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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):

Matching wildlife/plant records:

Clark: May 23, 1804

William Clark · May 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Tavern Cave

"creek abounding in 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"

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"

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"

Clark: August 7, 1804

William Clark · Aug 7, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River

"three fresh fish left by pelicans"

Clark: August 8, 1804

William Clark · Aug 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River

"three fine fish left by pelicans"

Lewis: August 8, 1804

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River

"pelican food, eight inches long"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

Clark: September 1, 1804

William Clark · Sep 1, 1804 · Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux

"caught at any place on river"

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"

Clark: September 10, 1804

William Clark · Sep 10, 1804 · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain

"petrified backbone 45 feet long found"

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"

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 10, 1804

Patrick Gass · Nov 10, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"petrified skeleton 45 feet long found"

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"

Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 13, 1805

John Ordway · Apr 13, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri

"one caught last night"

Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 26, 1805

John Ordway · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence

"caught in River Roshjone"

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"

Clark: May 5, 1805

William Clark · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River

"found in grizzly bear's maw"

Lewis: May 5, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River

"found in bear's maw, none caught lately"

Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 10, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · May 10, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area

"caught by one of the men"

Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 8, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 8, 1805 · Marias River decision camp

"caught in both rivers, various kinds"

Lewis: June 25, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"unsuccessful attempt to catch"

Clark: July 3, 1805

William Clark · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"none discovered above the falls"

Lewis: July 12, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 12, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"otter take fish in clear water"

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Patrick Gass: August 14, 1805

Patrick Gass · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

"some in the river"

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"

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"

Clark: August 22, 1805

William Clark · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"drying on scaffolds, attempted gigging"

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"

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"

Lewis: August 23, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"small fish caught for dinner"

Clark: August 25, 1805

William Clark · Aug 25, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"caught several small ones"

Clark: August 26, 1805

William Clark · Aug 26, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"caught only a few small ones"

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"

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"

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"

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"

Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — Patrick Gass: September 25, 1805

Patrick Gass · Sep 25, 1805 · Nez Perce villages on Clearwater

"obtained from Flathead band"

Clark: October 4, 1805

William Clark · Oct 4, 1805 · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River

"purchased from village, dried, eaten" — transcribed as Fish

Clearwater to Snake River — Patrick Gass: October 9, 1805

Patrick Gass · Oct 9, 1805 · Clearwater to Snake River

"contrasted with dog-flesh preference"

Clark: October 10, 1805

William Clark · Oct 10, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston

"purchased from Indians"

Clark: October 11, 1805

William Clark · Oct 11, 1805 · Snake River rapids, near Lewiston

"purchased dried from Indians"

Clark: October 18, 1805

William Clark · Oct 18, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap

"bad, out of season, on scaffolds"

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"

Clark: October 28, 1805

William Clark · Oct 28, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"boiled in baskets with stones"

Patrick Gass: November 7, 1805

Patrick Gass · Nov 7, 1805 · Lower Columbia River near Grays Bay, WA

"fresh fish acquired at camp"

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"

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"

Clark: November 26, 1805

William Clark · Nov 26, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia

"purchased green fish from natives"

Clark: December 2, 1805

William Clark · Dec 2, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop

"none seen in the creek"

Clark: December 8, 1805

William Clark · Dec 8, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop

"seen in the creek"

Clark: December 16, 1805

William Clark · Dec 16, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop

"Indians brought fish to sell, poor quality"

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"

Sacagawea Insists on Seeing the Whale

Jan 6, 1806 · Ecola Creek, Tillamook Head, Oregon

"part of monotonous diet"

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"

Lewis: February 17, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Feb 17, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"food for buzzards on coast"

Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 24, 1806

John Ordway · Feb 24, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"Indians brought fresh fish"

Lewis: March 5, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Mar 5, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"brought for sale by Clatsops"

Lewis: March 9, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Mar 9, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"brought by Clatsop visitors"

Lewis: March 26, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Mar 26, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River

"given and purchased from chief"

Clark: April 7, 1806

William Clark · Apr 7, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream

"Clarkamos live principally on 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"

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"

Clark: June 18, 1806

William Clark · Jun 18, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie

"large fish seen in creek"

Clark: June 19, 1806

William Clark · Jun 19, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie

"saw one fish during walk"

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"

Clark: July 16, 1806

William Clark · Jul 16, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone

"unknown species, 8 inches, trout-like"

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"

Patrick Gass: November 2, 1806

Patrick Gass · Nov 2, 1806

"none of consequence in the river"