Fish
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
10
mentions via 9
variants:
white fish (2) · white cat-fish (1) · catfish (1) · fishing-duck (1) · kingfisher (1) · fish (1) …
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Clark: May 23, 1804
William Clark · May 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Tavern Cave
"creek abounding in fish"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Boonville area — Joseph Whitehouse: June 22, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 22, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"hunters brought one in"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 5, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 5, 1804 · Missouri River near St. Joseph area
"great quantity in the lake"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 9, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 9, 1804 · Missouri River near St. Joseph area
"many in big pond"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: August 7, 1804
William Clark · Aug 7, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"three fresh fish left by pelicans"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: August 8, 1804
William Clark · Aug 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"three fine fish left by pelicans"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: August 8, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"pelican food, eight inches long"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 14, 1804
Charles Floyd · Aug 14, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"caught 317 of different kinds"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 14, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 14, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"386 caught at pond"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 15, 1804
Charles Floyd · Aug 15, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"709 caught of different kinds"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Joseph Whitehouse: August 15, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 15, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"709 caught by Lewis's party"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Little Sioux River — Charles Floyd: August 16, 1804
Charles Floyd · Aug 16, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"709 caught of different kinds"
— transcribed as fish
Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — John Ordway: September 1, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 1, 1804 · Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux
"two fish given to Dorion with kittle"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: September 1, 1804
William Clark · Sep 1, 1804 · Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux
"caught at any place on river"
— transcribed as fish
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Joseph Whitehouse: September 10, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 10, 1804 · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
"monstrous large fish bones found"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: September 10, 1804
William Clark · Sep 10, 1804 · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
"petrified backbone 45 feet long found"
— transcribed as fish
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Patrick Gass: September 10, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 10, 1804 · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
"petrified skeleton 45 feet long"
— transcribed as fish
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 10, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 10, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"petrified skeleton 45 feet long found"
— transcribed as fish
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · Feb 25, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"caught different kinds, not large"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 13, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 13, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"one caught last night"
— transcribed as fish
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 26, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"caught in River Roshjone"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 5, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"found inside the killed bear"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: May 5, 1805
William Clark · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"found in grizzly bear's maw"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: May 5, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"found in bear's maw, none caught lately"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 10, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"caught by one of the men"
— transcribed as fish
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 8, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jun 8, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"caught in both rivers, various kinds"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: June 25, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"unsuccessful attempt to catch"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: July 3, 1805
William Clark · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"none discovered above the falls"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: July 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 12, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"otter take fish in clear water"
— transcribed as fish
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Patrick Gass: August 14, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"some in the river"
— transcribed as fish
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 20, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 20, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"a number caught today"
— transcribed as fish
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 20, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 20, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"Indians subsist on few fish"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: August 22, 1805
William Clark · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"drying on scaffolds, attempted gigging"
— transcribed as fish
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 22, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"taken from the river by natives"
— transcribed as fish
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 23, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"caught small fish at night"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: August 23, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"small fish caught for dinner"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: August 25, 1805
William Clark · Aug 25, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"caught several small ones"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: August 26, 1805
William Clark · Aug 26, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"caught only a few small ones"
— transcribed as fish
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 27, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 27, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"only thing killed by hunters"
— transcribed as fish
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 27, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 27, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"giged 8 or 10 fine fish"
— transcribed as fish
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 29, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 29, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"hunters caught 6 fish"
— transcribed as fish
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 31, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 31, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"abundant in creek, 5 caught"
— transcribed as fish
Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — Patrick Gass: September 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · Sep 25, 1805 · Nez Perce villages on Clearwater
"obtained from Flathead band"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: October 4, 1805
William Clark · Oct 4, 1805 · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River
"purchased from village, dried, eaten"
Clearwater to Snake River — Patrick Gass: October 9, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 9, 1805 · Clearwater to Snake River
"contrasted with dog-flesh preference"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: October 10, 1805
William Clark · Oct 10, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston
"purchased from Indians"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: October 11, 1805
William Clark · Oct 11, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston
"purchased dried from Indians"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: October 18, 1805
William Clark · Oct 18, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap
"bad, out of season, on scaffolds"
— transcribed as fish
Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 24, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 24, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
"obtained from the natives"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: October 28, 1805
William Clark · Oct 28, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
"boiled in baskets with stones"
— transcribed as fish
Patrick Gass: November 7, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 7, 1805 · Lower Columbia River near Grays Bay, WA
"fresh fish acquired at camp"
— transcribed as fish
Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 11, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 11, 1805 · Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp
"caught 15 fine large fish up river"
— transcribed as fish
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 17, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 17, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"chief diet of Indians"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: November 26, 1805
William Clark · Nov 26, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"purchased green fish from natives"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: December 2, 1805
William Clark · Dec 2, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"none seen in the creek"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: December 8, 1805
William Clark · Dec 8, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"seen in the creek"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: December 16, 1805
William Clark · Dec 16, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"Indians brought fish to sell, poor quality"
— transcribed as fish
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 28, 1805
John Ordway · Dec 28, 1805 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"very large, drove to shore"
— transcribed as fish
Sacagawea Insists on Seeing the Whale
Jan 6, 1806 · Ecola Creek, Tillamook Head, Oregon
"part of monotonous diet"
— transcribed as fish
Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head — John Ordway: January 10, 1806
John Ordway · Jan 10, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"coastal natives lived on it"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: February 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 17, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"food for buzzards on coast"
— transcribed as fish
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 24, 1806
John Ordway · Feb 24, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"Indians brought fresh fish"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: March 5, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 5, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"brought for sale by Clatsops"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: March 9, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 9, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"brought by Clatsop visitors"
— transcribed as fish
Lewis: March 26, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 26, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"given and purchased from chief"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: April 7, 1806
William Clark · Apr 7, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"Clarkamos live principally on fish"
— transcribed as fish
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — Patrick Gass: April 28, 1806
Patrick Gass · Apr 28, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"obtained from Indians"
— transcribed as fish
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 4, 1806
John Ordway · May 4, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"bought a few small fresh fish"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: June 18, 1806
William Clark · Jun 18, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"large fish seen in creek"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: June 19, 1806
William Clark · Jun 19, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"saw one fish during walk"
— transcribed as fish
Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie — Patrick Gass: June 19, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 19, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"men attempting to take with gig"
— transcribed as fish
Clark: July 16, 1806
William Clark · Jul 16, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"unknown species, 8 inches, trout-like"
— transcribed as fish
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 17, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 17, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"caught previous night weighing hundred weight"
— transcribed as fish
Patrick Gass: November 2, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 2, 1806
"none of consequence in the river"
— transcribed as fish
