Jefferson River, Montana, United States (Google Maps ⧉, OpenStreetMap ⧉)
Referenced In
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark / To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean
by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark"We were therefore induced to discontinue the name of Missouri, and gave to the southwest branch the name of Jefferson in honour of the president of the United States, and called the middle branch Madison, after James Madison secretary of state. These two, as well as Gallatin river, run with great velocity and throw out large bodies of water."
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark / To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean
by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark"like that of the Jefferson consists of pebble and gravel. There is some timber in the bottoms of the river, and vast numbers of otter and beaver, which build on its smaller mouths and the bayous of its neighbourhood. The Jefferson continues as yesterday, shoaly and rapid, but as the islands though numerous are small, it is however more collected into one current than it was below, and is from ninety to one hundred and twenty yards in width."
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark / To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean
by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark"As far as he had ascended Wisdom river it kept its course obliquely down towards the Jefferson."
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark / To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean
by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark"… of a stone found in the hills between Madison and Jefferson rivers"
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark: To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean
by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark"CHAPTER XVI. The party ... reach Gallatin and Jefferson rivers, of which a description is given."
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark: To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean
by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark"the rest of the men will accompany captain Clarke to the head of Jefferson river, which serjeant Ordway and a party of nine men will descend with the canoes and other articles deposited there."
History of the Expedition Under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark: To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean
by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark"…they reach Gallatin and Jefferson rivers, of which a description is given—arrive at the Yellowstone river…"