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July 17, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Druger (Drouillard, George) went out Hunting    Drugher Killed 3 Deer    the Land is prarie Land    the Blufs puts in about 2 miles from the River and all prarie Land betwen which Runs up and Down for Som distance 〈to〉 from 20 to 30 miles
  • July 17, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
December 14, 1804 - Clark, William
  • the murckerey Stood at '0' this morning    I went with a party of men down the river 18 miles to hunt Buffalow, Saw two Bulls too pore to kill, the Cows and large gangues haveing left the River, we only killed two Deer & Camped all night with Some expectation of Seeing the Buffalow in the morning, a verry Cold night, Snowed.
  • December 14, 1804
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  • Clark, William
February 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 3rd of February 1805    our provisions of meat being nearly exorsted I concluded to Decend the River on the Ice & hunt, I Set out with about 16 men 3 horses & 2 Slays    Descended nearly 60 miles Killed & loaded the horses back, & made 2 pens which we filed with meat, & returned on the 13th    we Killed 40 Deer, 3 Bulls 19 Elk, maney So meager that they were unfit for use
  • February 3, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 15, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Lewis Wednesday May 15th as soon as a slight shower of rain passed over this morning, we spread the articles to dry which had got wet yesterday in the white perogue; tho' the day proved so cloudy and damp that they received but little benifit from the sun or air; we were enabled to put them in such a state as to prevent their sustaining further injury.    our hunters killed several deer, and saw three bear one of which they wounded.
  • May 15, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 7, 1805 - Clark, William
  • W, off the mountains, The Themometer Stood at 40° above 0, I allow Several men to hunt a Short time to day, the rain Continue moderately all day    the bottom verry muddey    2 buffalow an Elk & Deer killed to day—    Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) not returned yet.   
  • June 7, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 15-16, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • A hunter went out in the morning and killed a deer. Including Chief Coboway (Coboway) . Colter (Colter, John) .
  • January 15-16, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
April 17, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Some hunters went out and we remained at this camp all day; in the evening our hunters came in and had killed a deer. We made 12 packsaddles. Captain Clarke (Clark, William) still remains over the river.
  • April 17, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 5, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the afternoon four hunters came in with the meat of five more deer, and a bear. An Indian came with them, who had been part of the way over the mountains; but found the road too bad and the snow too deep to cross; so we are obliged to remain where we are sometime longer.
  • June 5, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 10, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • a cool windy morning    we went at reppairing the white perogue and continued dressing our deer Skins and Smoaking them.    about three P. M. we put the canoes in the river, and loaded up and about 4 we Set out and procd. on down untill dark and Camped on St.
  • August 10, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 27, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • our hunters killed in these bottoms in the forks of the Rivers, 6 Deer 3 otter & a musk rat.    Capt. Clark (Clark, William) & party had killed Several Deer goats or antelopes and a young bear.   
  • M. we arrived at the three forks of the Mesouri River (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) , which lays in a Valley, in open View of the high mountains, which have white spots on them, and has the appearance of being Snow.—    We saw on the Hills large flocks of mountain Sheep (or Ibex) and flocks of Antelopes.—    The plain lying on the North side of those 3 forks, had been burnt by the natives, We proceeded on, and passed the South (Gallatin (South, Southeast Fork) River) and West forks of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) ; and went a short distance up the North fork (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , & encamped on the Point, which is a large smooth plain—    We found here a large Camp, where the Indians had been encamped sometime past.—    Our Indian woman (Interpreter) (Sacagawea) informed us that she was taken prisoner at this place between 3 & 4 Years ago, by a party of the Gross Vaunter (Hidatsa Indians) (or big Belley (Hidatsa Indians) ) Indians who had carried her away to their Nation We had showers of rain that continued till the evening.—    Captain Clark (Clark, William) and the party that was with him returned; and joined us here.—    they informed us, that they had seen no Indians, but that they had come across fresh tracts of horses, and had seen one of the horses, which was elegant, they found this Horse in the plains and he appeared to them to be perfectly wild—    They also mentioned that they had been 40 Miles from the best calculation up the Middle (Madison River (Middle Fork)) or West fork of the River, and then had struck across the plains to the North fork (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) , and had been near the Mountains, and that there was a considerable quantity of snow on them.—    Our hunters killed in the forks (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) of these Rivers 6 deer, 3 Otters, and a muskrat, Captain Clarke (Clark, William) & his party had killed several deer, Antelope, and a Young bear since they had left us.—    The forks (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) that we are present at, is a most delightful situated place, and exceeds any that we have yet seen, it affording a most delightfull prospect, the land extreamly rich & fertile; and the bottoms large and well timbered, and to all appearance must be healthy,—    and may be called the Paradice of the Mesouri River (Missouri River) .   
  • July 27, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 22, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • our hunter returned late last night.    had killed a faun deer, and informed us that he fell among a party of Indians which were troublesome as they took his gun & rode off    he rode after them and got his gun from out of an Indians hand.   
  • the men at Camp employed dressing their deer Skins & makeing their mockasons &c.    I am employed makeing up their leather Shirts & overalls.   
  • The Men left in Camp 〈are〉 were employed dressing of deer Skins & making moccasins & I am employed in making leather Shirts & overalls—    About 11 o'Clock A.
  • August 22, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 4, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • one of the men went out on the Island and killed a Deer & goose.    about 7 oClock we Set out and proced. on abt. 8 mils.   
  • we Saw the Indians bring in Several deer to day which they had killed with their bows and arrows.    towards evening we met a large canoe loaded with Indians one of them could curse Some words in Inglish.   
  • One of our party went out early this morning on the Island & killed one deer & a goose which was brought to our Camp.    About 7 O'Clock A. M. we set off & proceeded on about 8 Miles, and passed several Islands, which were large & covered with Cotton wood Trees & Priaries.   
  • November 4, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 11, 1804 - Clark, William
  • the river begining to fall the hunters killed two Deer    G: Drewyer (Drouillard, George) Killed two Bear in the Prarie, they were not fat.   
  • June 11, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 6, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • We encamped on the north side and one of our men killed two deer. Reubin Field (Field, Reubin) .
  • September 6, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 18, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • Yesterday captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) while hunting killed a bird not common in the states: it is like a magpie and is a bird of prey. This day we killed eleven deer and a wolf, and halted and encamped on the south side of the river in order to jirk our meat.
  • September 18, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
October 17, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • We came too, & Encamped on the South side of the River in the Evening; part of the Men return'd to us, having killed 6 deer, which they brought to us, One of the hunting party did come to us this Night.—
  • October 17, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 19, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • M. our hunters arived with the pearogue loaded with meat consisting of 5 buffalow 11 Elk & 30 Deer also Several kinds of Small Game of which they brought the Skins, all the meat we put up on poles in the Roofs of our meat & Smoak houses.—
  • November 19, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
December 9, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • We found some buffaloe had come into the woods, and we killed ten of them and a deer. Having dressed them we loaded four horses with meat and sent them with some of the party to the fort: Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and the rest of us encamped out, and had tolerable lodging with the assistance of the hides of the buffaloe we had killed.
  • December 9, 1804
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  • Gass, Patrick
January 21, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • moderate weather    the hunters all came in had killed 3 Elk 4 Deer & one fox two porcupines [X:    two porcupines on 18th] & a hare.   
  • January 21, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
February 5, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Tuesday February 5th    We had fair Weather, nothing material happend in the Fort, Captain Clark (Clark, William) and his party still proceeded on down the River, and met with some Indian camps on their way, That party killed 3 deer this day Probably some of the abandoned earthlodge villages below Mandan Island (Mandan Island) , McLean County (McLean County, N.
  • February 5, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 15, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • continued cloudy all day    towards evening the hunters returned.    had killed one buffaloe Seven deer and four beaver.    the party dressed Skins. At the top of the page preceding this entry are the words, "Journal continues," apparently in Ordway's (Ordway, John) hand.
  • May 15, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 12, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We went 18 miles and encamped in a small bottom on the north side, where we killed 2 elk and some deer.
  • June 12, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 6, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We proceeded down the small river and killed some deer. About 1 o'clock we went on the plains again, which we kept on till we came to the point in the evening.
  • June 6, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 23, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Several of our party went out to hunt, & remained but a short time; when they returned bringing 3 deer in with them, which they had killed.    The evening was pleasant, & one of our Hunters went out & killed 21 fowls of different kinds.   
  • November 23, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
January 24, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) had killed 4 Elk 2 of the other hunters killed 2 deer.    they brought the meat in the indians canoe except what they gave them for packing &C.
  • January 24, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
January 24, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the afternoon two of the hunters and some of the natives came to the fort in an Indian canoe with the meat of two deer and an elk they had killed. The Indians were barefooted notwithstanding the snow on the ground; and the evening was so bad we permitted them to stay in the fort all night.
  • January 24, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
January 25, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • had been a hunting but killed nothing except the deer which was brought in yesterday. Collins (Collins, John) was one of the two, according to Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) .
  • January 25, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
March 20, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the party has killed 155 Elk & 20 Deer since we came to this place.    The party has now among them 338 pair of good moccosins.   
  • March 20, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 20, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening the other hunters came in and had killed only one deer. Reubin Field (Field, Reubin) , noted by the captains and Ordway (Ordway, John) .
  • June 20, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
July 1, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • all the hunters turned out eairly a hunting    they all returned by noon    had killed in all twelve deer & Some of them large fat bucks.    in the afternoon our officers had a talk with the guides that came over the mountains with us.   
  • July 1, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
July 20, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Some of the men are engaged dressing Skins, but we are tormented by the Musquetoes and Small flys.    the men engaged dressing deer Skins &c.    towards evening we got up our 4 horses tackled them in the truck waggons    found they would draw but were covred thick with Musquetoes and Small flyes &C.
  • July 20, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
September 8, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • we Set out eairly and procd. on verry well    Gibson (Gibson, George) killed a deer from his canoe.    the logs & Sawyers are pleanty in this part of the Missourie (Missouri River)    we having made 58 miles this day    Camped 12 miles above R.
  • September 8, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
May 25, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • it was somewhat larger than the male of the common deer, the boddy reather thicker deeper and not so long in proportion to it's hight as the common deer; the head and horns are remakably large compared with the other part of the anamal; the whole form is much more delicate than that of the common goat, and there is a greater disparity in the size of the male and female than between those of either the deer or goat.   
  • there legs resemble the sheep more than any other animal with which I am acquainted tho' they are more delicately formed, like the sheep they stand forward in the knee and the lower joint of the foreleg is smallest where it joins the knee, the hoof is black & large in proportion, is divided, very open and roundly pointed at the toe, like the sheep; is much hollowed and sharp on the under edge like the Scotch goat, has two small hoofs behind each foot below the ankle as the goat sheep and deer have.    the belley, inside of the legs, and the extremity of the rump and butocks for about two inches arround the but of the tale, are white, as is also the tale excet just at it's extremity on the upper side which is of a dark brown.    the tail is about three inches in length covered with short hair, or at least not longer than that of the boddy; the outher parts of the anamal are of a duskey brown or reather a leadcoloured light brown; the anamal is now sheding it's winter coat which is thick not quite as long as that of the deer and appears to be intermixed with a considerable quantity of a fine fur which lyes next to the skin & conceald by the coarcer hear; the shape of the hair itself is celindric as that of the antelope is but is smaller shorter, and not compressed or flattened as that of the deer's winter coat is, I believe this anamal only sheds it's hair once a year.   
  • May 25, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 30, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • after dinner we resumed our march. soon after seting out Sheilds (Shields, John) killed another deer and in the course of the evening we picked up three others which Drewyer (Drouillard, George) had killed along the road making a total of 6 today. Deer are very abundant in the neighborhood of travellers rest (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.))
  • Hitchcock et al., 1:833–35; Cutright (LCPN), 306, 407. Meaning both the mule deer and the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus. Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis.
  • June 30, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 24, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • E. by E    high land On Each Side of the River, N[o] Indians has Apeard On our Rout Yet    the hunters Killd 8 deer one of which from a board the white peerouge on her way    Roed 13 Miles    Incampd at hard Scrable perara Sunday June 24th    We embarked early this morning and crossed the River to the So West shore, at 12 oClock A.
  • This River runs North East by East    The land on both sides of this River lying very high.— We met with no Indians as yet on our rout, excepting those in the Canoe near Charette (Little Shoal Creek)    our hunters returned to us in the evening with 8 deer they had kill'd this day.    We encamped at a Priari called hard scrabble Priari (Hard Scrabble Prairie) , we having Rowed 13 Miles this day.— Another version of Hay (Little Blue River (Hay Cabin Creek)) , or Hay Cabin (Little Blue River (Hay Cabin Creek)) , Creek, now Little Blue River (Little Blue River (Hay Cabin Creek)) , Jackson County (Jackson County, Mo.) , Missouri (Missouri) .
  • June 24, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 21, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) joined us with 4 Deer he Killed. Saturday July 21st    We embarked from the Island    got underway, and the wind came fair, we sail'd 4 Miles and came too, and breakfasted; we embarked again at 8 oClock A.
  • one of our hunters brought in 4 Deer he had killed Here ends the writing of No. 3, marking the return to Whitehouse's (Whitehouse, Joseph) hand.
  • July 21, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 29, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed one Deer to day— Wednesday August 29th    We had this night a hard Storm from the Northwest, accompanied with Thunder lightning & Rain, in the morning, a Man was sent out with some provisions, in Order to hunt the Men who were with the horses.   
  • The commanding officers sent them Provisions & Tobacco.—    Serjeant Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) informed us, that their Town lay about 9 Miles from the Mesouri River (Missouri River) , and consisted of 40 Lodges, and that their habitations were coverd with Buffalo skins & painted with different Colours.—    One of the hunters return'd in the Evening with a deer he had killed.— Apparently a reference to the roached hairstyle of the men of several tribes of the Missouri River (Missouri River) .
  • August 29, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 2, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Some men went out to hunt.    Killed Some buffaloe & Some Deer.    one of the party killd two beaver last night.    the men who was out a hunting found Several peaces of red cloath at an Indian camp, where we expect they left last Winter for a Sacrifice to their maker as that is their form of worship, as they have Some knowledge of the Supreme being, and any thing above their comprihention they call, big medicine.   
  • Thursday May 2nd    At day light this morning it began to Snow 〈with〉 & we had a hard Wind, we lay by the fore part of the day, some of our party went out to hunt, they killed some Buffalo Calves, and Deer; and caught some Beaver in their Traps, which they brought to our Camp, The hunting party found several pieces of red Cloth, at an Indian Camp; which we expect the Indians had left there, the last winter, as a Sacrafice to their maker, the Indian woman (Sacagawea) mention'd is the custom when they break up their encampment, & which shows that they have some knowledge of the supreme being, The Indians generally call every thing beyond their comprehension Medecine; and are fearfull of it.—    This we learnt from the Indians at the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Villages.—    about 3 o'Clock P.
  • May 2, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 8, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • they killed a nomber of buffalow, 16 Deer 6 Elk & a brarow.    they Saw a range of Mountains to the South of them.
  • we put a brand on a tree which Stood on the point. the men generally in camp has been employed dressing Skins &.C— towards evening the hunters all came in    had killed 13 m. mule & common Deer & one beaver. The wind blew from the East    a light Shower of rain this evening.
  • June 8, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
July 11, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • the hunters had killed 2 fat buffalow and Several Deer.    I walked a Short distance in the plains to day when we were waiting for the wind to abate, and trod on a verry large rattle Snake.   
  • The hunters had killed 2 fat buffalo, and several deer, One of the party was near being bit by a Rattle snake, which he killed, it measured 4 feet 2 Inches in length & 5½ Inches round.— A party of 4 Men set out from the Camp, with 3 empty canoes to return to the lower Camp (Lower portage camp) to bring up the baggage &ca left there, they floated down the river a part of the night, & got about 8 Miles, when the wind rose so high, that they were forced to lay by till morning.—    Captain Clarks (Clark, William) party cut down 2 large trees, and got them in readiness to dig out &ca—to make Canoes.— Rattlesnake incidents had apparently become so common that only Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) reports it.
  • July 11, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 4, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • proceeded on    our hunters killed 2 deer.    the rapids bad as usal.    we are obledged to use the towing lines where ever the Shore will admit.   
  • Our hunter that went out this morning killed 2 deer, which we took on board.    We encamped in the Evening at a bottom covered with dry timber, and wild rose bushes in great plenty on the South side of the River, where we saw ponds made by the beaver in great abundance.— It should be "inst." rather than "ult."
  • August 4, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 25, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • we went about 7 miles and halted to dine    our hunters killed three Deer which we divided with the natives. Some of the Indian hunters rode and chased Several goats or antelopes but did not kill any.   
  • our hunters joined us    one of them had killed another Deer which we were oblidged to give to the natives who were all most Sterved.   
  • August 25, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
August 29, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • they lived 4 or 5 days on Such berrys.    killed but one Deer while they were out.    they find that the mountains are So bad that we can not follow the river by land and the river So rapid and full of rocks that it is impossable for crafts to pass down.   
  • our hunters returned towards evening    had caught & giged 6 fine Sammon and killed one Deer. Probably a description of the Tukudika (Tukudika Indians) , or Sheepeater (Tukudika Indians) , Indians, referred to by Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) as the Broken Moccasin (Tukudika Indians) Indians; see Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) entry of August 14, 1805.
  • August 29, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
November 4, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • the tide Ebbs and flowes abt. 3 feet at this place    one of the hunters killed a Deer on Said Island.    about 7 oClock we set out and proceeded on    passed Several large Islands partly covred with cotten timber & partly prarie.   
  • we bought Several dogs, and Some excelent roots nearly like potatoes    these Savages killed and brought in Several Deer to day.    we then went on a Short distance farther & halted to dine on the Stard.
  • November 4, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
June 19, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Our hunters were out very early this morning, they returned before noon with one deer only.    the Fishermen had been more unsuccessfull, they returned without a single fish and reported they could find but few and those they had tryed to take in vain.   
  • J & R Feilds (Field, Reubin) arived with two deer; John Sheilds (Shields, John) and LaPage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) came with them, they had not succeeded in finding their horses.   
  • June 19, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 19, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark November 19th Tuesday 1805 began to rain a little before day and Continued raining untill 11 oClock I proceeded on thro emencely bad thickets & hills crossing 2 points to a 3rd on which we built a fire and Cooked a Deer which Jos. Field (Field, Joseph) Killd. from this point I can See into a Deep bend in the coast to the N.
  • The Course Contd. is N. 20° W. low Coast and Sand beech, Saw a Dead Sturgen 10 feet long on the Sand, & the back bone of a Whale, as I conceived    raind I then returned to the Cape & dined, Some curious Deer on this Course darker large boded Shorte legs Pronged horns & the top of the tale black under part white as usial    passed a nitch in the rocks below into which falls a Stream, after Dinner I Set out on my return S.
  • The Columbian (Columbia River) black-tailed deer, Odocoileus hemionus columbiana, previously unknown to science.
  • November 19, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 31, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Feilds (Field, Reubin) returned with the three deer which they had killed. The Indians brought us another of our origional Stock of horses; there are only two absent now of those horses, and these the indians inform us that our shoshone (Shoshone Indians) guide rode back when he returned.    we have sixty five horses at this time, most of them in excellent order and fine strong active horses.— The Indians pursued a mule deer to the river opposite to our camp this evening; the deer swam over and one of our hunters killed it.   
  • May 31, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 18, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • as there was much appearance of deer about this place we left R. (Field, Reubin) and J. Feilds (Field, Joseph) with directions to hunt this evening and tomorrow morning at this place and to join us in the evening at the meadows of Collin's creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) where we intend remaining tomorrow in order to rest our horses and hunt.   
  • the hunters saw much fresh appearance of bear but very little of deer.    we hope by means of the fish together with what deer and bear we can kill to be enabled to subsist untill our guide arrives without the necessity of returning to the quawmash flats (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) .   
  • June 18, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History
  • Illustrations Bison Grizzly bear and black bear Elk Pronghorn Least tern Piping plover Buffaloberry Pasture sagewort Bighorn Black-tailed prairie dog Coyote Gray wolf Mule deer Richardson's ground squirrel White-tailed jackrabbit Common poorwill Golden eagle Sharp-tailed grouse Trumpeter swan Western meadowlark Whooping crane Bearberry Fringed sagebrush Indian tobacco Lanceleaf sage Large-flowered clammyweed Missouri milk-vetch Shadscale Silky wormwood Western juniper and lark sparrow Bushy-tailed woodrat Swift fox Thirteen-lined ground squirrel Greater sage-grouse Lewis's woodpecker McCown's longspur Western rattlesnake and western hognose snake Channel catfish, blue catfish, and cutthroat trout Mountain sucker and goldeye FIG.1.
  • Gray wolf, adult Drawing of gray wolf, adult FIG. 13. Mule deer, adult male (in autumn) Drawing of a mule deer, adult male (in autumn) FIG. 14.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • Paul A. Johnsgard
April 1, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • above falls or through plains from thence to the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) there are no deer Antelope nor Elk on which we can depend for subsistence; their horses are very poor most probably at this season, and if they have no fish their dogs must be in the same situation.   
  • M. the hunters who were sent over the river returned having killed 4 Elk and two 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 few Elk and deer.    there was also much sign of the black bear seen on the other side of the river.   
  • April 1, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether

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