wild goat

Animal · mentioned in 6 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
2 mentions via 2 variants: goat (1) · wild goat (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana americana)
Clark: September 3, 1804
William Clark · Sep 3, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"seen in plains, wild and fleet" — transcribed as wild Goats
Clark: September 5, 1804
William Clark · Sep 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"seen on the cliff" — transcribed as wild goats
Lewis: September 5, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"seen on hill, ran off" — transcribed as wild goats
Lewis: September 14, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"male killed by Clark, 65 lbs"
Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 17, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"differs from tame goat"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 17, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 17, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"supposed to be the real antelope"

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