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May 27, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Wide extended plains with their hills and vales, stretching away in lessening wavy ridges, until by their distance they fade from the sight; large rivers and streams in their rapid course, winding in various meanders; groves of cotton wood and willow along the waters intersecting the landscapes in different directions, dividing them into various forms, at length appearing like dark clouds and sinking in the horizon; these enlivened with the buffaloe, elk, deer, and other animals which in vast numbers feed upon the plains or pursue their prey, are the prominent objects, which compose the extensive prospects presented to the view and strike the attention of the beholder.
  • May 27, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 1, 1805 - Clark, William
  • W. a high mountain which appears to bear westerly    The Cole appear as usial, more Cotton trees Scattered on the Shores & Islands than yesterday—    no timber on the high land, the river from 2 to 400 yards wide & current more jentle than yesterday but fiew bad rapid points to day— the wild animals not So plenty as below    we only killed a ram & mule Deer to day, we Saw Buffalow at a distance in the plains, particularly near a Lake on the Lard.
  • June 1, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 3, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the hunters killed 4 buffalow 3 Elk 3 beaver & Several Deer our officers Gave Each man a Dram.— From this day Ordway's (Ordway, John) copying of Clark's (Clark, William) journal ceases, although part of this material is from the captain.
  • June 3, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
January 3, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they reported that they had been about 15 Miles up the river at the head of the bay just below us and had hunted the country from thence down on the East side of the river, even to a considerable distance from it and had proved unsuccessful having killed one deer and a few fowls, barely as much as subsisted them.    this reminded us of the necessity of taking time by the forelock, and keep out several parties while we have yet a little meat beforehand.— I gave the Chief Commowooll (Coboway) a pare of sattin breechies with which he appeared much pleased.— In Chinookan (Chinook Indians) the term is tia.
  • January 3, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 9, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Fields (Field, Joseph) had killed an Elk and brought in a quarter on which we Dined    he also had killed & brought in a Deer. The Indians with the oile & bluber tole me they had to purchase of the Ca-le nixx (Tillamook Indians) and would Come to the fort & Sell to us in 3 Days time, this I incouraged, as I expect to purchase at the fort as cheep as at the village at which I was, day proved fine.   
  • January 9, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 20, 1806 - Clark, William
  • but the well Known treachery of the natives by no means entitle them to Such confidence, and we must check it's groth in our own minds as well as those of our men, by recollecting our selves, and repeating to our men, that our preservation depends on our never loseing Sight of this trate in their character, and being always prepared to meet it in whatever Shape it may present itself.—. The Mule Deer are the Same with those of the Plains of the Missouri (Missouri River) So frequently mentioned.   
  • February 20, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 10, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • the men who were hunting pitch came up with their canoe    one of them by the name of Collins (Collins, John) had killed three Deer and brought them to us. Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) purchased a white mountain Sheep Skin for which he gave 2 Elk hides    we bought a fiew Salmon trout    then we proceed. on    Soon came to bad rapids where we had to tow one canoe up at a time.
  • April 10, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 7, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) set out on a hunting excurtion up Collins's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) this evening.    we wish to leave the deer in the neighbourhood of the quawmash plains (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) undisturbed untill the 10th when we intend removing thither to lay in some meat for our voyage over the Mountains.   
  • June 7, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 21, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we sent on four hunters a head to the quawmash flatts (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) to take an evenings hunt; they so far succeeded as to kill one deer.    we left Reubin (Field, Reubin) and J. Feilds (Field, Joseph) at the Creek where we dined together with Sergt Gass (Gass, Patrick) in order to hunt about that place untill our return.   
  • June 21, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 31, 1805 - Clark, William
  • we Saw a great number of the Big Horn, Some mule deer, and a few Buffalow and Elk, no antelopes or Common Deer—. Capt.
  • May 31, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 15, 1804 - Clark, William
  • after continueing at the mouth of this Creek about an hour, I Swam across and proceeded on about 3 miles and halted to wate for the boat, which was Some distance below—    In all this days march thro woods & Praries, I only Saw three Deer & 3 fawns—    I had at one part of the Prarie a verry extensive view of all the Countrey around up and down the river a Considerable distance, on the Larbd.
  • July 15, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • 〈by the french Four le Tourtue〉 [NB: Baker's oven]    Saw a Dog nearly Starved on the bank, gave him Som meet, he would not follow, our hunters killed 2 Deer to day Course distance & reffers. July 18th N. 28° W   3 ¾ ms. to a Curve in the bank    passed a bend of the Isd. & Several Sand bars (1) S. 28° W   3 ¾ ms. to pt. on S.
  • July 18, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • .—    wind hard from the South    in the evening I walked on an (5) Island nearly the middle of the river Called 〈Shaved〉 Grous Island (Blue Blanket (Grouse) Island) , [NB: (the wall of a village on this island)] one of the men killed a Shee Brarrow, another man killed a Black tail Deer, the largest Doe I ever Saw (Black under her breast[)]    this Island is nearly 1¼ ms.
  • October 7, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 18, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) , who had killed an Elk and a deer and was wating our arrival.    we took the meat on board and continued our march untill nearly dark when we came too on the Stard side under a boald welltimbered bank which sheltered us from the wind which had abated but not yet ceased.   
  • April 18, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 26, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • on the River Roshjone (Yellowstone River) and the Missourie (Missouri River) the Game is verry pleanty, viz. buffaloe Elk Deer Goats Some bair.    pleanty of bever, fish &C and a beautiful country around in every direction.   
  • April 26, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
May 5, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 5th of May Sunday 1805 We Set out verry early and had not proceeded far before the rudder Irons of one of the Perogus broke which detained us a Short time    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) walked on Shore this morning and killed a Deer, after brackfast I walked on Shore Saw great numbers of Buffalow & Elk    Saw also a Den of young wolves, and a number of Grown wolves in every direction, the white & Grey Brant is in this part of the Missouri (Missouri River)    I shot at the white brant but at So great a distance I did not kill, The Countrey on both sides is as yesterday, handsom & fertile—    The river rising & Current Strong & in the evening we Saw a Brown or Grisley beare on a Sand beech, I went out with one man Geo.
  • May 5, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & one man walkd on Shore and he killed a yellow Bear & the man with him wounded one other, after getting the flesh of the bear on bord which was not far from the palce we brackfast, we proceeded on    Saw 4 gangus of buffalow and great numbers of Antelopes in every direction    also Saw Elk and Several wolves, I walked on Shore in the evening & killed a Deer which was So meager as to be unfit for use    The hills Contain more Coal, and has a greater appearance of being burnt that below, the burnt parts appear on a parrilel with the Stratiums of Coal, we Came too in the mouth of a Little river on the S.
  • April 29, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • (Field, Reubin) to of the men who ware Sent up the medison river (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) to hunt Elk, they killed no Elk, Several Buffalow & Deer, and reports that the river is 120 yds wide and about 8 feet deep Some timber on its borders—    a powerfull rain fell on the party on their rout yesterday Wet Some fiew articles, and Caused the rout to be So bad wet & Deep thay Could with dificuelty proceed, Capt.
  • June 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The river verry much divided by Islands    Some Elk Bear & Deer and Some Small timber on the Islands. Great quantities of Currents, red, black, yellow, Purple, also Mountain Currents which grow on the Sides of Clifts; inferior in taste to the others haveing Sweet pineish flaver and are red & yellow, Choke Cheries, Boin roche, and the red buries also abound—    musquitors verry trouble Som untill the mountain breeze Sprung up which was a little after night.
  • July 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 22, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • Game is scarce, and we killed nothing since the 18th but one deer; and our stock of provisions is exhausted. Columbia hawthorn, Crataegus columbiana How.
  • August 22, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
October 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Maney of the nativs of the last Village Came down Set and Smoke with us, wind blew hard accompanied with rain all the evening, our Situation not a verry good one for an encampment, but Such as it is we are obliged to put up with, the harbor is a Safe one, we encamped on the Sand wet and disagreeable    one Deer killed this evening, and another wounded near our Camp.
  • October 28, 1805
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  • Clark, William
December 7, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark Saturday 7th of December 1805 Some rain from 10 to 12 last night, this morning fair, have every thing put on board the Canoes and Set out to the place Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) had viewed and thought well Situated for winter quarters—    we proceeded on against the tide to a point about [blank] miles    here we met Sergt Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) and his party returning to the Camp we had left without any meat, the waves verry verry high, as much as our Canoes Could bear rendered it impossible to land for the party, we proceeded on around the point into the bay and landed to take brackfast on 2 Deer which had been killed & hung up, one of which we found    the other had been taken off by [s]ome wild animal probably Panthors or the Wild [cat?]
  • December 7, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 4, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • After a cloudy morning, we turned out and killed a deer and some geese, and then went to the camp. A party that went out on the upper side of Sandy river (Sandy (Quicksand) River) , killed 4 elk, and some of the men were out drying the meat.
  • April 4, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 5, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Shnnon (Shannon, George) , Labiech (Labiche, François) , & Collins (Collins, John) returned from the chaise and brought with them five deer and a brown Bear. Among the Grasses of this Country I observe a large Species which grows in moist Situations; it rises to the hight of Eight or ten feet, the Culm is jointed, hollow, Smooth, as large as a goose quill, and more firm than ordinary grass; the leaf is linner broad and rough; it has much the appearance of the Meadin Cain as it is Called in the Southern parts of the U' States, and retains it's virdue untill late in the fall.   
  • June 5, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 23, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the indians pursue the game So much on horse back in this neighbourhood that it is very Shye.    our hunters killed [blank] deer today.    at 4 P. M. Shannon (Shannon, George) Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) returned.
  • June 23, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 12, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • they informed us that they had waited    expected we were behind    they had killed 6 buffaloe 13 deer 5 Elk & 31 beaver. Mr. Dixon (Dickson, Joseph) concludes to go back to the Mandans (Mandan Indians) in hopes to git a frenchman or Some body to go with him to the head of the river.
  • August 12, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
September 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Monday 15th of September 1806 we set out early with a Stiff Breeze a head    saw Several deer Swiming the river soon after we Set out.    at 11 A. M. passed the enterance of the Kanzas river (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) which was very low, about a mile below we landed and Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and my Self assended a hill which appeared to have a Commanding Situation for a fort, the Shore is bold and rocky imediately at the foot of the hill, from the top of the hill you have a perfect Command of the river, this hill fronts the Kanzas (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) and has a view of the Missouri (Missouri River) a Short distance above that river.   
  • September 15, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History
  • Pronghorn, adult male Drawing of an adult male pronghorn White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Deer of this common and widespread eastern species were seen from near the start of their expedition north and west to the Three Forks region of Montana. Burroughs calculated that at least 1,001 deer (including mule and black-tailed deer) were killed during the expedition.
  • Usually the specific identity of the deer killed was not reported, but the expedition provided the first careful descriptions of both the mule deer of the Great Plains and the Pacific-slope black-tailed deer (the two are now considered subspecies).
  • N.D.
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  • Paul A. Johnsgard
May 5, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Lewis Sunday May 5th 1805 A fine morning    I walked on shore untill 8 A M when we halted for breakfast and in the course of my walk killed a deer which I carried about a mile and a half to the river, it was in good order.   
  • Capt [X: we] Clark (Clark, William) found a den of young wolves in the course of his walk today and also saw a great number of those anamals; they are very abundant in this quarter, and are of two species    the small woolf or burrowing dog of the praries are the inhabitants almost invariably of the open plains; they usually ascociate in bands of ten or twelve sometimes more and burrow near some pass or place much frequented by game; not being able alone to take deer or goat they are rarely ever found alone but hunt in bands; they frequently watch and seize their prey near their burrows; in these burrows they raise their young and to them they also resort when pursued; when a person approaches them they frequently bark, their note being precisely that of the small dog.   
  • May 5, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 15, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • here Drewyer (Drouillard, George) wouded a deer which ran into the river    my dog (Seaman) pursued caught it drowned it and brought it to shore at our camp.   
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed another deer and an Otter today.    we find it inconvenient to take all the short meanders of the river which has now become cooked and much narrower than below, we therefore take it's general course and lay down the small bends by the eye on our daily traverse or chart.   
  • July 15, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 28, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • in the evening the hunters all returned they had killed 8 deer and 2 Elk.    some of the deer wer in excellent order.    those whome I had sent up Gallitin's river (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) reported that after it passed the point to which I had seen it yesterday that it turned more to the East to a considerable distance or as far as they could discover the opening of the Mountains formed by it's valley which was many miles.   
  • July 28, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 2, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • The men who were sent in quest of the Elk and deer that were killed yesterday returned at 8 A. M. this morning.   
  • the three hunters on this side of the river returned in the evening    they had killed two deer, tho' they were so poor and at such a distance from the camp that they brought in their skins only.   
  • April 2, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 3, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the Indians swam over their horses and drew over their baggage in little basons of deer skins which they constructed in a very few minutes for that purpose.   
  • I sent out the hunters who soon returned with three very fine deer of which I gave the indians half    These people now informed me that the road which they shewed me at no great distance from our Camp would lead us up the East branch of Clark's river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) and a river they called Cokahlarishkit (North Fork Blackfoot (Cohahlarishkit) River) or the river of the road to buffaloe (North Fork Blackfoot (Cohahlarishkit) River) and thence to medicine river (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) and the falls of the Missouri (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) where we wished to go.   
  • July 3, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 19, 1806 - Clark, William
  • after my arival at this place the hunters killed Seven Elk, four Deer, and I wounded a Buffalow very badly near the Camp imediately after I arived.    in the forepart of the day the hunters killed two deer an Antelope & Shot two Bear. Shabono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) informed me that he Saw an Indian on the high lands on the opposit Side of the river, in the time I was absent in the woods.
  • July 19, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Part 2: Miscellany - Clark, William
  • or 800 ms up Mule or Black tail Deer is met with 〈at〉 on the Snowey mts. up and are      found as low down the Missouri (Missouri River) as the antient fortification & on Boon      homm Island (Bon Homme (Good Man's) Island) or good mans Islands (Bon Homme (Good Man's) Island)    1000 m Brarow are found as low as Council Bluff (Council Bluff (Nebr.))    650 ms. up Yellow Oker (Brush (Yellow Ochre) Creek) above the upper old Kanzas (Kansa Indians) Village in a ben on the S side Chock Cherry found between the 2 Nemahars Rivers (Big Nemaha River) 500 miles up the Mis-      souri (Missouri River) also another species of Cherry Sycamore is found at Ball pated prarie (Bald-pated Prairie) This document is found in Codex N, pp. 153–54 (reading backwards).
  • Koch; small grape, probably river-bank grape, Vitis riparia Michx.; large grape, Vitis sp.; wild plum; white oak, probably bur oak (see September 2, 1806); white ash, probably green ash (see September 2, 1806); American elm; prickly ash; shoemate, perhaps smooth sumac (see June 10, 1806); turkey; pointed tail prairie fowl, sharp-tailed grouse; boxelder, Acer negundo L.; black-billed magpie; fox squirrel; barking squirrel, prairie dog; Missouri whip-poor-will, common poorwill; bighorn sheep; antelope, pronghorn; mule deer; brarow, badger; yellow ocher, the mineral limonite (see July 5, 1804); choke cherry.
  • Postexpedition 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 4, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Sd. thro a rush [NB: rush] bottom for 1 Miles & a Short Distance thro: Nettles as high as my brest    assended a hill of about 170 foot to a place where the french report that Lead ore has been found, I saw no mineral of that description, Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Camped imediately under this hill, to wate which gave me Some time to examine the hill, on the top is a moun of about 6 foot high and about 100 Acres of land which the large timber is Dead    in Decending about 50 foot a projecting lime Stone rock under which is a Cave    at one place in this projecting rocks I went on one which Spured up and hung over the Water    from the top of this rock I had a prospect of the river for 20 or 30 ms. up, from the Cave which incumposed [encompassed] the hill I decended by a Steep decent to the foot, a verry bad part of the river opposit this hill, the river Continu to fall Slowly, our hunters killed 7 Deer to day    The land our hunters passed thro: to day on the S. S. was Verry fine the latter part of to day.   
  • June 4, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 10, 1804 - Clark, William
  • found the Country roleing open & rich, with plenty of water, great qts [quantities] of Deer    I discovered a Plumb which grows on bushes the hight of Hasle [hazel], those plumbs are in great numbers, the bushes beare Verry full, about double the Sise of the wild plumb Called the Osage Plumb & am told they are finely flavoured.
  • June 10, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • .—    above this river about half a mile the Prarie Comes to the Missouri (Missouri River)    after my return to Camp on the Island Completed Som observations, Tred [tried] a man [WC: Wld (Willard, Alexander) .] for sleeping on his Post & inspected the arms amunition &c. of the party found all complete, 〈No〉    Took Some Luner Obsevations.    three Deer killed to day. Latd. 39° 55' 56" N. Probably Pilea pumila (L.)
  • July 12, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • they asked 〈cours〉 for Something to eat & told us they were Tetons (Sioux Indians, Teton) of the band we left below on ther way to the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) we gave them meat & wind hard from the South, passed a large open Island covered with grass and wild rye, I walked on the Isd & 4 men they 〈our〉 Killed a Braroe & a Black tale Doe with a black breast, the largest Deer I ever saw, the great numbers of Grous on it, we call it Grous Island (Blue Blanket (Grouse) Island) , Camped opposit the Island near the S.
  • October 7, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 11, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we proceeded on abot five miles, and halted for breakfast, when Capt Clark (Clark, William) and Drewyer (Drouillard, George) joined us; the latter had killed, and brought with him a deer which was at this moment excepable as we had had no fresh meat for several days.   
  • April 11, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 12, 1805 - Clark, William
  • at 2 oClock P M a fiew drops of rain    I walked thro' a point and killed a Buck Elk & Deer, and we camped on the Stard Side, the Interpreters woman verry Sick worse than She has been.
  • June 12, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 18, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • about 12 O'Clk. the hunters returned; they had killed 10 deer but no Elk. I begin to fear that we shall have some difficulty in procuring skins for the boat.
  • June 18, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 17, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Sent Colter (Colter, John) out to hunt he Shortly after returned with a Deer, Venison is a rarity with us we have had none for Some weeks. Drewyer (Drouillard, George) Set out on a hunting expedition one man went with him.   
  • January 17, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 10, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) and Gibson (Gibson, George) joined us with Collins (Collins, John) who had killed 3 deer.    these were all of the blacktailed fallow kind. We Set out and Continued up on the N.
  • April 10, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 20, 1806 - Clark, William
  • all the natives who was established above the Falls (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) for Some distance has removed Those people are much better dressed than they were at the time we went down the river. They have all new, Deer, Elk, Ibex Goat & wolf Skin robes, their Children also the large squirel Skin robes, maney of them have Legins and mockersons, all of which they precure of the Indians at a distance in exchange for their pounded fish & Beeds, they also purchase Silk grass, of which they make their nets & Sales for takeing fish    they also purchase Bear grass and maney other things for their fish.   
  • April 20, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 3, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Fields (Field, Joseph) and Willard (Willard, Alexander) returned this evening with five deer and one bear of the brown speceis; the hair of this was black with a large white spot on the breast containing a small circular black spot.   
  • June 3, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the Indians inform us that there is an abundance of the Mountain Sheep, or what they Call white Buffalow on those Mountains.    we Saw 3 black tail or mule deer this evening but were unable to get a Shoot at them.    we also Saw Several tracks of those animals in the snow.   
  • June 27, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 10, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they were af- fraid to fire on the bear least their horses should throw them as they were unaccustomed to the gun.    we killed five deer 3 Elk and a bear today    saw vast herds of buffaloe in the eve- ning below us on the river.   
  • July 10, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 12, 1806 - Clark, William
  • at 3 P M we halted at the enterance of Fields Creek (Fields Creek) and dined here Willard (Willard, Alexander) and Collins (Collins, John) over took us with two deer which they had killd. this morning and by takeing a different Side of an Island from which we Came, we had passed them. after dinner I proceeded on and Encamped a little below our encampmt. of the 31st of July last.   
  • July 12, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 8, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed 2 Elk and a deer this evening.    the air is cold yet the Musquetoes continue to be troublesome.— Here end the daily entries in Codex L: the remainder consists of weather diaries for June, July, and August (through the twelfth), 1806.
  • August 8, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether

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