Grass
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
6
mentions via 5
variants:
grass (2) · fine green grass (1) · grass-seeds (1) · tongue-grass (1) · timothy-like grass (1)
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Clark: June 10, 1804
William Clark · Jun 10, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"prairies east of Mississippi only grass"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 12, 1804
William Clark · Jul 12, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth
"covering bottom land about 4.5 feet high"
Clark: July 15, 1804
William Clark · Jul 15, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth
"covering high praries"
Clark: July 19, 1804
William Clark · Jul 19, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth
"prairie covered, 18 inches to 2 feet high"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 20, 1804
William Clark · Jul 20, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth
"covering the prairie land"
Clark: July 30, 1804
William Clark · Jul 30, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
"prairie grass 10-12 inches high"
Clark: August 1, 1804
William Clark · Aug 1, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
"5 to 8 feet high on prairie"
Clark: August 23, 1804
William Clark · Aug 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Vermillion area
"white with sand, every spire covered"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: September 14, 1804
William Clark · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"covering hills and bottoms"
Lewis: September 14, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"food of the prairie hare"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: September 16, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"sprung up three inches after burn"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: September 17, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 17, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"young, sprung up after burning"
— transcribed as grass
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: September 30, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"large quantity in bottom on N. Side"
Clark: October 7, 1804
William Clark · Oct 7, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"covering the open island"
— transcribed as grass
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — Patrick Gass: October 10, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 10, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"laid on willow branches of lodge"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: October 12, 1804
William Clark · Oct 12, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"used to support earth on lodges"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: October 29, 1804
William Clark · Oct 29, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"not burnt where boy sat in fire"
— transcribed as grass
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: November 3, 1804
John Ordway · Nov 3, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"used to cover puncheon floor/loft"
— transcribed as grass
Building Fort Mandan — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 3, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"covered floor with clay"
— transcribed as grass
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 7, 1804
John Ordway · Nov 7, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"used to stop cracks in loft"
Clark: November 8, 1804
William Clark · Nov 8, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"horses brought to grass near camp"
Clark: November 9, 1804
William Clark · Nov 9, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"horses grazed on it during day"
Clark: March 6, 1805
William Clark · Mar 6, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"early crop encouraged by burning plains"
Clark: March 30, 1805
William Clark · Mar 30, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"early grass induced by burning plains"
Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 16, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"beginning to grow in bottoms and plains"
Clark: April 16, 1805
William Clark · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"geese feeding on it in plains"
Lewis: May 4, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 4, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"scarcely touched by frost"
— transcribed as grass
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805
John Ordway · May 17, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"absent from washed knobs"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 22, 1805
William Clark · May 22, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"little and very low"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 24, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"little grass produced by sterile soil"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 25, 1805
William Clark · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"bighorn feed on it"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 25, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"bighorn feed on it"
— transcribed as grass
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"scarcely any on the hills"
— transcribed as grass
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"sparse in valleys"
— transcribed as grass
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"short on immense natural pastures"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: June 4, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 4, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"short, just sufficient to conceal ground"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: June 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 18, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"narrow leaf, soft, fine pasture for buffalo"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 23, 1805
William Clark · Jun 23, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"men caught grass for force hauling"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 25, 1805
William Clark · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"only a few inches high"
— transcribed as grass
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"only a few inches high on highland"
— transcribed as grass
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"few inches high in plains"
— transcribed as grass
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 26, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"dry and parched in valley and hills"
— transcribed as grass
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"in valley and hills, dry"
— transcribed as grass
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"covering large islands"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 3, 1805
William Clark · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"high and fine near river"
— transcribed as grass
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: July 7, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 7, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"covering large islands"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 14, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"about 2 feet high in bottom"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 17, 1805
William Clark · Jul 17, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"covered the mountain spur"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 21, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"green in bottoms, parched on hills"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 22, 1805
William Clark · Jul 22, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"Clark lay on it overnight"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 26, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 26, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri
"covering bottom lands"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: August 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 1, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"fine, 9 inches to 2 feet high"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: August 2, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 2, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"9 inches to 2 feet high in plain"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: August 6, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 6, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"grown in overflown river bottoms"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: August 7, 1805
William Clark · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"covering naked mountain parts"
— transcribed as grass
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 8, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"high covering the prairie"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: August 9, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"taller than usual in fertile bottom"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: August 11, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 11, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"tall grass in bog, trodden by horse"
— transcribed as grass
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"high in some places, short in others"
— transcribed as grass
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 13, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"covering smooth plains"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: August 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"scorched by sun in desert"
— transcribed as grass
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 15, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"covering knobs along the river"
— transcribed as grass
Joseph Whitehouse: August 17, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 17, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Forks of Beaverhead River, Montana
"high on prairie camp site"
— transcribed as grass
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 18, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 18, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"plenty along the valley"
— transcribed as grass
Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 19, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"stiff with frost"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: August 21, 1805
William Clark · Aug 21, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"plaited grass used for ornaments"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: August 23, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"dry grass used as tinder"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: August 29, 1805
William Clark · Aug 29, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"feed for horses in mountains"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 30, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 30, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"good place for grass for animals"
— transcribed as grass
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 9, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"covering the plains"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: September 14, 1805
William Clark · Sep 14, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
"eaten out by horses at weir"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: September 18, 1805
William Clark · Sep 18, 1805 · Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains
"horses fed on it during halt"
Clark: September 21, 1805
William Clark · Sep 21, 1805 · Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce
"country covered with grass"
— transcribed as grass
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 18, 1805
John Ordway · Oct 18, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap
"lodges made of large grass, neatly worked"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: October 22, 1805
William Clark · Oct 22, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
"used to make baskets"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: October 28, 1805
William Clark · Oct 28, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
"bowls and baskets made of grass"
Clark: October 30, 1805
William Clark · Oct 30, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"covering bottoms"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: October 31, 1805
William Clark · Oct 31, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"covering bottom and island"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: November 5, 1805
William Clark · Nov 5, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"covering low island where dined"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: November 6, 1805
William Clark · Nov 6, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"in bottoms"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: November 21, 1805
William Clark · Nov 21, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"used to make hats"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: December 8, 1805
William Clark · Dec 8, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"covering wavering prairie"
— transcribed as grass
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 1, 1806
John Ordway · Jan 1, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"used to make women's short petticoats"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: February 4, 1806
William Clark · Feb 4, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"elk food in prairies, still green"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: February 4, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 4, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"elk feed on it in prairies"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: February 13, 1806
William Clark · Feb 13, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"coarse sedge-like grasses in tufts"
Clark: February 15, 1806
William Clark · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"winter subsistence for plains horses"
Lewis: February 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"plains forage for horses"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: February 28, 1806
William Clark · Feb 28, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"food of the hare"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: February 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 28, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"food of the hare"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: March 1, 1806
William Clark · Mar 1, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"grouse food"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: March 8, 1806
William Clark · Mar 8, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"brant feed on grass in marshes"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: March 10, 1806
William Clark · Mar 10, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"ducks feed on grass"
— transcribed as grass
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 26, 1806
Patrick Gass · Mar 26, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"growing fast along the route"
— transcribed as grass
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 28, 1806
John Ordway · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"compared to snake density on island"
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 28, 1806
Patrick Gass · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"snakes as numerous as blades of grass"
— transcribed as grass
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — Patrick Gass: April 16, 1806
Patrick Gass · Apr 16, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"surrounded houses, alive with vermin"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: April 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 17, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"covering plain four to nine inches high"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: April 26, 1806
William Clark · Apr 26, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"covering the plains"
Lewis: April 26, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 26, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"covering the plains"
— transcribed as grass
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — Patrick Gass: April 30, 1806
Patrick Gass · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"thin on plain, rich on south side"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 3, 1806
William Clark · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"taller grass covering fertile plains"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 3, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"taller grass covering fertile plains"
— transcribed as grass
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — Patrick Gass: May 6, 1806
Patrick Gass · May 6, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"none for horses to subsist on"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 7, 1806
William Clark · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"thickly covers the soil"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"thickly covers rich loam soil"
— transcribed as grass
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 7, 1806
John Ordway · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"thick grass on the hills"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 9, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 9, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"now upwards of knee high"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 14, 1806
William Clark · May 14, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"fine grass on rich soil"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 14, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 14, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"fine grass on hills, used for tents"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 15, 1806
William Clark · May 15, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"formed into roof to turn rain"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 15, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"used for shelter and tents"
— transcribed as grass
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 15, 1806
Patrick Gass · May 15, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"used to cover frames for shelters"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 17, 1806
William Clark · May 17, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"sustains no injury from snow or frost"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 17, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"unharmed by snow on plains"
— transcribed as grass
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 20, 1806
Patrick Gass · May 20, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"used to cover small lodge"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 21, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 21, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"used in lodge construction"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 27, 1806
William Clark · May 27, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"bulbs found in squirrel's mouth"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: May 27, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 27, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"not cut down in squirrel villages"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: May 28, 1806
William Clark · May 28, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"now upwards of knee high"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 3, 1806
William Clark · Jun 3, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"none available on mountain road"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: June 3, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 3, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"none available on mountain route"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 9, 1806
William Clark · Jun 9, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"would grow higher on mountains with delay"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 11, 1806
William Clark · Jun 11, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"used as layer in cooking pit"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: June 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 11, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"used as layer in cooking pit"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 14, 1806
William Clark · Jun 14, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"insufficient to subsist horses on mountains"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 15, 1806
William Clark · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"thickly covered glade for grazing"
— transcribed as grass
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 15, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"plenty for horses at glade"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 16, 1806
William Clark · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"for horses in small valley"
— transcribed as grass
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 16, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"short, just starting up in woods"
— transcribed as grass
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 16, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"sought for horses to graze on"
— transcribed as grass
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 17, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"just putting out along creek"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 19, 1806
William Clark · Jun 19, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie
"fine and abundant to sustain horses"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 24, 1806
William Clark · Jun 24, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"fine grass for horses this evening"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: June 24, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 24, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"fine grass for horses this evening"
— transcribed as grass
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 25, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"none near ahead, camped early"
— transcribed as grass
Patrick Gass: June 26, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 26, 1806 · Lolo Trail / Bitterroot Mountains, ID (near Lolo Pass area)
"very good grass at evening camp"
— transcribed as grass
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 27, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 27, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"horses found a little to graze"
— transcribed as grass
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 27, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 27, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"little grass at hillside campsite"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 28, 1806
William Clark · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"abundance found for horses"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: June 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"abundance found for horses"
— transcribed as grass
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 28, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"good place of grass for horses"
— transcribed as grass
Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 29, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jun 29, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides
"good grass at the glades"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: June 30, 1806
William Clark · Jun 30, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"scarce for horses in deep snow"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 1, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"food of barking squirrels"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 3, 1806
William Clark · Jul 3, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"in open plains"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 4, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 4, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"abundance for horses in bottom"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 6, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"fine grass in large glades"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 7, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"covering bottoms with willow"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 8, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"generally about 9 inches high"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 10, 1806
William Clark · Jul 10, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"stiff frozen, grows on mountainsides"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 11, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"much improved by late rain"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 12, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 12, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"more luxuriant than previous year"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 15, 1806
William Clark · Jul 15, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"short on second bottom, dry"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 15, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"eaten up by Indian horses"
— transcribed as grass
Lewis: July 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"short, grazed down by buffalo"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: July 19, 1806
William Clark · Jul 19, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"destroyed by grasshoppers"
Clark: July 22, 1806
William Clark · Jul 22, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"in river bottoms, horses fond of"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: August 20, 1806
William Clark · Aug 20, 1806 · Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays
"turning yellow on plains"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: August 27, 1806
William Clark · Aug 27, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"laid flat by buffalo"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: September 1, 1806
William Clark · Sep 1, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"nearly as high as head"
— transcribed as grass
Clark: September 7, 1806
William Clark · Sep 7, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"very high in the bottoms"
Patrick Gass: October 8, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 8, 1806
"none available for horses in mountains"
— transcribed as grass
Patrick Gass: October 14, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 14, 1806
"used to cover frames for shelter"
— transcribed as grass
Patrick Gass: October 20, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 20, 1806
"used to cover small lodge"
— transcribed as grass
Patrick Gass: October 31, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 31, 1806
"for horses in small prairie and glade"
— transcribed as grass
Patrick Gass: November 1, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 1, 1806
"sought for horse feed"
— transcribed as grass
