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August 20, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • with these people the robe is formed most commonly of the skins of Antelope, Bighorn, or deer, dressed with the hair on, tho' they prefer the buffaloe when they can procure them.
  • these shirts are generally made of deer's Antelope's, Bighorn's, or Elk's skins dressed without the hair.   
  • their only thread used on this or any other occasion is the sinews taken from the back and loins of the deer Elk buffaloe &c. Their legings are most usually formed of the skins of the Antelope dressed without the hair.   
  • August 20, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
Fort Clatsop Part 1: Estimated Distances from Fort Mandan to the Pacific Coast - Clark, William
  • Blacktail Deer (McNeal's) Creek
  • Deer (E-lal-lar) Island
  • Sd. 28     4 2892   R. F. killed 4 deer to Wisdom River (Big Hole (Sensable, Wisdom) River) Std.
  • Winter 1805-1806
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  • Clark, William
April 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The bottoms above the mouth of the last river is extensive level & fertile and covered with indifferent timber in the points, the up land appear to rise gradually, I saw Great numbers of Antelopes, also Scattering Buffalow, Elk, Deer, wolves, Gees, ducks & Grows—    I Killed 2 Gees which we dined on to day— Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) walked on Shore and killed an elk this evening, and we Came too & camped on the S.
  • April 30, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 2, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the service burry grows on a smaller bush and differs from ours only in colour and the superior excellence of it's flavor and size, it is of a deep purple. this day we saw an abundance of deer and goats or antelopes and a great number of the tracks of Elk; of the former we killed two.   
  • August 2, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 4, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We killed some pheasants on our way, and were about to make use of the last of our flour, when, to our great joy, one of our hunters killed a fine deer. So we dined upon that and proceeded down a small valley about a mile wide, with a rich black soil; in which there are a great quantity of sweet roots and herbs, such as sweet myrrh, angelica and several other, that the natives make use of, and of the names of which I am unacquainted.
  • September 4, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Killed a Second Colt which we all Suped hartily on and thought it fine meat. I saw 4 Black tail Deer to day before we Set out which came up the mountain and what is Singular Snaped 7 tims at a large buck.   
  • September 16, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 22, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark Friday [NB: Sunday] 22nd Septr. 1805 a verry worm day    the hunters Shild (Shields, John) killed 3 Deer this morning. I left them on the Island and Set out with the Chief & his Son on a young horse for the Village at which place I expected to meet Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether)    this young horse in fright threw himself & me 3 times on the Side of a Steep hill & hurt my hip much, Cought a Coalt which we found on the roade & I rode it for Several miles untill we saw the Chiefs horses, he cought one & we arrived at his Village at Sunet, & himself and myself walked up to the 2d Village where I found Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & the party Encamped, much fatigued, & hungery, much rejoiced to find something to eate of which They appeared to partake plentifully.
  • September 22, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 27, 1805 - Clark, William
  • At 〈and 38° 57' 0"〉   8    34    50〉 Took time and distance of Suns and moons nearest Limbs 〈moon〉 Sun West Time distance h    m     S P M 3    20    37 61°   0'     0" "    22    33 61    0    45 "    23    23 61    1    15 "    24    24 61    1    45 "    25    25 61    2    15 "    26    22 61    2    30 "    27    25 61    2    30 "    28    23 61    3    15 "    29      9 61    3    30 "    29    50 61    3    30 Send out hunters and they killed 4 deer 1 pheasent and a Squirel    the 2 Chiefs and party Continue with us, we treat them well give them to eate & Smoke, they were joined by Seven others, from below who Stayed about 3 hours and returned down the river in a pet, Soon after the Chiefs deturmined to go home    we had them put across the river    the wind verry high, we took a vocabelary of the Languages of the 2 nations, the one liveing at the Falls call themselves E-nee-shur (Tenino Indians)    The other resideing at the levels or narrows in a village on the Std.
  • October 27, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Side of Lewis's river (Lewis (Cahwahnakiooks) River) , they also informed us, there were a plenty of Deer and Antilopes on the road with good water and grass.    we knew that a road in that direction if the Country would permit it would Shorten the rout at least 80 miles.   
  • April 27, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 4, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    Set out at 12.    had killed no deer. N. 75 E   5 M.   
  • July 4, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 1, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • after encamping this evening the hunters killed 4 deer and a beaver. The Elk are now in fine order particularly the males.   
  • August 1, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 4, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Ordway (Ordway, John) and Willard (Willard, Alexander) delayed so much time in hunting today that they did not overtake us untill about midnight.    they killed one bear and 2 deer.    in passing a bend just below the gulph it being dark they were drawn by the currant in among a parsel of sawyers, under one of which the canoe was driven and throwed Willard (Willard, Alexander) who was steering overboard; he caught the sawyer and held by it; Ordway (Ordway, John) with the canoe drifted down about half a mile among the sawyers under a falling bank, the canoe struck frequently but did not overset; he at length gained the shore and returned by land to learn the fate of Willard (Willard, Alexander) whom he found was yet on the sawyer; it was impossible for him to take the canoe to his relief    Willard (Willard, Alexander) at length tied a couple of sticks together which had lodged against the sawyer on which he was and set himself a drift among the sawyers which he fortunately escaped and was taken up about a mile below by Ordway (Ordway, John) with the canoe; they sustained no loss on this occasion.   
  • August 4, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 27, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Our hunters returned this evening with 6 deer 3 Otter and a musk rat.    they informed me that they had seen great numbers of Antelopes, and much sign of beaver Otter deer Elk, &c.   
  • C's (Clark, William) indisposition was a further inducement for my remaining here a couple of days; I therefore informed the men of my intention, and they put their deer skins in the water in order to prepare them for dressing tomorrow.   
  • July 27, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 26, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • saw a number of beaver today and some otter, killed one of the former, also 4 deer; found a deer's skin which had been left by Capt. C. (Clark, William) with a note informing me of his having met with a horse but had seen no fresh appearance of the Indians.   
  • July 26, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 22, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark's (Clark, William) party had killed a deer and an Elk today and ourselves one deer and an Antelope only.   
  • July 22, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 21, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the young Crain is as large as a turkey and cannot fly they are of a bright red bey colour or that of the common deer at this season.    this bird feeds on grass prinsipally and is found in the river bottoms.   
  • we encamped in this beatiful valley on the Lard. side    the party complain of being much fatiegued with this days travel. we killed one deer today.—    This morning we passed a bold creek 28 yds. wide which falls in on Stard. side.   
  • July 21, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 5, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I soon laid down and slept very soundly untill morning. I saw no deer today nor any game except a few Antelopes which were very shy. the soil of the plains is a light yellow clay very meager and intermixed with a large proportion of gravel, producing nothing except the twisted or bearded grass, sedge and prickly pears.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) set out at sunrise and dispatched Joseph (Field, Joseph) & Reubin Fields (Field, Reubin) to hunt.    they killed two deer on one of which the party breakfasted.    the river today they found streighter and more rapid even than yesterday, and the labour and difficulty of the navigation was proportionably increased, they therefore proceeded but slowly and with great pain as the men had become very languid from working in the water and many of their feet swolen and so painfull that they could scarcely walk.   
  • August 5, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 17, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • high hills around this valley.    the hunters killed 3 deer & 2 goats this day.    Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) informes us that the game is verry Scarse on the mountain, & that they were without any thing of account to eat for 2 or three days, but the natives tell us that their is pleanty of fish on the columbian River (Columbia River) Such as Salmon &c.   
  • We found no timber here, & was forced to make use of small dry willows to cook our Meat with.—    In the fork of this River, on a point, lay a high hill, and hills all round where we 〈are〉 were encamped at, which is in a Valley.    Our hunters killed 3 deer & 2 Goats this day, which they brought to our Camp.    Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) informed us that Game is very scarce to be found on the mountains, & that they were without any thing of any account to eat for 3 days, The indians inform'd us, that there is plenty of fish to be caught in the Columbia River (Columbia River) , such as Salmon, &ca.   
  • August 17, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Those people recived us with great kindness, and examined us with much attention, their employments custom Dress and appearance Similar to those above; Speak the same language, here we Saw two Scarlet and a blue cloth blanket, also a Salors Jacket    the Dress of the men of this tribe only a Short robe of Deer or Goat Skins, and that of the womn is a Short piece of Dressd Skin which fall from the neck So as to Cover the front of the body as low as the waste, a Short robe, which is of one Deer or antilope Skin, and a flap, around their waste and Drawn tite between their legs as before described, their orniments are but fiew, and worn as those above.
  • October 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side for 4 miles, at which place a small stream of water falls over a rock of 100 feet on the Lard Side    passed 4 Indian Houses at 5 miles in a bot- tom on the Lard Side The robes of those Indians are, of wolf deer Elk, wild cats, Some fox, & Deer    I saw one of the mountain Sheep, th wool thick and long Corse hair on the back, resembling bristles—    those animals live among the rocks in those mountains below, orter is much valued by those people they Cew their hair on each Side with it and ware it about the necks with the tail in front S. 56° W.   6 miles to a point of timbr. bottom on the Lard.
  • October 29, 1805
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  • Clark, William
November 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The hunters killed only 1 brant no Deer or any thing else Observed time and Distance of Moons [blank] Limb an a' pegasi Star East    P.
  • (Clark, William)    In favour of proceding on without delay to the opposit Shore & there examine, and find out both the disposition of the Indians, & probibilaty of precureing Subsistance, and also enquire if the Tradeing vestles will arrive before the time we Should depart in the Spring, and if the Traders, Comonly arive in a Seasonable time, and we Can Subsist without a depends. on our Stores of goods, to Continue as the Climent would be more favourable on the Sea Coast for our naked men than higher up the Countrey where the Climate must be more Severe—    The advantage of the arival of a vestle from whome we Can precure goods will be more than an over ballance, for the bad liveing we Shall have in liveing on Pore deer & Elk we may get in this neighbourhood. If we Cannot subsist on the above terms to proceed on, and make Station Camps (Station Camp (Wash.)) , to neighbourhood of the Frendly village near the long narrows (Columbia River, The Dalles of the (Great Narrows)) & delay untill we Can proceed up the river.
  • November 24, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 1, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • these arrangements being made the party were informed of our design and prepared themselves acecordingly.    our hunters killed 13 deer in the course of this day of which 7 were fine bucks, deer are large and in fine order.   
  • July 1, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 25, 1804 - Clark, William
  • (here I will only remark that the Deer in the Morning & evening are feeding in great numbers on the banks of the River, they feed on young willow, and amuse themselves running on the open beeches or points[)]    We have hard water this afternoon round the heads of Small Islds. on the L.
  • June 25, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. about two miles from the river    this Lake is Said to abound in all kinds of fowls, great quanties of Deer frequent this Lake dureing Summer Season, and feed on the hows [haws] &c.
  • June 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
June 28, 1804 - Clark, William
  • they formerly liveid on the South banks of the Missouries (Missouri River) 24 Leagues above this river in a open & butifull plain and were verry noumerous at the time the french first Settled the Illinois (Illinois) , I am told they are a fierce & warlike people, being badly Supplied with fire arms, become easily conquered by the Aiauway (Iowa Indians) (Iowa Indians) & Saukees (Sauk Indians) who are better furnished with those materials of war, This nation is now out in the plains hunting the Buffalow [NB: They consist of about 300 men]    our hunters Killed Several Deer and Saw Buffalow, men impd Dressing Skins & makeing themselves Comfortable, the high lands Coms to the river Kanses (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) on the upper Side at about a mile, full in view, and a butifull place for a fort, good landing place, the waters of the Kansas (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) is verry disigreeably tasted to me.
  • June 28, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 22, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Some of our Provisions in the French Perogue being wet it became necessary to Dry them a fiew days—    Wind hard from N W.    five Deer Killed to day—    The river rise a little The Course & Distance from the Plate river (Platte River (Nebr.))
  • July 22, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) & Jo: Fields (Field, Joseph) brought in two Deer this evening—    a verry Pleasant Breeze from the N. W. all night—    river falling a little, It is wothey of observation to mention that our party has been much healthier on the 〈Trip〉 Voyage than parties of the Same Number is in any other Situation    Tumers have been troublesom to them all Course Distance & refrs.
  • July 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 22, 1804 - Clark, William
  • a Creek Coms in above the Bluffs on which there is great quantities of those minerals, This Creek I call Roloje (Aowa (Roloje) Creek) a 〈name given me last night in my Sleep,〉 at those Allom banks Shields (Shields, John) joined in with two Deer— Course     N. 18° W.   2 ½ ms. to a point High wood on the L.
  • August 22, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 9, 1804 - Clark, William; Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Clark (Clark, William) did not get a Goat or a black taile deer the objects of his pursuite. river fallinge. From the word "halted" to "lower end of a Sand bar L.
  • September 9, 1804
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  • Clark, William; Whitehouse, Joseph
September 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • My Servent Killed a Buck, the Crew in the boat Killed 2 buffalow in the river—    The Hunters on Shore Killed 4 Deer with black tails one of which was a Buck with two 〈men〉 [NB: main] Prongs on each Side forked equally, which I never before Seen.
  • September 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 17, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we saw immence quantities of game in every direction around us as we passed up the river; consisting of herds of Buffaloe, Elk, and Antelopes with some deer and woolves.    tho' we continue to see many tracks of the bear we have seen but very few of them, and those are at a great distance generally runing from us; I thefore presume that they are extreemly ware and shy; the Indian account of them dose not corrispond with our experience so far.   
  • April 17, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 22, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the river continues about the same width or from 200 to 250 yds. wide, fewer sandbars and the courant more gentle and regular; game not so abundant as below the Muscle Shell river (Musselshell (Mah-tush,-ah-zhah, Shell) River) . I killed a deer in the course of my walk today. Capt. C. (Clark, William) also walked out this evening and took a view of the country from a conspicuous point and found it the same as has been discribed.   
  • May 22, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 4, 1805 - Clark, William
  • .—    Some rain all the afternoon    Saw Several Gangues of Buffalow at a distance in the open plains on each Side, Saw Mule deer antilopes & wolves—    The river is rapid & Closely himed on one or the other Side with high bluffs, Crouded with Islands & graveley bars Containing but a Small quantity of timber on its bottoms & none on the high land.
  • June 4, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & my Self deturmined to go up each of those rivers one Day & a half with a view to Satisfy ourselves which of the two was the principal Stream and best calculated for us to assend—    The hunters Killed 2 buffalow, 6 Elk & Several deer to day    we refreshed our party with a dram &c    Cloudy evining.—
  • June 3, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 7, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • during the day we had killed six deer some of them in very good order altho' none of them had yet entirely discarded their winter coats.   
  • June 7, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 21, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the men who remained over the river last night killed several mule deer, and Willard (Willard, Alexander) who was with me killed a young Elk.
  • June 21, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 8, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the hunters also returned having killed 3 buffaloe 2 Antelopes and a deer.    he informed me that the immence herds of buffaloe which we had seen for some time past in this neighbourhood have almost entirely disappeared and he beleives are gone down the river.— The day being warm and fair about 12 OCk. the boat was sufficiently dry to receive a coat of the composition which I accordingly applyed.   
  • July 8, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 1, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • this supply was no doubt very acceptable to them as they had had no fresh meat for near two days except one beaver Game being very scarce and shy.    we had seen a few deer and some goats but had not been fortunate enough to kill any of them.   
  • August 1, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 16, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Our hunter that went out this morning, killed a very fine buck Deer, which he brought to us.    Two of our Hunters that went out Yesterday had not yet returned.   
  • August 16, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Sent out Some hunters to look if any Signs of game, one man killed a Small deer & Several others Seen    I killed a goose, and Suped hartily on venison & goose.
  • October 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 15, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Their guns and amunition they reserve for the Elk, deer and bear, of the two last however there are but few in their neighbourhood.
  • January 15, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Their guns and amunition they reserve for the Elk, Deer, and Bear, of the two last however there are but fiew in their neighbourhoods.   
  • January 15, 1806
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  • Clark, William
January 17, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Sent Coalter out to hunt this morning, he shortly after returned with a deer, venison is a rarity with us    we have had none for some weeks.
  • January 17, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 20, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • this confidence on our part, we know to be the effect of a series of uninterupted friendly intercouse, but the well known treachery of the natives by no means entitle them to such confidence, and we must check it's growth in our own minds, as well as those of our men, by recollecting ourselves, and repeating to our men, that our preservation depends on never loosing sight of this trait 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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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 7, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • in the neignbourhood of the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) we can procure a few deer and perhaps a bear or two for the mountains.    last evening Reubin Fields (Field, Reubin) killed a bird of the quail kind it is reather larger than the quail, or partridge as they are called in Virginia (Virginia) .   
  • April 7, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 9, 1806 - Clark, William
  • E Side by a narrow chanel, in this chanel we found a good harbor and encamped on the lower Side. We Saw Some deer Sign and Collins (Collins, John) to hunt in the mornig untill the Canoes were toed above the rapids.   
  • April 9, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 12, 1806 - Clark, William
  • I observed a woman with a Sheep Skin robe on which I purchased for one Elk and one deer Skin.    the father of this woman informed me that he had killed the animal off of which he had taken this Skin on the mountains imediately above his village, and that on those mountains great numbers of those animals were to be found in large flocks among the Steep rocks.
  • April 12, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 1, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • the hills on the N. side were low but those on the opposite side retained their hight.    we saw a number of deer of which Labuish (Labiche, François) killed one.    the timber on the creek becomes more abundant and it's extensive bottoms affords a pleasent looking country.   
  • May 1, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 1, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the first 3 miles of our afternoons march was through a Simaler Country of that of the fore noon; the Creek bottoms then became higher and wider; to the extent of from 2 to 3 miles.    we Saw Several Deer of which Labiech (Labiche, François) killed one.    the timber on the Creek became more abundant and less burnt, and its extensive bottoms afford a pleasent looking Country.   
  • May 1, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 2, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • there is much appearance of beaver and otter along these creeks.    saw two deer at a distance; also observed many sandhill crains Curloos and other fowls common to the plains.   
  • May 2, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether

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