Goats
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning Goats. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
3
mentions via 3
variants:
goat (1) · goatsucker (1) · small goatsucker (1)
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 5, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"several seen on side hill"
Missouri River near Niobrara River — Patrick Gass: September 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"seen on hills above Goat creek"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 6, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 6, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"footnote synonym for antelope"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: September 6, 1804
William Clark · Sep 6, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"seen on hills S. Side"
Clark: September 9, 1804
William Clark · Sep 9, 1804 · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
"Clark hoped to kill on shore"
— transcribed as Goat
Missouri River near White River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 14, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"killed by Capt Clark, first seen"
— transcribed as goat
Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 14, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"curious animal resembling goat killed"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: September 14, 1804
William Clark · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"killed by Clark, peculiar to country"
— transcribed as Goat
Missouri River near White River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 16, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"killed during hunt this day"
Clark: September 16, 1804
William Clark · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"great numbers in upland"
— transcribed as Goat
Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 16, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"great number on level plains"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near White River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 17, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 17, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"1 killed; longer ears, coarser hair"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: September 17, 1804
William Clark · Sep 17, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"killed by Colter"
— transcribed as Goat
Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 17, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"one killed; supposed to be real antelope"
— transcribed as goat
Clark: September 18, 1804
William Clark · Sep 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"seen while walking on shore"
Clark: September 19, 1804
William Clark · Sep 19, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"large herds seen on shore"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near Big Bend — Joseph Whitehouse: September 20, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 20, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"2 killed by hunters"
Clark: September 20, 1804
William Clark · Sep 20, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"killed by R. Fields, female differs from male"
Missouri River near Big Bend — Patrick Gass: September 20, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 20, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"two killed by hunting party"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: September 21, 1804
William Clark · Sep 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"feeding and skipping on plains"
Missouri River near Big Bend — Joseph Whitehouse: September 23, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"killed by R. Fields"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: October 1, 1804
William Clark · Oct 1, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"great numbers in Black mountains"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Joseph Whitehouse: October 5, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Oct 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"seen swimming the river, four shot"
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Patrick Gass: October 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"swimming the river, four killed by hunter"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 5, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"flock swimming river, four killed"
Clark: October 5, 1804
William Clark · Oct 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"gang swimming across river, four killed"
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: October 6, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 6, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"white goats mentioned in editorial note"
— transcribed as Goat
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — John Ordway: October 8, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 8, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"large flock seen by hunters"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: October 12, 1804
William Clark · Oct 12, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"skins used for women's shirts"
— transcribed as Goat
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 16, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 16, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"flock in river, more than hundred seen"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 16, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 16, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"flock driven into river by Indians"
Clark: October 16, 1804
William Clark · Oct 16, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"antelope killed in river by boys"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: October 17, 1804
William Clark · Oct 17, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"emence herds swimming river, antelopes"
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 18, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 18, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"hunters killed several, large flocks seen"
Clark: October 18, 1804
William Clark · Oct 18, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"immense numbers seen all day S.S."
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 18, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 18, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"four killed by hunters"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 19, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 19, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"about three hundred seen hunting"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: October 19, 1804
William Clark · Oct 19, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"observed during walk"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 20, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 20, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"seen on sides of hills"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — John Ordway: October 20, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 20, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"one killed by hunters"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: October 20, 1804
William Clark · Oct 20, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"seen and one killed by hunters"
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 22, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 22, 1804 · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
"flocks seen on the hills"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 5, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"seen on hills above Goat creek"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: November 5, 1804
William Clark · Nov 5, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"100 caught by driving into pen"
— transcribed as Goat
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 16, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 16, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"numerous on level plains"
— transcribed as goats
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 17, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 17, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"one killed; wild goat described"
— transcribed as goat
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 20, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 20, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"two killed by hunting party"
— transcribed as goats
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 5, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"swimming the river, four killed by hunter"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: December 6, 1804
William Clark · Dec 6, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"skin used for leggings"
— transcribed as Goat
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 7, 1804
John Ordway · Dec 7, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"large flocks seen in prairies"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: December 13, 1804
John Ordway · Dec 13, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"killed by a savage, brought to fort"
— transcribed as Goat
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Joseph Whitehouse: December 18, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Dec 18, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"only animals seen by hunting party"
— transcribed as goats
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 18, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 18, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"seen while looking for buffalo"
— transcribed as goats
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 19, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 19, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"about three hundred seen while hunting"
— transcribed as goats
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 20, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 20, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"seen on sides of hills, one killed"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: January 10, 1805
William Clark · Jan 10, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"skin leggings worn by boy"
— transcribed as goat
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: February 6, 1805
John Ordway · Feb 6, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"Shields killed 3, brought in and eaten"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · Feb 25, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"compared to Mufflon's ears"
— transcribed as goat
John Ordway: April 7, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 7, 1805 · Fort Mandan / Mandan villages vicinity, ND
"skins and horns sent back"
— transcribed as Goat
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 13, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 13, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"three seen under steep bank"
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 15, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 15, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"flocks seen on S. S."
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 16, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"alternate name for antelope"
— transcribed as Goat
Missouri River near Little Missouri — Patrick Gass: April 16, 1805
Patrick Gass · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"earlier name used for antelope"
— transcribed as goat
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 26, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"flock swimming the river"
Clark: April 27, 1805
William Clark · Apr 27, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"great numbers seen"
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 28, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 28, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"antelope described as goat kind"
— transcribed as goat
Lewis: May 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"killed by hunters"
— transcribed as goat
Lewis: May 3, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 3, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"another name for antelope"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 4, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 4, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"another name for Cabberee"
Lewis: May 4, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 4, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"seen with elk and deer"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 5, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"seen in flocks along river"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 5, 1805
John Ordway · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"seen at dining bottom"
Lewis: May 8, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 8, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"seen, recently skinned by Indian"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: May 8, 1805
William Clark · May 8, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"Indian had removed hair from skin"
— transcribed as goat
Clark: May 9, 1805
William Clark · May 9, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"seen in every direction today"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 16, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 16, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"compared to antelope"
— transcribed as goats
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 16, 1805
John Ordway · May 16, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"caught after being mired in mud"
— transcribed as goat
Clark: May 25, 1805
William Clark · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"compared to bighorn form"
— transcribed as goat
Patrick Gass: May 26, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 26, 1805 · Missouri River near Judith River area, central Montana
"compared to Ibex in footnote"
— transcribed as goat
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"compared to Mufflon's ears"
— transcribed as goat
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"large goat or antelope killed"
— transcribed as goat
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"skin found left on shore"
— transcribed as goat
Clark: July 7, 1805
William Clark · Jul 7, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"two skins brought back"
— transcribed as goat
Clark: July 10, 1805
William Clark · Jul 10, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"killed one by hunting party"
— transcribed as goat
Clark: July 21, 1805
William Clark · Jul 21, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"present in mountains"
Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: July 24, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 24, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"skin found left on shore"
— transcribed as goat
Joseph Whitehouse: July 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 25, 1805 · Upper Missouri River, approaching Three Forks, MT
"flock seen, one killed by hunter"
— transcribed as goats
Three Forks of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: July 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 27, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri
"seen in plains, also called antelopes"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: August 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 1, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"seen but not killed"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: August 2, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 2, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"antelopes seen in valley"
— transcribed as goats
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 4, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 4, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"flock seen in high plain under mountains"
— transcribed as goats
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 8, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"killed by hunters"
— transcribed as goat
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 8, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"killed by hunter, also called antelope"
— transcribed as goat
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 9, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"killed by hunter, taken aboard"
— transcribed as goat
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 9, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"hunters killed one goat"
— transcribed as goat
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"poor goat meat eaten"
— transcribed as goat
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 10, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"living on poor goat meat"
— transcribed as goat
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Patrick Gass: August 11, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 11, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"one killed by hunters"
— transcribed as goat
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 14, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"taken on board from tree"
— transcribed as goat
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Patrick Gass: August 14, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"one killed by hunters"
— transcribed as goat
Joseph Whitehouse: August 17, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 17, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Forks of Beaverhead River, Montana
"hunters killed 2 this day"
— transcribed as goats
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 23, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"caught by running down with horses"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: August 23, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"three killed by Indian hunters"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: September 5, 1805
William Clark · Sep 5, 1805 · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
"two skins gifted by chief"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: October 10, 1805
William Clark · Oct 10, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston
"skins for women's ankle-length shirts"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: October 17, 1805
William Clark · Oct 17, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap
"robes made from their skins"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: October 21, 1805
William Clark · Oct 21, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap
"skins used for robes"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: April 16, 1806
William Clark · Apr 16, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"robes worn by inhabitants"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: April 25, 1806
William Clark · Apr 25, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"hair used to stuff saddles"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: April 25, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 25, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"hair used to stuff saddles"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: April 26, 1806
William Clark · Apr 26, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"seen at a distance"
— transcribed as Goat
Clark: May 15, 1806
William Clark · May 15, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"hunted on open plains"
— transcribed as Goat
Lewis: May 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 28, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"hair obtained for saddle pads"
— transcribed as goats
Clark: May 30, 1806
William Clark · May 30, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"hair sought to stuff saddle pads"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: May 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 30, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"hair sought to stuff saddle padds"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: July 6, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"seen on the plains"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: July 8, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"killed by R. Fields; seen in plains"
— transcribed as goat
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 8, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"antelopes seen on plains"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: July 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"saw a number as usual"
— transcribed as goats
Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River — Patrick Gass: July 26, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 26, 1806 · Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River
"killed; hunted by wolves in packs"
— transcribed as goat
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 28, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"killed six goats or antelopes"
— transcribed as goats
Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day — John Ordway: August 28, 1806
John Ordway · Aug 28, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"skins dressed for clothes"
— transcribed as goat
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"index reference"
— transcribed as goats
Patrick Gass: November 25, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 25, 1806 · Upper Missouri River, North Dakota – portage near Mandan
"hunted by wolves and party"
— transcribed as goats