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Lewis and Clark Expedition Index
Journal
Summaries Index
Lewis and
Clark Journal Summary 6: Dates June 2, 1805 - June 15,
1805
The following
is a summary of the journal entries made by Lewis and
Clark. Dates: June 2, 1805 - June 15, 1805
A Fork in
the River and the Expedition’s First Cache
June 2,
1805
Lewis & Clark camped overnight at a fork in the river.
The following day, unsure of which fork was the main
route that they should follow, Lewis and Clark sent
a few men up each branch of the river.
June 4,
1805
This initial investigation
was inconclusive, so Lewis took a team of men along
the branch heading North, while Clark too a team along
the branch heading south. Both teams were convinced
that their routes weren’t the main route and returned
to the camp at the fork. Clark arrived back on the 6th
June.
June 8,
1805
Lewis Returned and Clark plotted the courses that both
teams had taken along the rivers. Following a re-examination
of their information, Lewis and Clark decided that Lewis
would lead a small team on foot to determine whether
the route south would end at the mountains, as most
of the expedition members believed it would, or he would
find the Great Falls that the Indians at Fort Mandan
had told them were on the Missouri.
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