 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1809 - 448 pages
...morning preceded them by land. Here also Captain Lewis and three men started to go on ahead ; and at ten we proceeded on with the canoes. The river is narrow...confluence of the three branches we had left on the 30th. ultimo. The north branch, which we went up, they called JEFFERSON; the west or middle branch,... | |
 | 1809 - 878 pages
...side, and white earth or rocks appearing through the pines. At noon we halted for dinner, and luulcd out one of the canoes which had sprung a leak, and...its name at the confluence of the three branches we hail left on the 30th. ultimo. The north branch, which we went up, they called JEFFERSON; the west... | |
 | Patrick Gass - Americana - 1847 - 248 pages
...which had sprung a leak and caulked her. This morning our commanding officers thought proper that tho Missouri should lose its name at the confluence. of the three branches we had left on the 30th ultimo. The North branch, which we went up, they called JEFFERSON; the West or middle branch,... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis, Elliott Coues - Columbia River - 1893 - 484 pages
...names were not determined, or at least announced, till now. His entry of August 9th, p. 118, reads: "This morning our commanding officers thought proper...branch, about 2 miles up which a beautiful spring comes in, GALLATIN ! and a small river above the forks they called Philosophy. Of the three branches... | |
 | Jacob Vradenberg Brower - Missouri River - 1896 - 200 pages
...names were not determined, or at least announced, till now. His entry of August Oth, p. UK. reads: 'This morning our commanding officers thought proper that the Missouri should lose its name at the continence of the three brandies we had left on the :tOth nil lino. The north branch, which we went.... | |
 | Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Gary E. Moulton, Thomas W. Dunlay - History - 1996 - 352 pages
...by mistake, and who had that morning proceeded them by land. Here also Captain Lewis and three men2 started to go on ahead; and at 10 we proceeded on...confluence of the three branches we had left on the 3oth ultimo.3 The north branch, which we went up, they called Jefferson; the west or middle branch, Madison;... | |
 | Elliot Coues - History - 2007 - 477 pages
...names were not determined, or at least announced, till now. His entry of August 9th, p. 118, reads: "This morning our commanding officers thought proper...confluence of the three branches we had left on the joth ultimo. The north branch, which we went up, they called JEFFBRSON ; the west or middle branch,... | |
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This morning our commanding officers thought proper that the Missouri should lose its name at the confluence of the three branches we had left on the... 