Cat
Animal · mentioned in 10 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
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Post-expedition
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning Cat. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
10
mentions via 8
variants:
polecat (3) · catbird (1) · white cat-fish (1) · catfish (1) · tiger cat (1) · tiger-cat (1) …
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Patrick Gass: August 15, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 15, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"common fish caught here"
— transcribed as cat
Clark: August 16, 1804
William Clark · Aug 16, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"490 catfish caught"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 31, 1805
Patrick Gass · Mar 31, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"small light-colored animal caught, almost like cat"
— transcribed as cat
Lewis: June 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 19, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"catfish, none caught fishing"
Clark: June 25, 1805
William Clark · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"a few catfish caught"
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 8, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jul 8, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"small light-colored animal resembling cat"
— transcribed as cat
Clark: November 21, 1805
William Clark · Nov 21, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"skins used for robes, common to country"
Lewis: May 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 28, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"comparison for corvus mewing sound"
— transcribed as cat
Clark: May 29, 1806
William Clark · May 29, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"compared to bird's squaling note"
Lewis: July 26, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 26, 1806 · Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River
"domestic cat compared to fox size"
— transcribed as cat
