stard. 20 yds.		3			damed by rocks
to Cho-pun-nish River from	}	5	3500		46° 34' 56 2/10" N.
the N. E. (at Canoe Camp)
120
to Canister run Ld. (passd. 16 rapids)		19			passed 16 rapids
to Colters Creek Std. (psd. 14 rapids) 20		18			passed 14 rapids
to Lowises river at the mouth	}	23	3560		46° 29' 21 7/10" N.
of the Kooskooske river	}	23	3560		46° 29' 21 7/10" N.
to the Swet house Village on Ld.		7	3567		Passed 1 rapid
to the Pilots Village on the Stard		11	3578		passed 4 rapids
to a village of Mat Lodges Std.		13	3591		" 3 "
to Ki-moo-ê-nim Creek Ld. 20		35	3626		" 8 "
to Drewyers River on the Std	}	5	3631		" 1 "
Side below the narrows of
2 ½ 30
to the Cave rapid, a Canoe	}	28	3659		" 5 "
Sunk at this rapid	}	28	3659		" 5 "
to the bason rapid (bad)		34	3693		" 8 "
to the Discharge ^[8] rapid (bad)		14	3707		" 4 "
to the Columbia at the mouth of Lewis's River (on its Lard Side)		7	3714		" 1 " 46° 15' 13.9"
to a Village of 9 Mat Lodges	}	9	3723		above a bad rapd.
of the So-kulk nation on the
4th Island
to 2 Lodges at the foot of a bad rapid		3	3726		a rapid
to Wal-ler wal ler river S. S. 40	}	4	3730		hills about 200 feet
yds ^[9] river enters range of
high land
to Yel-lep-pets Village of 16	}	4	3734		passed 1 rapid
mat Lodges of the 〈Sokulk〉
nation Sd.
to the lower of 17 Lodges on	}	15	3749		" 1 "
three Islands opposit the hat
rock Ld.
to the Muscle Shell rapids (bad)		6	3755		Low Cty. comns. Ld.
to the upper Lodges of the	}	3	3758
fritened band of Pish quit
pahs ^[10] nation on the				{	low Country on
Std. Side Comencement of				{	both Sides of R
the low countrey on either
side
to Pelican rapid at the lower	}	19	3777
of 48 Lodges of the fritened				{	low Countrey on both
band scattered on the Std.				{	Sides of R
shore
to the Commencement of the	}	18	3795		passed 2 rapids
high lands on the Std. Side at
the lowest of 21 Lodges of
Wah-how pums ^[11] nation on 4
Islands (horse scerfised to the
Dead)
to the Commencement of the	}	16	3811		" 1 "
high land on the Lard Side at
a rapid
to a rapid at 8 Lodges of the	}	9	3820		" 1 "
Sd. side of the Wah how
pums ^[12] nations—
to the Short rapid		6	3826		" 1 "
to 9 Mat Lodges at the rockey rapd.		7	3833		" 1 "
to River la page on the Lard	}	9	3842		" 2 "
Side at a bad rapid 40 yds.	}	9	3842		" 2 "
to the lower of 16 mat	}	4	3846		Campd. 1 "
Lodges of the E-nee-sher
Nation on Std.
to 11 Lodges of the E-nee-	}	6	3852		" 2 "
sher Nation at fish Stacked
rapid
to the Towahnahiooks ^[13]	}	8	3860		we all viewed it above its mouth
River from the Lard Side
180 yd
to the Falls of the Columbia	}	4	3864		45° 42' 57 3/10"
of 37 feet 8 ins near which is
40 Mat Lodges of the E-Nee-
sher Nation
to the Short Narrows of 45 yds. wide		2			" 1 "
to the E che lute Town of 21	}	4	3870		45 I "
large wood houses at the
long narrows of from 50 to
100 yds wide
to a Chil luck it te quaw town	}	14	3884		bought Dogs
of 8 houses on the Stard.
side.
to the friendly village of 7	}	6	3890		resd. of Chiefs
wood houses of the Chilluck
it le quaw N.
to the mouth of Cataract	}	4	3894
River on the Std. Side of				{	10 Nations live up this
60 yds wide at 11 houses				{	river. no fish
of the Chilluckittequaw
to River Labeach on the Ld.	}	13	3907
40 yds. at a village of 26
houses scattered on each side				{	the first houses we have
of the river of the Smack shop				{	seen on the south side
Nation ^[14]
to Canoe Creek on the Std. 28		1	3908		Saw Several Canoes
to 3 houses of Smack shop Ntn. Std.		9	3917		Encamped
to Cruzatt's River Std. 60 yds.		12	3929	{	Stumps out from shore
to Cruzatt's River Std. 60 yds.		12	3929	{	some diste.
to the Great Rapids near a	}	6	3935		45° 44' 3 8/10"
Village of 8 large wod houses
on the Stard. Side above of
the Sha ha lah Nation
to a village below the great	}	1	3936		not inhabited.
rapids of 4 houses aban-
daned opsd. a 2d bad rapid
to 4 houses of the Sha ha lah	}	6	3942		do. do
Nation at the lower rapids of
the Columbia river at tide
water
Tide water
to a village of 9 Houses of	}	5	3947
the Sha ha lah Nation on the				{	a man with a brass barrel
Stard Side near the beaten				{	gun
rock 800 feet hi
to the Pho ca rock in midl. Rivr. 100 foot high		11	3958		Saw Seal's
to the Commencement of the	}	6	3964		rich & estincive
Columbian vally wide &
butifull
to the Quick Sand River on	}	3	3967	{	shallow & Spread over a
the Lard Side of 120 yds	}	3	3967	{	wide base
to the Enterance of Seal	}	3	3970		emince No. of brant
River 80 yds opsd. upper pt.
of white brant Isld. ^[15]
to Ne-cha-co-kee village op-	}	4	3974		hunted a Pond at N.
posit the Dimond island on
the S. Side—
to White goose Isld. opsd. Lowr. pt.		6	3980		I tho: white gees
to a Village of 25 houses of	}	6	3986		grass houses &c.
the Shah-ha-la Nation on the
Lard Side
to the head of image Canoe Isld.		4	3990	{	met 2 Canoes on which
to the head of image Canoe Isld.		4	3990	{	was images
to the enterance of Moltno	}	10	4000		Inds. Stold Tomhk.
mah ^[16] river from the S. E. 500
yards wide
to the Mult-no-mah Nation	}	6	4006	{	Campd. opst. a No. of
and Village of [paper torn] at				{	noisey fowls
narrow part of the Columbia
to the Quath-á-poh the	}	8	4014		Inds. vist. us in 7 Canos
Grand Village on the North
side
to Cah-wah-na-ki-ooks river	}	1	4015
of 200 yds wide from the
N. East
to the lower point of Wap pa	}	1	4016		a Chanl. ¼ me. wide
to Island near the Lard. Side	}	1	4016		a Chanl. ¼ me. wide
to the Mouth of Cath-la-haws V ^[17] Creek Std		9	4025		I thought was a Id.
to the lower point of E-lar-	}	6	4031	{	Indian names
lar or Deer Island near the				{	I saw 16 snakes
Lard. ^[18]
to the Enterance of Cow-e-lis-	}	13	4044		Campd. I killd. phest.
kee River on the Stard Side
150 yards wide about the
mouth and up this river the
Skil-lute Nation reside rong
Inds. acct. [account?]
to Fannys Isld. & bottom on Ld.		16	4060		bottom on the Ld.
to the Sea Otter Island		12	4072		foggy
to the upper village of the	}	6	4078		Petticoat women at this vil- lage landed for no.
War-ki â cum Nation on Std.	}	6	4078		Petticoat women at this vil- lage landed for no.
to the lower village of the Warki-â-cum nation of 7 houses under a high hill on the Stard Side		9	4087		bought a Dog
to the Shallow Bay (or nitch) on Std. Side		16	4103		5 miles deep
to Point Distress on the Stard. Side		16	4119		lay 6 days
to Station Camp near an old	}	2	4121		lay 10 days
Chinnook village of 36
houses in a Std. bottom
to Cape Disapointmint at the	}	11	4132		46° 19' 11 1"
Enterance of the Columbia
river into the Great Pacific
Ocian in Latd. 46° 19'
11 1/10" N. and Longitude
124° 57' 0" W.
On the Sea Coast to the N N W
From Cape Disapointment to the Comencement of a Sandy Coast & low land		5			W. C. Saw the Coast much further
Point Lewis N. of the Chin-	}	15
nook Villages is about	}	15
to the Chiltz Nation about ^[19]		6			Indian account
to the Que-ne-elt Nation about	}	15			"
Cape Shalwater & about ^[20]	}	15			"
to the Chil-tar-ett Nation near	}	19	"
Grays Bay comencing about	}	19	"
		60
Note. 50 miles of the above from the information of Indians. From the War-ki a cum upper Village on the South Side of the Grand Columbia to Point Adams [X: Roand] &c. South Side
			miles
To the upper War-ki-a-cum Village is ^[21]			4078		behind Islds.
to Point Samuel g— ^[22] Lard Side		6	4084		high land
to the Cath-lâh-mâh Town of	}	8	4092		on high land
9 houses South of the Seal
Islands
to Point William opsd. the Shallow B.		10	4102		Curious pt. ^[23]
to Point Meriwether above Meriwethers Bay		9	4111		3 rivers mouth
to Fort Clâtsop on the west	}	7	4118
side of and 3 miles up the
Netul river from Meriwether
bay
to the Clât sop Village on Ld.—		10	4128		large wood houses
to Point Adams at the enter- ance of the Columbia into the Ocian		6	4134		low land
On the Sea coaste to the S. S. E from point Adams ^[24]
to Ne er cawan a ca Creek & village		8			3 houses
to the enterance of Clât-sop	}	9			3 old towns
river at 3 houses remains of
an old vilg.
to the Salt works at the foot	}	2			Canoe Vaults
of a mountain near 4 houses	}	2			Canoe Vaults
to the most projicted part of	}	7			one rock out
the Mountain of Clarks point
of view of 1000 feet above
the leavel of the water
to an old Kil â mox Village		3			no. of rocks out
to the mouth of E-cu-la or	}	6			do— do
whale Creek 35 yds wide, and
4 huts of Kil a mox boiling
whale blubber
to 6 huts of Kil á mox boiling blubber		2			do— do
to the Great Kil á mox Town	}	20			Inds. net a Sand bar do
at the enterance of Ni-ê-lee
Creek
to Kil-her-hurst's Town of Kil	}	5			a rock in entrs—
á mox at the Enterance Kil a
mox Bay
to Kil-her-ner's town of Kil a	}	2			on the bay
mox on the Bay at the mouth
of a Creek
to Chish ucks town of Kil â	}	2			heads near Columbia
mox at the Enterance of Kila-
mox river which is about
100 yds
to Tow-er-quot tons Creek & Town		2
		68
to Chuck tins Town and Creek at the bottom of the Bay which I call Kilámox Bay) ^[25]		2 mile
Miles		70

Tongue Point,
Oregon, Winter 1805–6, Codex I, p. 11

(American Philosophical Society library,

used with permission.)

note ☞ 30 miles of this coast is from the information of Indians, collected from differint persons. They further inform me that the Kil á mox have two Small villages on the Kil á mox river, it is very rapid without any purpindicular falls, that nation pass across from the head of this little river to the Columbian Vally, which is at no Great Distance from its head at Wap pa to Island and pass down the Chock-âh lil' com or Columbia river with the Wappato they purchase.

notes from the Mouth of Columbia.

To the Wappato Island, Center is	S. 20° E	108 miles
To quick Sand river is—	S. 32° E	121 "
to the grand rapids is—	S. 47° E	128 "
to the Great falls is—	S. 65° E	172 "
to the Mouth of Lewis's river	East	240 "

From the Mouth of Lewis'es river ^[26]

to the Mouth of Kooskooske is		N. 52° E	96 miles
to the Mouth of Cho-pun-nish R	}	East	144 Miles
at the Canoe Camp is—	}	East	144 Miles
to the long Shute or narrows above		N. 28° E.	55 Mile

LEWIS AND CLARK'S POINTS FROM FORT MANDAN TO THE PACIFIC COAST

Lewis and Clark's Name	Present Name and Location
Fort Mandan	McLean County, North Dakota, probably under Missouri River
Knife River	Knife River, Mercer County, North Dakota
Menatarras [ Hidatsa ] Wintering Village	McLean County, probably under Garrison Reservoir (see entry for April 9, 1805)
Miry River	Snake Creek, McLean County
Little Missouri	Little Missouri River, Dunn County, North Dakota
Wild Onion Creek	Deepwater Creek, McLean County
Goose Eggs Lake Run	Shell Creek, Mountrail County, North Dakota
Shabonoes [Charbonneau's] Creek	Bear Den Creek, Dunn-McKenzie county line, North Dakota
Goat Pen Creek	Little Knife River, Mountrail County
Hall's Strand Lake and Creek	Tobacco Creek, Williams County, North Dakota
White Earth River	Little Muddy River, Williams County
Rojhone or Yellow Stone River	Yellowstone River, McKenzie County
Marthys River	Big Muddy Creek, Roosevelt County, Montana
Porcupine River	Poplar River, Roosevelt County
2000 Mile Creek	Red Water Creek (River), McCone County, Montana
Indian Fort Creek	Nickwall Creek, McCone County
Little Dry Creek	Spring Creek, McCone County
Lackwater Creek	Wolf Creek, Roosevelt County
Big Dry Creek	Sand Creek, McCone County
Little Dry River	Prairie Elk Creek, McCone County
Milk River	Milk River, Valley County, Montana
Big Dry Run	Big Dry Creek, McCone-Garfield county line, Montana
Warners [Werner's] Run	Duck Creek, Valley County
Pine Creek	Seventh Point Coulee, Valley County
Gibsons Creek	Sutherland Creek, Valley County
Brown Bear Defeated Creek	Snow Creek, Garfield County
Brattins [Bratton's] River	Timber Creek, Phillips County, Montana
Burnt Lodge Creek	Seven Blackfoot Creek, Garfield County
Wisers [Weiser's] Creek	Fourchette Creek, Phillips County
Blowing Fly Creek	Squaw Creek, Garfield County
Muscle Shell River	Musselshell River, Garfield-Petroleum county line, Montana
Grouse Creek	Beauchamp Creek, Phillips County
Tea Pot Creek	CK, or Kannuck, Creek, Phillips County
North Mountain Creek	Rock Creek, Phillips County
South Mountain Creek	South Mountain, or Armells, Creek, Fer- gus County, Montana
Ibex Island	Grand Island, Phillips-Fergus county line
Goodrich's Island	Dry Island, Fergus County
Windsers [Windsor's] Creek	Cow Creek, Blaine County, Montana
Softshell Turtle Creek	Bullwhacker Creek, Blaine County
Elk Rapid	Bird Rapids, Blaine-Fergus county line
Thompsons Creek	Birch Creek, Chouteau-Blaine county line, Montana
Bull Creek	Dog Creek, Fergus County
Bighorn River	Judith River, Fergus County
Vally Creek	Chip Creek, Chouteau County, Montana
Ash Rapid	Deadman Rapids, Fergus-Chouteau county line
Slaughter River	Arrow Creek, Fergus-Chouteau county line
Stonewall Creek	Eagle Creek, Chouteau County
Marias River	Marias River, Chouteau County
Snow River	Shonkin Creek, Chouteau County
Shields River	Highwood Creek, Chouteau County
Great Rapids	Rapids near Cascade-Chouteau county line, Montana
Portage River	Belt Creek, Cascade-Chouteau county line
First Great Fall	Great Falls of the Missouri River, Cascade County
Second Fall	Crooked Falls, Cascade County
Grand Cascade	Rainbow Falls, Cascade County
Upper Fall	Black Eagle Falls, Cascade County
Medicine River	Sun River, Cascade County
White Bear Islands	Above Great Falls, Cascade County
Smith's River	Smith River, Cascade County
Pine Island Rapid	Half-Breed Rapids, Cascade County
Dearbourne's River	Dearborn River, Cascade-Lewis and Clark county line, Montana
Gun Brook	Probably Stickney Creek, Lewis and Clark County (see entry for July 18, 1805)
Ordways' Creek	Little Prickly Pear Creek, Lewis and Clark County
Great Gate of Rock Mountains	Gates of the Rocky Mountains, Lewis and Clark County
Pott's Vally Creek	Towhead Gulch or Spokane Creek, Lewis and Clark County (see entry for July 20, 1805)
Pryors Vally Creek	Spokane Creek, Lewis and Clark County
White Earth Creek	Beaver Creek, Broadwater County, Montana
White House [Whitehouse's] Creek	Duck Creek, Broadwater County
Yorks 8 Islands	Broadwater County, south of Townsend (see Atlas map 63)
Gasses Vally Creek	Crow Creek, Broadwater County
Little Gate of the Mountain	Broadwater County, between Toston and Lombard (see Atlas map 64)
Howards Creek	Sixteenmile Creek, Broadwater-Gallatin county line, Montana
Three Forks of Missouri	Three Forks of the Missouri River, Broad- water-Gallatin county line
Jeffersons River	Jefferson River, Broadwater-Gallatin county line
Madderson River	Madison River, Gallatin County
Gallintins River	Gallatin River, Gallatin County
Philosophy River	Willow Creek, Gallatin County
Frazures [Frazer's] Creek	South Boulder Creek, Madison County, Montana
R. Field's Vally Creek	Boulder River, Jefferson County, Montana
Wisdom River	Big Hole River, Madison County
Philanthrophy River	Ruby River, Madison County
Beaver head Clifts	Beaverhead Rock, Madison County
McNeals Creek	Blacktail Deer Creek, Beaverhead County, Montana
4th Gap of the Mountain	Rattlesnake Cliffs, Beaverhead County
Willards Creek	Grasshopper Creek, Beaverhead County
Rapid at the Narrows of the 5th Mountain	Vicinity of Clark Canyon, Beaverhead County
East Fork of Jeffersons River	Red Rock River, Beaverhead County, at junction with Horse Prairie Creek to form Beaverhead River
3 forks in Snake Indian vally	Junction of Coyote, Bloody Dick, and Horse Prairie creeks, near Red Butte, Beaverhead County (marked "W. C. Camp" on Atlas map 67)
Head of Jeffersons River	Head of Trail Creek, Beaverhead County, near Idaho border
East Fork of Louieses River	Lemhi River, Lemhi County, Idaho
Main Fork of Louises River	Salmon River, Lemhi County
Salmon Creek	Probably Carmen Creek, Lemhi County (see entry for August 21, 1805)
Tower Run	Tower Creek, Lemhi County
Forks of the Road	North branch of Tower Creek, Lemhi County (see Atlas map 67)
Fish Creek	North Fork Salmon River, Lemhi County
Forks of the Road and Creek	West Fork is North Fork Salmon River; East Fork is one of several creeks running into North Fork (see entry for September 2, 1805; Atlas maps 67, 68)
Top of a Snow Mountain	Lemhi County, Idaho, or Ravalli County, Montana, vicinity of Saddle Mountain (see entry for September 3, 1805)
Clark's River	East Fork Bitterroot River, Ravalli County
Flour Camp Creek	Warm Springs Creek or Laird Creek, Rav- alli County, near camp of September 6, 1805 (see Atlas map 68)
Horse Vally Creek	Skalkaho Creek, Ravalli County
Scattered Creek	Mill, North Spring, and Burnt Fork creeks, and branches, Ravalli County (see entry for September 8, 1805; courses of Septem- ber 9, 1805; Atlas map 68)
Travellers Rest Creek	Lolo Creek, Missoula County, Montana
Forks of the Road and Creek	Grave Creek, Missoula County
Hot Springs	Lolo Hot Springs, Missoula County (see entry for September 13, 1805; Atlas map 69)
Glades on the Dividing Mountain	Vicinity of Packer Meadows, Idaho County, Idaho
Forks of Glade Creek	Brushy Creek and Pack Creek, joining Crooked Fork Creek, Idaho County
Koos-koos-ke River at the mouth of Glade Creek	Lochsa River, Idaho County
Branch running to the right	Perhaps Moon Creek, Idaho County (see entry for September 16, 1805)
Branch running to the left	Unnamed stream east of Indian Grave Peak, Idaho County (see entry for Septem- ber 17, 1805)
Hungry Creek	Hungery Creek, Idaho County
Forks of Collinses Creek	Lolo and Eldorado creeks, Clearwater- Idaho county line, Idaho
Foot of the Mountain	Weippe Prairie, Clearwater County
Chopun-nish Villages	South of Weippe, Clearwater County
Kooskooske River at the mouth of Village Creek	Clearwater River at mouth of Jim Ford Creek, Clearwater County
Rock Dam Creek	Orofino Creek, Clearwater County
Cho-pun-nish River	North Fork Clearwater River, Clearwater County
Canister Run	Canyon Creek, Nez Perce County, Idaho
Colters Creek	Potlatch River, Nez Perce County
Louises River	Snake River, at mouth of Clearwater River, Nez Perce County, Idaho-Asotin County, Washington border
Swet House Village	Mouth of Alpowa Creek, Asotin County
Pilots Village	Vicinity of present Wawawai, Whitman County, Washington (see entry for October 11, 1805; Atlas map 73)
Village of Mat Lodges	Below mouth of Almota Creek, Whitman County
Ki-moo-ê-nim Creek	Tucannon River, Columbia County, Washington
Drewyers [Drouillard's] River	Palouse River, Franklin-Whitman county line, Washington
Cave Rapid	Pine Tree Rapids (now under Lake Saca- jawea), Franklin–Walla Walla county line, Washington (see entry for October 14, 1805)
Bason Rapid	Fishhook Rapids, Franklin–Walla Walla county line
Discharge Rapid	Five-Mile Rapids, Franklin–Walla Walla county line
Columbia at the mouth of Lewis's River	Columbia River, at the mouth of the Snake River, Franklin, Walla Walla, and Benton counties, Washington
Village . . . of the So-kulk nation	Walla Walla–Benton county line, Washington
2 lodges at the foot of a bad rapid	Vicinity of Hover, Benton County
Wal-ler Waller River	Walla Walla River, Walla Walla County
Yel-lep-pets Village	Benton County, opposite mouth of Walla Walla River, probably now under Lake Wallula (see Atlas map 75)
Hat Rock	Hat Rock, Hat Rock State Park, Umatilla County, Oregon
Muscle Shell Rapids	Vicinity of present McNary Dam, Benton County, Washington-Umatilla County, Oregon border
Upper lodges . . . of Pishquit- pahs Nation	Vicinity of Plymouth, Benton County
Pelican Rapid	Vicinity of Crow Butte State Park, Benton County
Wah-howpums nation	Klickitat County, Washington; "Wah-how pums" may be error for "Pish-quit-pahs" (see entry for October 20, 1805; Atlas map 76)
Commencement of the high land . . . at a rapid	Perhaps near Willow Creek, Gilliam County, Oregon (see entry for October 20, 1805; Atlas map 76)
Rapid at 8 Lodges of . . . Wahhowpums nation	Near mouth of Olive Creek, Klickitat County, Washington (see entry for October 21, 1805)
Short Rapid	Klickitat County, Washington-Gilliam County, Oregon border, now under Lake Umatilla
Rocky Rapid	Klickitat County, below Rock Creek (see Atlas map 77)
River la page [ Lepage ]	John Day River, Gilliam-Sherman county line, Oregon
E-nee-sher Nation	Klickitat County, above Miller Island; rapid is now under Lake Celilo (see Atlas map 77)
Towahnahiooks River	Deschutes River, Wasco-Sherman county line, Oregon
Falls of the Columbia	Celilo Falls, Klickitat County, Washington- Wasco County, Oregon border
Short Narrows	The Dalles of the Columbia, Klickitat County, Washington-Wasco County, Oregon border
Echelute Town . . . at the Long Narrows	The Dalles of the Columbia, Klickitat County, Washington-Wasco County, Oregon border; village in Klickitat County, Washington
Chilluckittequaw Town	Klickitat County, opposite the vicinity of Crates Point (see Atlas map 78)
Friendly Village	Klickitat County, above Klickitat River
Cataract River	Klickitat River, Klickitat County
Labeach [ Labiche ]	Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon
Canoe Creek	White Salmon River, Skamania-Klickitat county line, Washington
Smackshop Nation	Skamania County, above Little White Salmon River
Cruzatt's [ Cruzatte's] River	Wind River, Skamania County
Great Rapids	Cascades of the Columbia River, Skamania County, Washington-Hood River and Multnomah counties, Oregon border
Village below the Great Rapids	Above North Bonneville, Skamania County
4 houses of the Shahalah Nation	Skamania County, just below Bonneville Dam
Village of 9 houses of Shahalah Nation	Skamania County, below Beacon Rock State Park, and perhaps below Woodward Creek
Phoca Rock	Phoca Rock, Multnomah County
Quick Sand River	Sandy River, Multnomah County
Seal River	Washougal River, Skamania County
Ne-cha-co-kee Village	Eastern edge of Portland, Multnomah County
White Goose Island	Government Island, Multnomah County
25 houses of the Shah-ha-la Nation	Portland, Multnomah County
Image Canoe Island	Hayden Island, Multnomah County
Moltnomah River	Willamette River, Multnomah County
Mult-no-mah Nation	Sauvie Island, Multnomah County
Quath-lá h-pohthe Grand Village	Clark County, Washington, just above Lewis River
Cah-wah-na-ki-ooks River	Lewis River, Clark-Cowlitz county line, Washington
Wappato Island	Sauvie Island,
Cathlahaws Village and Creek	Kalama River, Cowlitz County
Elallar or Deer Island	Deer Island, Columbia County, Oregon
Cow-e-lis-kee River	Cowlitz River, Cowlitz County
Fannys Island and Bottom	Crims Island and Bradbury Slough, Co- lumbia County
Sea Otter Island	Perhaps Puget Island, Wahkiakum County, Washington (see entry for November 7, 1805)
Upper Village of the War- kiâcum Nation	Vicinity of Cathlamet, Wahkiakum County (see Atlas map 81)
Lower Village of the Warki-â- cum nation	Vicinity of Skamokawa, Wahkiakum County (see Atlas map 81
Shallow Bay	Grays Bay, Wahkiakum County
Point Distress	Eastern side of Point Ellice, Pacific County, Washington
Station Camp	Southeast of Chinook Point, Pacific County
Cape Disappointment	Cape Disappointment, Pacific County
Commencement of a Sandy Coast	Vicinity of Seaview, Pacific County
Point Lewis	Vicinity of Leadbetter Point and Cape Shoalwater, Pacific County
Point Samuel	Cathlamet Point, Clatsop County (see entry for November 26, 1805)
Cath-lâh-mâh Town	Clatsop County, behind Karlson Island
Point William	Tongue Point, Clatsop County
Point Meriwether above Meriwethers Bay	Astoria and Youngs Bay, Clatsop County
Fort Clatsop . . . up Netul River	Fort Clatsop National Memorial, on Lewis and Clark River, Clatsop County
Clâtsop village	Near Point Adams, Clatsop County
Point Adams	Point Adams, Clatsop County
Neercawanaca Creek	Neacoxic Creek, Clatsop County
Clât-sop River	Necanicum River, Clatsop County
Salt Works	Seaside, Clatsop County
Clarks Point of View	Tillamook Head, Clatsop County
Kil-â-mox Village	North of Cannon Beach, Clatsop County
E-cu-la or Whale Creek	Ecola Creek, Clatsop County
6 huts of Kilámox	Cannon Beach, Clatsop County
Great Kilámox Town at en- trance of Ni-ê-lee Creek	Perhaps at the mouth of Nehalem River, Tillamook County, Oregon
Kil-her-hurst's Town . . . at the entrance of Kilamox Bay	Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County
Kil-her-ner's Town . . . at the mouth of a Creek	Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County, per- haps at mouth of Kilchis or Wilson River
Chishucks Town . . . at the en- trance of Kilamox River	Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County, mouth of Tillamook River
Tow-er-quottons Creek and Town	On Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County
Chucktins Town and Creek	On Tillamook Bay, Tillamook County

1. Vertically across pp. 2–3 of Codex I, in red ink in Clark's hand are the words, "See Book No. 14 for this part of the river more detale." A red vertical line runs through the two distance columns on pp. 2–3. Book number 14 is Codex N in Biddle's numbering system (see Appendix B and Appendix C). (back)

2. At the top of this page in Codex I (p. 4) in red ink and apparently in Clark's hand, are the following words: "S Book No. 14. Nearest rout and acssess." (back)

3. Clark reverses this item with the next in his draft field book. (back)

4. Called "flathead River" in the field book. In Codex I and Voorhis No. 4, "Clark's" appears to have been added to a blank space. (back)

5. " Labrich [Labiche] Creek" in the field book. In Codex I, "Horse Vally" appears to have been substituted for an erased word. (back)

6. Next to this heading are these words by Clark in red ink: "See Book No. 14 or last Book." (back)

7. Next to this heading are these words by Clark in red ink: "See in the last Book No. 14." The subtotals "56" above, and "97" below, are also written in red. Voorhis No. 4 adds cumulaive mileages for each entry. (back)

8. Called "portage rapid" in the field book. In Codex I the word appears to be a later entry. (back)

9. This line in Codex I appears to have been substituted for some erasures. It does not appear in Voorhis No. 4. (back)

10. This word in Codex I appears to have been added to a blank space. (back)

11. Again perhaps an addition to a blank space in Codex I. (back)

12. Another apparent addition in Codex I. (back)

13. "Clark's River" in the field book. In Codex I and Voorhis No. 4 the word appears to have been substituted for some erasures. See note at October 22, 1805. The number "180" appears to be an addition to a blank space in Codex I. (back)

14. The words appear to have replaced erasures in Codex I. (back)

15. Much of this entry appears to replace erasures in Codex I. (back)

16. Here and in the next entry of Codex I the name appears to replace erasures. (back)

17. In Voorhis No. 4 this entry has it: "To the enterance of Chah wah na hiook river on the Stard Side." The mileage "4025" appears to be crossed out. (back)

18. Following this entry Voorhis No. 4 adds: "To the Narrows of the Mountain and lower part of the Columbia Vally." (back)

19. In Voorhis No. 4 Clark adds the "Cla-mor-to-micks" and " Potoash " tribes. (back)

20. After this entry in Voorhis No. 4 Clark adds: " Qui eet to, Chil lâte hackle, Qui ne chart, and Pailsh " tribes. (back)

21. This entry is missing from Voorhis No. 4. (back)

22. Many of the place-names in this section appear to have been added to blank spaces or substituted for erasures in Codex I. (back)

23. Here on the right margin of p. 11 of Codex I appears a small sketch of Point William, today's Tongue Point, Oregon (fig. 51). (back)

24. Cumulative mileages are given for the following entries in Voorhis No. 4. (back)

25. Following this entry in Voorhis No. 4 there appears some enumeration of Indian tribes as are given in part 2 of this chapter. There are some small differences in numbers. (back)

26. After this section Clark adds the following in the field book. He is apparently estimating courses and distances for the return trip over the Rocky Mountains. See also some similar notes in part 3 of this chapter.

To the foot of the Mountain is		S. 85 E	28 miles
To Travelers rest over monts.		N 80° E.	107 miles
From Travelers rest to the dividing ridge at Snake Indian	}	S 24 E	175 miles
portage or Lewis's portage from Jeffersons R
From Travelers rest creek to pine Island rapid comesmt	}	S 85 E	99 miles
[commencement?] of Mtns.

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Date: Winter 1805-1806
Author(s): Clark, William | Unknown
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Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition

Part 1: Estimated Distances from Fort Mandan to the Pacific Coast

Winter 1805-1806

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