The journal entries found here are not the complete records of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Spellings have not been updated.
Author is noted when known.
Here are some good sources for background informatiion on the internet. More information on our sketchbook project. All the preparations being completed, we left our encampment. Not being able to set sail before four o'clock P.M., we did not make more than four miles, and encamped on the first island opposite a small creek called Cold Water. It is inlade with quality red, white, and blue flint, which has been harvested by a great number of Indians.