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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 22, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 21, 1805May 23, 1805May 22, 1805 Wednesday May 22cd 1805. The wind blew so violently this morning that we did not think it prudent to set…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: November 18, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark November 17, 1805November 19, 1805November 18, 1805 Novr. 18th Monday 1805 a little Cloudy this morning I set out at day light with 10 men…Brewer's: Pactolus
The golden sands of the Pactolus. The gold found in the Pactolian sands was from the mines of Mount Tmolus; but the supply ceased at the commencement of the Christian era. (See Midas.) Now…Brewer's: Sandabar
An Arabian writer, celebrated for his Parables. He lived about a century before the Christian era. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894SandalSands A B C D E…Brewer's: Greenwich Barbers
Retailers of sand; so called because the inhabitants of Greenwich “shave the pits” in the neighbourhood to supply London with sand. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, April 7, 1806
Day 1309 Day 1311 Clark, April 7, 1806 Monday April 7th 1806 This morning Drewyer & the two Fields Set out agreeably to their orders of last evening, the remainder of the party…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, July 26, 1806
Day 1557 Day 1559 Clark, July 26, 1806 Saturday 26th July 1806. Set out this morning very early proceeded on Passed Creeks very well. the Current of the river reagulilarly Swift much…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, July 15, 1805
Day 781 Day 783 Lewis, July 15, 1805 Monday July 15th 1805. We arrose very early this morning, assigned the canoes their loads and had it put on board. we now found our vessels eight in…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 6, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 5, 1805May 7, 1805May 6, 1805 Monday May 6th 1805. The morning being fair and pleasant and wind favourable we set sale at an early hour,…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 1, 1805
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 31, 1805June 2, 1805June 1, 1805 Saturday June 1st 1805 The moring was cloudy and a few drops of rain. Set out at an early hour and…Trending
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