mule
Animal · mentioned in 18 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
Return
Post-expedition
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning mule. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
5
mentions via 2
variants:
mule-deer (4) · mule (1)
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Lewis: May 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 10, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"comparison for naming the mule deer"
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 6, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 6, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"one mule deer killed"
Lewis: August 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"obtained from Spaniards"
— transcribed as mules
Clark: August 19, 1805
William Clark · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"Indian rode one with Spanish saddle"
Lewis: August 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"highly valued, finest ever seen"
— transcribed as mules
Lewis: August 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 21, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"as numerous as grass of plains"
— transcribed as mules
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Joseph Whitehouse: August 22, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"bought 2 mules or half mules"
— transcribed as mules
Lewis: August 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 24, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"purchased at double price, considered great acquisition"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 31, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 31, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"one mule with the party"
Clark: February 15, 1806
William Clark · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"highly prized, stolen from Spaniards"
— transcribed as Mules
Lewis: February 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"stolen from Spaniards, prized by Indians"
Clark: March 11, 1806
William Clark · Mar 11, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"animal comparison for naming"
— transcribed as Mule
Lewis: June 19, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 19, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"strayed toward Quawmash flatts"
Clark: June 21, 1806
William Clark · Jun 21, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"returned to quawmash ground with horses"
— transcribed as Mule
Lewis: June 21, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 21, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"returned with the three stray horses"
Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion — Patrick Gass: July 31, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 31, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"two killed in afternoon, likely mule deer"
— transcribed as mules
Clark: August 15, 1806
William Clark · Aug 15, 1806 · Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages
"Menetarra chief brought corn on"
— transcribed as mules
Clark: September 17, 1806
William Clark · Sep 17, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"for transporting merchandise"
— transcribed as mules
