catfish

Animal · mentioned in 10 journal entries

Planning Westward Fort Clatsop Return Post-expedition NPS L&C NHT trail data © National Park Service
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
2 mentions via 2 variants: catfish (1) · fish (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
Clark: July 26, 1804
William Clark · Jul 26, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"white catfish referenced in camp name" — transcribed as Catfish
Clark: July 29, 1804
William Clark · Jul 29, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"three very large caught, one nearly white" — transcribed as Catfish
Clark: July 30, 1804
William Clark · Jul 30, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
"caught in great quantities" — transcribed as Catfish
Clark: August 12, 1804
William Clark · Aug 12, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"very large one caught this morning" — transcribed as Catfish
Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Patrick Gass: August 25, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 25, 1804 · Spirit Mound, South Dakota
"weighing three hundred pounds together"
Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Patrick Gass: August 29, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 29, 1804 · Spirit Mound, South Dakota
"well supplied, best ever seen" — transcribed as Catfish
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"few caught this season"
Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 7, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 7, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"caught three large fat catfish"
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 17, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"large one caught, weighing 100 pounds"
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"index reference"

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