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July 11, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Several men went out hunting to day    2 came in with five Deer (Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed 6 Deer to day) and brought them in.    2 men Stayed out all night, Capt.
  • July 11, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
September 18, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • we proceeded on to a Bottom prarie covered with thin cottonwood Timber where Jo Fields (Field, Joseph) with the horse had killed a Buck Deer—    took on board the meat killed yesterday—    Capt. Clark (Clark, William) & G.
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) returned towards evening.    had killed 10 Deer & one prarie woolf    We Camped on the South Side in a Small Grove of Timbers, 2 hours eairlier than usal the wind being a head, in order to jurk our meat &.C    the Bones of the woolf was taken apart and Saved as well as the Skins of them boath in order to Send back to the States next Spring, with the other curiousities we have or may have &.C.—
  • September 18, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
June 14, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & men had Camped 1 night & killed 2 bears & one Deer & left the Skins & fat for us to take on board.    the 2 men who lay out on that Side we found here.    at breakfast we came up with the other man who had killed the evening before 2 buffalow & 2 Deer.    we proceeded on passed verry high bluffs on each Side of the River and Several Islands covered with cotton timber.   
  • June 14, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
September 8, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • about 11 oClock we halted to dine at a branch    our hunters joined us.    had killed an Elk, and a Deer which they brought with them.    the wind cold from the N. W. & Showers of rain, and a little hail.   
  • our hunters joined us    had killed one Deer.— On their left were the Bitterroot Mountains (Bitterroot (Snow) Mountains) and on their right the Sapphire Mountains (Sapphire Mountains) .
  • September 8, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 19, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • cloudy    a light Sprinkling of rain the later part of last night    we proceeded on the coast over high rough hills    Some places prarie and bald hills.    one of the hunters killed a Deer.    we halted and eat a part of the Deer and went on over a verry bad rough way along the coast.   
  • November 19, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
May 23, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Sergt Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) wounded a deer at a lick near our Camp    it Swam the river to the S. Side two Indians who Stayd with us last night Swam the river with their horses and ran the deer    it took the river and Swam back again.
  • May 23, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 19, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • At 10 o'clock our hunters came in and had killed a deer. Two men are trying to take some of the fish with a gig. At noon the two men who had been left at Hungry creek (Hungery Creek) to look for the horses came up, but had not found them: and with them the two hunters, who were left at the place we dined yesterday, and had killed two deer.
  • June 19, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 29, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • At 10 o'clock we left the snow, and in the evening we arrived at the warm spring; where we encamped for the night, and most of us bathed in its water. One of our hunters killed a deer where we dined at the glades or plains on Glade creek (Crooked Fork (Glade, North Fork) Creek (Idaho)) ; and where there is good grass, and com-mas also grows. Two other hunters went on ahead and killed another deer on the way. Their westbound route, which they now rejoined, having avoided the portion that went down into the Lochsa River (Lochsa (Upper Kooskooske) River) valley.
  • June 29, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 5, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • About midnight the small canoe we left yesterday came floating down with the current, and would have passed us if our centinel had not hailed it; the hunters in it killed a bear and two deer. This morning was also cloudy, and we halted here till noon in expectation that the other canoe would come down; but there was then no appearance of it; and we began to suspect it had passed in the night.
  • As we went on we killed a very fat buffaloe and some deer; and two hunters who went on a-head in the morning, killed two very large brown bears.
  • August 5, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 8, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • A party of men went out to hunt and killed some elk and deer; the rest were employed in dressing deer and cabre skins.
  • August 8, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 8, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Crusat (Cruzatte, Pierre) brought in a Deer each & Collins (Collins, John) wounded one which our Dog Caught near our Camp.
  • we gave the interals with 4 young fauns which was in two of the deer killed to day to the Indians also some of our deer & horse flesh.    the Paunch of the deer they eate without any preperation further than washing them a little.   
  • May 8, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 4, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • went down in to a valley on a branch running on about a north course and halted.    our hunter killed a deer on which we dined.    our guide (Old Toby) and the young Indian who accompanied him eat the verry guts of the deer.
  • they are dressed in mo Sheep leather Deer & buffalow robes &C.    they have the most curious language of any we have Seen before.   
  • considerable of large pitch pine timber in this valley    our hunter killed another Deer this evening.— Saddle Mountain (Saddle Mountain (Idaho)) , Ravalli County (Ravalli County, Mont.) , Montana (Montana) .
  • September 4, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
May 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we Suped this evening as we had done on horse beef.    we Saw Several deer this evening, and a great number of the tracks of these animals    we deturmined to remain here untill noon tomorrow in order to obtain some venison, and accordingly gave orders to the hunters to turn out early in the morning.
  • I observed in all the Lodges which we have passed Since we Crossed Lewis's river (Lewis (Cahwahnakiooks) River) decoys, or Stocking heads as they are Sometimes called.    these decoys are for the deer and is formed of the Skin of the head and upper portion of the neck of that animale extended in the nateral Shape by means of a fiew little Sticks placed within.    the hunter when he Sees a deer conseals himself and with his hand givs to the decoy the action of a deer at feed, and this induces the deer within arrowshot; in this mode the Indians near the woody country hunt on foot in Such places where they cannot pursue the deer with horses which is their favourite method when the grounds will permit—.—.
  • May 7, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
June 21, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Thursday 21st    Got on our way at the Strong water Point (Wolf Island)    the water was Strong    likeways had to towe the Cheif part of the day to the 3 Islands Calld. the 3 mills whare the water Runs Rapidly    Campd. at the head of them    Roed 12 Miles    the hunters Came in with One deer & One turky and a bear Skin Thursday June 21st    We got under way from strong water point, being obliged to tow the boat, the Current setting so strong against us, we continued towing the greatest part of the day 'till we arrived at three Islands, called the three Mills where the water still run rapidly.—    We encamped at the head of the three Islands, shortly after our hunters came to us, having One deer, One Turky, and the Skins of the bear that they kill'd the day before.   
  • June 21, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 10, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Rice was pleanty    Groeing on the bank of the River, Straberyes, Rosies, Red And white    Roed 11 Miles    Campd. at [blank]    the hunters Came in    brought 2 deer with them— Tuesday July 10th    This morning at Sunrise we got under way from Little Wolf River (Wolf (Loup) Creek (Wolf River) (Kans.)) , we found the current still setting strong against us, & very hard rowing to stem it, we encamped for a while to refresh ourselves at 8 oClock A.
  • M. we proceeded on, and in the evening encamped on the bank of the River where our hunters came in to us, having 2 Deer with them which they had killed.    We rowed this day 11 Miles.— No one else mentions wild rice, but Clark (Clark, William) and Ordway (Ordway, John) note wild rye, probably Canada wildrye, Elymus canadensis L.
  • July 10, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 16, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .—    two of our men fired at a panthr a little below our Camp, this animale they say was large, had Caught a Deer & eate it half & buried the ballance.    a fiew antilope Swam the river near our Camp    two of them were Cought by the party in the river.   
  • Side   7   Buffalow & Deer is yet plenty on the river in the small timbered bottoms    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) walked out on the Std.
  • May 16, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 20, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • One of the men went out to hunt in the morning, and in a short time killed 2 deer. This day continued clear and pleasant throughout. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Capt. Clarke (Clark, William) and his party returned to camp, and had killed a deer and some brants. They had been about 10 miles north of the cape, and found the country along the seashore level, with spruce-pine timber, and some prairies and ponds of water.
  • November 20, 1805
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
June 15, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Fields (Field, Reubin) and Willard (Willard, Alexander) had been hunting found 2 deer hanging up which they had killd.    we took the meat and proceed. on down the bad hill on Collinses Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) where we found R. Fields (Field, Reubin) and Willard (Willard, Alexander)    they had killed another Deer and were Camped on the bank of the Creek where we dined and proceeded on.   
  • June 15, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 4, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • we took an eairly breakfast, and proceed. on through a large plain & groves of pitch pine where the hunters had killed 2 deer    we took the meat and proceed on    crossed Several creeks one so large it Swam Some of our horses.   
  • towards evening one of the hunters killed a deer. Soon after we Camped near the forks of the creek.    one of the hunters killed a fat buck this evening.
  • July 4, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
April 18, 1805 - Clark, William
  • his Squar (Sacagawea) followed on with his child (Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste) , when I Struck the next bend of the [river] could See nothing of the Party, left this man (Charbonneau, Toussaint) & his wife (Sacagawea) & Child (Charbonneau, Jean Baptiste) on the river bank and went out to hunt, Killed a young Buck Elk, & a Deer, the Elk was tolerable meat, the Deer verry pore, Butcherd the meat and Continued untill near Sunset before Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and the party Came up, they were detained by the wind, which rose Soon after I left the boat from the N W. & blew verry hard untill verry late in the evening.   
  • the Coal & Salt appearance Continued, the water in the Small runs much better than below,—    Saw Several old Indian Camps, the game, Such as Buffalow Elk, antelopes & Deer verry plenty Course distance &c. 18th of April South   3 miles to a point on the Std.
  • April 18, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 20, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • S. and a handsom bottom of C. wood timber.    one of the hunters killed a Deer another killed a beaver.    we proceeded on    passed pitch pine & ceeder hills on each Side River.   
  • the hunters killed at this place Eight Deer 4 Elk one woolf—and remained here all the afternoon & Camped for the night    2 men Stayed out hunting beaver all night.   
  • We arrived at the Mouth of a River named by our Officers Muscle shell River (Musselshell (Mah-tush,-ah-zhah, Shell) River) , lying on the South Side of the Mesouri (Missouri River) , this River is 110 Yards wide at its mouth, and the Mesouri River (Missouri River) ; at this place 222 Yards wide; and the distance from the Mouth of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) , to the Mouth of Muscle shell River (Musselshell (Mah-tush,-ah-zhah, Shell) River) 2,271 Miles    We took up Camp here, on a point situated between these two Rivers, in a large bottom Cover'd with Cotton wood, we halted here this day, Our Officers intending to ascertain the Latitude of this place, which they compleated and found it to lay in Latitude 47° 22" North,— The party that went out a hunting returned to us here, having killed 9 deer, one beaver, one Elk and one wolf    Two of our hunters went out this night, and stayed out all night to trap beaver.—    We came 6 Miles this morning—
  • May 20, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 5, 1805 - Clark, William
  • .—    From the ridge at which place I Struck the river last, I could [letters unclear] discover that the river run west of South a long distance, and has a Strong rapid Current, 〈a few minets of〉    as this river Continued its width debth & rapidity and the Course west of South, going up further would be useless, I deturmined to return, I accordingly Set out, thro' the plain on a Course N. 30° E on my return & Struck the little river at 20 miles passing thro a Leavel plain, at the little river we killed 2 buck Elk & dined on their marrow 〈bones〉, proceeded on a few miles & Camped, haveing killed 2 deer which was verry fat, Some few drops of rain to day, the evening fair wind hard from the N.
  • I Saw great numbers of Elk & white tale deer, Some beaver, antelope mule deer & wolves & one bear on this little river marked my name in a tree N.
  • June 5, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 31, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Deer Creek (Idaho)
  • The detachment retraced their steps to Deer Creek (Deer Creek (Idaho)) . Wells then has the men go east to touch the Salmon River (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) near the mouth of Maloney Creek (Maloney Creek) .
  • May 31, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 13, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • we Set out as usal and proceeded on down    passd. large timbred bottoms    about 12 oClock we arived at our last years Camp on 27 & 28 July little above the 3 forks (Missouri River, Three Forks of the)    Joined the rest of the party with the horses and had got here only one hour before us.    they had killed a deer and one antelope and had wounded a white bear.    we all proceeded to the 3 forks of Missouri (Missouri River, Three Forks of the)    crossed the men & baggage and Swam the horses to all to the South Side of gallintines River (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) where we dined below the forks    the canoe that was a hunting came up    they had killed two deer.   
  • Cruzatte (Cruzatte, Pierre) killed a deer & Colter (Colter, John) killed a large beaver & good fur though the Season is over for them to have good fur in the Southern parts.   
  • July 13, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 12, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Clark (Clark, William) killed this evening one Elk & a Deer.    Some other of the hunters killed 1 or 2 more.    we passed in the course of the day a number of gravvelly Islands & bars.    the Shore on each Side is covered with Stone of different Sizes—    we Came 18 miles to day & Camped at a handsom bottom of cottonwood on the N. Side, where the Elk & Deer was killed. Wednesday June 12th    We had a clear pleasant morning, we buried 3 of our Beaver Traps, which we had omitted burying two days past; We set off from our encampment, which we named point deposit, this lies 2,508¼ Miles from the mouth of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) ; we proceeded on up the South fork (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) , or River Mesouri (Missouri River) , and passed by 6 Islands, before we lost sight of the point we had encamped at; These Islands were all covered with Cotton wood timber, One of our party caught a Beaver, as we passed along, in a trap, which he had set last night.    We passed some black & Yellow bluffs, which were very high, lying on both sides of the River, & some handsome plains, lying also on both sides of the River, In those plains we saw Elk, and Antelopes, and in the River large flocks of Geese, & found Pennyroyal, the first that we had seen since we enter'd the Mesouri (Missouri River) growing along the Shore.— The current of the River, runs very Strong, and three of our Crafts had like to have overset, and one of them was in great danger of being lost.—    Our party saw this day several Rattle Snakes, 〈this day,〉 and one of the party narrowly escaped being bit, by a very large one, that lay concealed in a bush, as he passed along with the tow line.—    Our interpreters wife (Sacagawea) got very Sick, and great care was taken of her, knowing, what a great loss she would be, if she died, she being our only Interpreter, for the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians, who reside in those Mountains lying West of us, and from whom we expect assistance, in prosecuting our Voyage,—    Captain Clark (Clark, William) who walked along Shore, killed an Elk & one deer; and the 〈other〉 hunters, killed 2 more Elk.    We passed in the course of this day, a number of Gravelly Islands, & barrs; The Shore on each side of the River being covered with stones, of different sizes,—    We came 18 Miles this day, & encamped at a handsome bottom of Cotton Wood trees, lying on the North side of the River, it being the place where the Elk and deer was killed at
  • June 12, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 24, 1804 - Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
  • Due west to a point Stard 3 miles    good water (I [Clark (Clark, William) ] joined the Boat theis morning with a fat Bear & two Deer, last evining I Struck the river about 6 miles (by land) abov the Boat, and finding it too late to get to the Boat, and the wind blowing So hard Down the river that She could not assend, I concluded to Camp, altho I had nothing but my hunting Dress, & the Musquitors Ticks & Knats verry troublesom, I concld to hunt on a Willow Isd.
  • Floyd (Floyd, Charles) and walked on Shore, George Drewyer (Drouillard, George) Killed 2 Deer    R Field (Field, Reubin) s Killed a Deer dureing the time we wer Jurking the meet I brought in, West ½ ml. along the L.
  • Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Killed a Deer, & Collins (Collins, John) 3. 〈Drewer (Drouillard, George) 2 to day〉    emince number of Deer on both Sides of the river, we pass between two Sand bars at head of which we had to raise the boat 8 Inch to get her over, Camped at the Lower point of a Isd. on the L S.   
  • June 24, 1804
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  • Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
November 19, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I overtook the hunters at about 3 miles, they had killed a Small Deer on which we brackfast    it comened raining and Continued moderately untill 11 oClock A M.
  • The Deer of this Coast differ materially from our Common deer in a much as they are much darker deeper bodied Shorter ledged horns equally branched from the beem the top of the tail black from the rute to the end    Eyes larger and do not lope but jump.
  • "Journal N 6" is Clark's (Clark, William) designation for Codex H. This material about the deer has a red vertical line through it, perhaps done by Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) .
  • November 19, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 23, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Peter (Cruzatte, Pierre) Set out to go to the Zotoe (Oto Indians) & Paunie (Pawnee Indians) village 45 miles to Invite them to come to our camp for Certian purposes &c—    we hoisted the american Collours on the Bank    The Latidude at this place is 41D 3m 19S ¾ North.    one of the hunters killed 2 Deer to day— Monday July 23rd    We remaind here this day in Order to get an Observation, the weather being fine & clear    The commanding officers sent George Drewer (Drouillard, George) & a frenchman named St.
  • We hoisted the American Colours on the bank of the River, and Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) took an observation, and found this place to lay in Latitude 41° 3' 19s North, we named this place White catfish Camp (White Catfish Camp (Iowa)) , one of our hunters killed 2 Deer this day which he brought into our Camp.— Apparently Cruzatte (Cruzatte, Pierre) , with terminology used also by Ordway (Ordway, John) .
  • July 23, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 1, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Clark (Clark, William) at the Camp of the Brareowes (Council Bluff (Nebr.)) —    Shields Kill One Deer    Gibson (Gibson, George) returnd but did not see liberty or the Indians there Wednesday August 1st    This morning was clear, we remain'd still at our encampment; the Captains sent two of our hunters out, in Order to hunt for the two horses that was lost; and one Man who was to proceed one days Journey back, in order to see if the Zoto (Oto Indians) Indians, had come with the frenchman Liberty, in Order to hold a treaty with them.—    We named this place, the Camp of Brareowes (Council Bluff (Nebr.)) the name of the unknown animal that we had brought to us by our Hunters.— Two of our hunters returned, with one deer they had kill'd, but had not seen Liberty (La Liberté) or the Zoto (Oto Indians) Indians on their route.— Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) , along with Ordway (Ordway, John) , uses this name for the Council Bluff camp (Council Bluff (Nebr.)) .
  • August 1, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 22, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we passed a ceedar Bluff on the South Side in which we found Some kinds of minral Substance, the 2 men who had been with the horses joined us    had killed 2 Deer we pasd. an allum Stone clift on the S. S.    we camped at a prarie on the N.
  • we See a great deal of Elk Sign &c Wednesday August 22nd    This morning we set out early, and found the current running very Strong against us, the Wind blowing from the South, we passed under a bluff lying on the south side of the River, and some of our Men landed from the Pettiauger, they found some kind of mineral substance, but its qualities appear'd to be utterly unknown to us, The Men that had the Horses came to the bank of the River, having killed 2 Deer, which we took on board,—    we then proceeded on, and passed an Alum stone Clift, laying on the South side of the River, we proceeded on, & in the Evening we encamped at a Priari which lay on the North side, where we saw a great many Tracts & signs of Elk.— Evidently Reubin Field (Field, Reubin) and George Shannon (Shannon, George) , but Clark (Clark, William) refers to Field's (Field, Reubin) return with the horses the next day and says nothing about Shannon's (Shannon, George) return.
  • August 22, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 5, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • The three men, who went to hunt on the long island killed a deer and an elk; and two more went out from camp and killed another deer and an elk, both young.
  • September 5, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
September 9, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. every Copse of timber appear to have Elk or Deer. D[rouillard] (Drouillard, George) . Killed 3 Deer, I Kiled a Buffalow Y.
  • September 9, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
May 4, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Came 22 miles to day.    we killed two Deer today. Saturday May 4th    This morning we had clear, pleasant Weather, we delayed some time, to mend the Rudder Irons broke last night; We set off, and proceeded on our Voyage at 9 oClock A.
  • M. we passed by the Mouth of a creek, that came in on the South side of the River, we proceeded on & passed a beautiful plain lying on the North side of the River.— We saw in this plain, large Gangs of Buffalo, Elk, & Goats; our hunters that went out this Morning kill'd two Deer, which they brought to the bank of the River, and we took them in.—    We encamped in the Evening in a bottom lying on the North side of the River, having come this day 22 Miles.—
  • May 4, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 7, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the 2 hunters returned from across the river    had killed 4 Deer and one antelope &c.— Sunday July 7th    A Clear pleasant morning, One of our party caught a beaver last night & two of our hunters set out, and went across the River this morning, in Order to kill Elk for their Skins—    We finished off the Iron boat, and fix'd her in an open place to dry.—    The day proved warm & some of the party was employed in making Cloathes out of dressed leather for the party, We had some thunder, & light showers of Rain.   
  • M. the hunters returned, they had killed several buffalo, one Elk, and several Wolves, they brought with them some Skins to cover the Crafts with, Meat &ca    The two hunters also returned that had went across the River, they had also killed 4 deer, One Antelope &ca.—
  • July 7, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 14, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the hills appear verry high to the West    about 10 oClock A. m. we came up to the hunters Camp at a grove of cotton timber on L. Side.    they have killed 4 Deer and one antelope.    we proceeded on    the current more rapid oblidged us to hall the large canoes up the rapid & Shole places.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) killed a buck.    one of the men killed a faun deer.    we Came [blank] miles and Camped on the upper part of the valley    a little timber.   
  • August 14, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • W. and blew hard accompanied with hard rain all last night, we are all wet bedding and Stores, haveing nothing to keep our Selves or Stores dry, our Lodge nearly worn out, and the pieces of Sales & tents So full of holes & rotten that they will not keep any thing dry, we Sent out the most of the men to drive the point for deer, they Scattered through the point; Some Stood on the pensolu, we Could find no deer, Several hunters attempts to penetrate the thick woods to the main South Side without Suckcess, the Swan & gees wild and Cannot be approached, and wind to high to go either back or forward, and we have nothing to eate but a little Pounded fish which we purchasd. at the Great falls (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) , This is our present Situation,!
  • November 28, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 1, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) returned    had been about 4 miles up quick Sand River (Sandy (Quicksand) River) found the current rapid & only about 4 feet deep.    he killed one deer.    the other hunter returned    had killed 4 Elk and 2 deer and an otter    the hunters tells us that the country back from the River is rich land    Some praries and rich plains &C.   
  • April 1, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
May 8, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The morning of this day was pleasant; and we remained here some time, to endeavour to kill some deer; and the hunters were sent out.— Here some of the natives came to our camp, and informed us, that we could not cross the mountains for a moon and a half; as the snow was too deep, and no grass for our horses to subsist on.
  • At noon our hunters came in, and had killed four deer and some pheasants. About 3 o'clock we continued our journey; passed over a very high hill, and encamped on a small run; where we met our other old chief, who had gone down the river with us last fall.
  • May 8, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 5, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we Set out at Sunrise    2 hunters Sent on a head to kill Some meat.    one of them joined us with a deer he had killed before breakfast time.    the wind cold from the South.   
  • was it low their would not be water enofe in it for us to proceed any further by water.    our hunter killed a deer.    Came 8 miles this day.    the party much fatigued and wish to leave the canoes & go by land. Monday August 5th    A Clear, cool morning, we set out as usual, and sent 2 of our hunters ahead in order to kill some Game for us, One of which joined us before breakfast with a deer he had killed.    The wind blew cold from the South, the Shores & hills rockey & the bottoms of the river, covered with small Stones, The other hunter joined us at Noon, but had not kill'd anything.   
  • August 5, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • killed two others, this animale is a species peculiar to this upper part of the Missouri (Missouri River) , the head and horns of the male which Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed to day weighed 27 lbs    it was Somewhat larger than the Mail of the Common Deer; 〈(Female very near the Size of the Male)〉 The body reather thicker deeper and not So long in proportion to its hight as the common Deer; the head and horns of the male are remarkably large Compared with the other parts of the animal; the whole form is much more delicate than that of the common goat, and there is a greater disparity in the Size of the mail and female than between those of either the deer or goat.   
  • the tail is about 3 inches in length covered with Short hair, or at least not longer than that of the boddy; the outer part of the animal are of a duskey brown or reather a lead coloured light brown; the animal is now Sheding its winter coat which is thick not quite as long as that of the Deer and appears to be inter mixt with a considerable quantity of fine fur which lies next to the Skin and concealed by the Coarcer hair; the Shape of the hair itself is cylindric as that of the Antilope is, but is Smaller, Shorter and not Compressed or flattened as that of the deers winter Coat is.
  • The flesh of this animal is dark and I think inferior to the flesh of the Common Deer, and Superior to the antilope of the Missouri (Missouri River) and the Columbian Plains (Great Columbian Plain) —.   
  • May 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. above a Bluff containing Coal (5) of an inferior quallity, this bank is imedeately above the old village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) —    The Countrey is fine, the high hills at a Distanc with gradual assents, I Kild 3 Deer    The Timber Confined to the bottoms as usial which is much larger than below. Great numbers of Buffalow Elk & Deer, Goats.    our hunters killed 10 Deer & a Goat today and wounded a white Bear    I saw Several fresh track of those animals which is 3 times as large as a mans track—, The wind hard all Day from the N.
  • October 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Side and observed great numbers of Buffalows, I counted in view at one time 52 gangues of Buffalow & 3 of Elk, besides Deer & goats &c.    all the Streems falling from the hills or high lands So brackish that the water Can't be Drank without effecting the person making use of it as Globesalts—, I saw in my walk Several remarkable high Conocal hills, one 90 feet, one 60 and others Smaller—    the Indian Chief Say that the Callemet Bird live in the hollows of those hills, which holes are made by the water passing from the top & &.    I also Saw an old Village fortified Situated on the top of a high Point, which the Ricarra (Arikara Indians) Chief tels me were Mandans (Mandan Indians) , we Camped on the L. S.    I Killed a Deer & Saw Swans &c.    our hunters Killed 4 Elk and 6 Deer to Day Course Distance &.
  • October 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
February 6-12, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    Captain Clark (Clark, William) and his Men, proceeded still on hunting & kill'd 7 more Deer, on the 7th Instant Captain Clark (Clark, William) and his party halted in a large bottom, lying on the South side of the River, the hunters went out, and killed 10 Elk and 18 deer at that place, they were then 40 Miles distant from the Fort, as near as they could reckon.—    They there built a pen, to preserve their Meat in from the Wolves; & other Animals.—    The Wolves at that place were very numerous and Ravenous.—    Captain Clark (Clark, William) then proceeded a small distance further down the River, and encamped.—    On Saturday the 9th instant Captain Clark (Clark, William) returned towards the Fort, the hunters kill'd some Elk and deer on the Route that day, Captain Clark (Clark, William) , and his party proceeded on their Route to the Fort the 10th & 11th instant and on the 12th instant they came to us all being well.—    nothing material happen'd at the Fort from the 7th instant to this 12th Instant worth mentioning They camped near the mouth of Square Butte Creek (Square Butte (Hunting) Creek) (Clark's (Clark, William) Hunting Creek (Square Butte (Hunting) Creek) ), Oliver County (Oliver County, N.
  • February 6-12, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 18, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I walked on Shore and killed four Deer, 2 common & 2 mule deer, one of which had 3 fauns, 2 others had 2 each, those deer are fat, & their Skins tolerable good, which are now in demand with us for clothes Such as Legins & Mockersons, I Saw great numbers of Buffalows & Elk; Some of the party Shoot & Catch beaver every day & night   miles    Course & Distance 18th of May S. 66° W.      ¾ to a point of wood on the Stard.
  • May 18, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 16, 1806 - Clark, William
  • at 5 P M Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and Crusat (Cruzatte, Pierre) returned haveing killed only one Deer only. D. Shot 3 White bear but Could get neither of them.    they inform us that the hunting in the derection they were is very bad.   
  • Shannon (Shannon, George) killed one deer which he brought in.    this deer being the only animal they Could kill.   
  • May 16, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 23, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) wounded a deer early this morning in a lick near camp; my dog pursud it into the river; the two young Indian men who had remained with us all night mounted their horses [one word erased; illegible] swam the river and drove the deer into the water again; Sergt. Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) killed it as it reached the shore on this side, the indians returned as they had passed over.    we directed half this deer to be given to the indians, they immediately made a fire and cooked their meat, 4 others joined them from the village with the assistance of whom they consumed their portion of the spoil in less than 2 hours and took their leave of our camp.
  • May 23, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 30, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • M. we halted and killed one buffaloe and 2 deer.    the buffaloe verry pleanty.    procd. on Some distance further halted and killed two Elk and gathered a quantity of fine plumbs.   
  • three of our hunters Stayed back with a Small canoe to try and kill Some black taild deer.    about [blank] oClock P. M. we discovred a number of Indians on the hills on the North Side, and Soon gathered about two hundred on the Shore besides Some boys and young men    they were in a body and had a great number of horses    we landed on the opposite side of the river.   
  • at length the Savages or the main body of them went their way    our hunters came up    had killed three black taild deer.    we then set out and procd. on    several Indians remaining on Shore called to us and Signed and beckned to us to come to Shore but we passed them Safe and procd on untill dark and Camped on a large Sand bar    two Sentinels placed to guard the Camp.— The Field brothers (Field, Joseph and Reubin) and Shannon (Shannon, George) , according to Clark (Clark, William) .
  • August 30, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
September 30, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • The weather continued pleasant; and our hunters killed a deer.
  • September 30, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 16, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) and myself kiled each a buck immediately on landing near our encampment; the deer were very gentle and in great numbers on this bottom which had more timber on it than any part of the river we had seen for many days past, consisting of Cottonwood Elm, some indifferent ash and a considerable quanty of a small species of white oak which is loaded with acorns of an excellent flavor    very little of the bitter roughness of the nuts of most species of oak, the leaf of this oak is small pale green and deeply indented, [NB: not copied for Dr Barton (Barton, Benjamin Smith) ] it seldom rises higher than thirty feet is much branched, the bark is rough and thick and of a light colour; the cup which contains the acorn is fringed on it's edges and imbraces the nut about one half; the acorns were now falling, and we concluded that the number of deer which we saw here had been induced thither by the acorns of which they are remarkably fond.    almost every species of wild game is fond of the acorn, the Buffaloe Elk, deer, bear, turkies, ducks, pigegians and even the wolves feed on them; we sent three hunters out who soon added eight deer and two Buffaloe to our strock of provisions; the Buffaloe were so pour that we took only the tongues skins and marrow bones; the skins were particularly acceptable as we were in want of a covering for the large perogue to secure the baggage; the clouds during this day and night prevented my making any observations.
  • these extensive planes had been lately birnt and the grass had sprung up and was about three inches high.    vast herds of Buffaloe deer Elk and Antilopes were seen feeding in every direction as far as the eye of the observer could reach.
  • September 16, 1804
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 1, 1806 - Clark, William
  • M. the hunters who were Sent over the river returned, having Killed 4 Elk and 2 Deer; the Elk were in good order but the deer extreemly poor.    they informed us that game is very plenty in that quarter.    the hunters on this Side of the river also returned but had killed nothing; they Saw a fiew Elk and Deer.    there were also much Sign of the black bear Seen on the other Side of the river.    we Sent a party to bring in the flesh of the Elk and Deer that were killed.    they did not return this evening. We purchased a Canoe from an Indian today for Six fathoms of white wampom; he Seemed Satisfied with his bargin and departed in another Canoe but Shortly after returned and canseled the bargain, took his canoe and returned the beeds.   
  • April 1, 1806
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  • Clark, William

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