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Missouri River near Arrow Rock — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1804 · Missouri River near Arrow Rock
"two appeared on shore, one shot"
Mouth of Kansas River — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 29, 1804 · Mouth of Kansas River
"seen every day along route"
Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain — Patrick Gass: September 8, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 8, 1804 · Prairie dog village near present-day Chamberlain
"devoured buffaloe carcase, carried off hat"
Clark: September 15, 1804
William Clark · Sep 15, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"different sorts howling about camp"
Clark: September 16, 1804
William Clark · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"seen near the buffalow"
Lewis: September 16, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"feed on acorns"
Clark: October 6, 1804
William Clark · Oct 6, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"two pursuing a wounded third"
Clark: October 19, 1804
William Clark · Oct 19, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"saw above 10 in walk"
Clark: October 20, 1804
William Clark · Oct 20, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"follow buffalo gangs, eat dead/weak ones"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 8, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 8, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"devoured buffaloe carcase, carried off hat"
Clark: December 7, 1804
William Clark · Dec 7, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"plentiful, took meat left overnight"
Clark: December 8, 1804
William Clark · Dec 8, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"men left to keep off carcasses"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 27, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 27, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"two or three killed"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 30, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 30, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"four killed by hunters"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 5, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jan 5, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"2 killed after the deer"
Clark: January 7, 1805
William Clark · Jan 7, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"2 killed by hunters"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 17, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jan 17, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"two or three killed; one eaten"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 18, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jan 18, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"4 killed by hunters"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 20, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jan 20, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"four killed by hunters"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 23, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jan 23, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"one man caught and brought in"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: February 5, 1805
Patrick Gass · Feb 5, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"very numerous, threatened meat stores"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 12, 1805
John Ordway · Feb 12, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"meat protected from in pens"
Lewis: February 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 12, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"numerous, devoured exposed kills"
Clark: February 13, 1805
William Clark · Feb 13, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"numerous, threat to cached meat"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 17, 1805
John Ordway · Feb 17, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"meat hung in trees to protect from"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 19, 1805
Patrick Gass · Feb 19, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"very numerous, threatened the meat"
Clark: February 21, 1805
William Clark · Feb 21, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"elk hung out of their reach"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: March 30, 1805
Patrick Gass · Mar 30, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"saw 25 wolves"
Clark: April 14, 1805
William Clark · Apr 14, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"caught by Ossinniboins for trade"
Lewis: April 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 14, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"large and small, fur trade"
Clark: April 22, 1805
William Clark · Apr 22, 1805 · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach
"pursued buffalo, caught a calf"
Lewis: April 22, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 22, 1805 · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach
"pursued buffalo herd, caught calf"
Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — Patrick Gass: April 24, 1805
Patrick Gass · Apr 24, 1805 · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach
"six young wolves caught by a man"
Lewis: April 25, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach
"meat hung out of their reach"
Clark: April 26, 1805
William Clark · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"eating dead buffalo"
Lewis: April 27, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 27, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"devouring buffalo carcasses"
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 28, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 28, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"suspected of killing antelope"
Clark: April 30, 1805
William Clark · Apr 30, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"seen during the day"
Clark: May 5, 1805
William Clark · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"den of young and grown wolves"
Lewis: May 5, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 5, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"devoured buffalo carcases, two species described"
Lewis: May 8, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 8, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"seen, Capt C. killed one"
Clark: May 8, 1805
William Clark · May 8, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"Clark killed a wolf"
Clark: May 13, 1805
William Clark · May 13, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"seen in herds"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
John Ordway · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"great numbers, very gentle"
Joseph Whitehouse: May 29, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 29, 1805 · Upper Missouri River, near mouth of Judith River area, MT
"feasting on buffalo remains"
Clark: June 4, 1805
William Clark · Jun 4, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"seen on open plains"
Lewis: June 4, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 4, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"great numbers seen today"
Clark: June 5, 1805
William Clark · Jun 5, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"seen on little river"
Lewis: June 5, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 5, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"seen on the plains"
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 5, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 5, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"found in middle fork bottoms"
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 6, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 6, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"seen in middle river bottoms"
Lewis: June 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 12, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"meat hung out of reach"
Lewis: June 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 14, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"devoured greater part of meat"
Lewis: June 17, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 17, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"feed on carcasses below falls"
Lewis: June 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 18, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"may spoil left buffalo meat"
Lewis: June 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 19, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"had not discovered the killed meat"
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"plenty on the plains"
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"seen and killed"
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 3, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"saw 25 in one pack"
Clark: July 5, 1805
William Clark · Jul 5, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"killed 2 for their skins"
Lewis: July 5, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 5, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"two killed today"
— transcribed as Wolves
Clark: July 7, 1805
William Clark · Jul 7, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"three skins brought back"
— transcribed as wolve
Lewis: August 19, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"Shoshones snare them"
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 17, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 17, 1805 · Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains
"heard howling some distance ahead"
Clark: January 13, 1806
William Clark · Jan 13, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"few in this country, didn't touch meat"
— transcribed as Wolves
Lewis: January 13, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 13, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"few in this country, did not disturb meat"
Clark: May 6, 1806
William Clark · May 6, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"graves secured against wolves"
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 8, 1806
John Ordway · May 8, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"killed one of our colts"
Lewis: May 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 17, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"meat secured from them"
Lewis: July 8, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"seen passing through plains"
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 8, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"seen in the plains"
Lewis: July 9, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 9, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"seen during the day"
Clark: July 10, 1806
William Clark · Jul 10, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"pursue bighorns on mountains"
Lewis: July 10, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 10, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"vast assemblages observed"
Clark: July 13, 1806
William Clark · Jul 13, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"observed in area"
Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — Patrick Gass: July 13, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 13, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"howling night and day around camp"
Lewis: July 14, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 14, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"two killed; 27 counted around carcass"
Lewis: July 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"described as sheepherds of buffalo"
Lewis: July 18, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 18, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"saw a number of both species"
Lewis: July 19, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 19, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"seen on the plains"
Clark: July 20, 1806
William Clark · Jul 20, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"ate most of four elk carcasses"
Lewis: July 20, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 20, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"observed in usual numbers"
Clark: July 21, 1806
William Clark · Jul 21, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"constant attendants of buffalo"
Clark: July 23, 1806
William Clark · Jul 23, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"came into camp and ate meat"
Clark: July 24, 1806
William Clark · Jul 24, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"among abundant wildlife"
— transcribed as Wolves
Lewis: July 24, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 24, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"visited camp, one wounded"
Lewis: July 26, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 26, 1806 · Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River
"seen and traded as skins"
Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River — Patrick Gass: July 26, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 26, 1806 · Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River
"hunt goats in relay packs"
Clark: August 2, 1806
William Clark · Aug 2, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"catching elk, pursuing doe"
Lewis: August 3, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 3, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"seen during day's travel"
Lewis: August 5, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 5, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"seen along route"
Lewis: August 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 7, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"bears keep them off carcasses"
Clark: August 20, 1806
William Clark · Aug 20, 1806 · Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays
"great number on the bank"
Clark: August 28, 1806
William Clark · Aug 28, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"abundance at pleasant Camp"
Clark: September 11, 1806
William Clark · Sep 11, 1806 · Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs
"howling in different directions at camp"
— transcribed as Wolves
Patrick Gass: November 25, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 25, 1806 · Upper Missouri River, North Dakota – portage near Mandan
"hunt goats in coordinated packs"