Mountain sheep

Animal · mentioned in 35 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
2 mentions via 2 variants: sheep (1) · Rocky Mountain sheep (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
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Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus)
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · Feb 25, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"called Ibex by Captain; killed by party" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Patrick Gass: April 29, 1805
Patrick Gass · Apr 29, 1805 · Missouri River near Fort Peck area, eastern Montana
"first seen, on highest bluff"
John Ordway: April 29, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 29, 1805 · Missouri River near Fort Peck area, eastern Montana
"on high steep bluff with lamb" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"killed a ewe and a ram" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"three killed by party, dun colored" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Joseph Whitehouse: May 26, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 26, 1805 · Missouri River near Judith River area, central Montana
"2 killed running along steep bluffs" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Patrick Gass: May 26, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 26, 1805 · Missouri River near Judith River area, central Montana
"male killed with two-foot horns" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"living on little grass in valleys" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 28, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 28, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"killed by Capt. Clark" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Missouri River near Marias River approach — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jun 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"saw several; men killed three with large horns" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"on top of high precipices" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 27, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"killed by Clark across river" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Patrick Gass: July 17, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jul 17, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"seen on tops of perpendicular peaks" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Three Forks of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: July 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 27, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri
"large flocks seen, also called Ibex" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: July 31, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 31, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"seen on round hill via spy glass" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 1, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 1, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"killed by Capt Clark on cliffs" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 22, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"killed by interpreter's party" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 23, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"skins used for women's dresses" — transcribed as mountain sheep
John Ordway: September 4, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 4, 1805 · Ross's Hole / Bitterroot Valley near Sula, Montana
"two seen by hunter" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Joseph Whitehouse: September 4, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 4, 1805 · Ross's Hole / Bitterroot Valley near Sula, Montana
"2 seen by one of the men" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — John Ordway: September 23, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 23, 1805 · Nez Perce villages on Clearwater
"skins worn as clothing" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Clark: October 29, 1805
William Clark · Oct 29, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"saw skin, long coarse wool" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 24, 1806
John Ordway · Apr 24, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"skins used for clothing" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 28, 1806
John Ordway · May 28, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"another name for bighorn observed" — transcribed as mountain Sheep
Clark: June 27, 1806
William Clark · Jun 27, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"called white Buffalow by Indians" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Lewis: June 27, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 27, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"indians call them white buffaloe" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Lewis: July 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 1, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"inhabit rocky inaccessible parts" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 4, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 4, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"large flock seen, men fired" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 5, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 5, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"killed by hunters near river" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 16, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 16, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"large gangs seen, two killed" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 29, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 29, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"killed seven more in afternoon" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 31, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 31, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"killed at noon halt" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — John Ordway: August 1, 1806
John Ordway · Aug 1, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"skins drying" — transcribed as Mountain Sheep
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"skeleton prepared for Washington" — transcribed as mountain sheep
Patrick Gass: November 26, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 26, 1806 · Missouri River below Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"large horned animal killed" — transcribed as mountain sheep

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