Rushes
Plant · mentioned in 32 journal entries
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning Rushes. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
4
mentions via 2
variants:
rush (2) · rushes (2)
Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 30, 1804
John Ordway · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"growing in area"
Missouri River near Gasconade River — Patrick Gass: May 30, 1804
Patrick Gass · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"abundance of rushes in area"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: June 4, 1804
William Clark · Jun 4, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"covered the bottom on starboard side"
— transcribed as rushes
Mouth of Kansas River — John Ordway: June 29, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 29, 1804 · Mouth of Kansas River
"thick growth troublesome to walk through"
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 5, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 5, 1804 · Missouri River near St. Joseph area
"verry thick high rushes on bottom"
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 23, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
"seen plenty in timbered bottoms"
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"along here"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: October 17, 1805
William Clark · Oct 17, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap
"used for platter and mats"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: October 22, 1805
William Clark · Oct 22, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage
"used to make baskets"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: November 3, 1805
William Clark · Nov 3, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"thick undergrowth in bottoms"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: November 6, 1805
William Clark · Nov 6, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"common in bottoms"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: November 21, 1805
William Clark · Nov 21, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"used to make mats"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: November 30, 1805
William Clark · Nov 30, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"mats used in burial canoe"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: December 9, 1805
William Clark · Dec 9, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"used for neat eating platters"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: December 23, 1805
William Clark · Dec 23, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"material for mats and bags"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: December 31, 1805
William Clark · Dec 31, 1805 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"mats and tobacco bag made of"
— transcribed as rushes
Lewis: January 9, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 9, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"mats wrapped around burial canoes"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: January 10, 1806
William Clark · Jan 10, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"used to make mats"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: January 17, 1806
William Clark · Jan 17, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"used for mats and baskets"
Lewis: January 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 17, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"used in mats and baskets"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: February 4, 1806
William Clark · Feb 4, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"elk food in prairies, still green"
— transcribed as rushes
Lewis: February 4, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 4, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"green succulent forage for elk"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: March 19, 1806
William Clark · Mar 19, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"used in petticoats and articles"
— transcribed as rushes
Lewis: March 19, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 19, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"used to form garments"
— transcribed as rushes
Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — John Ordway: April 15, 1806
John Ordway · Apr 15, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"abound in narrow bottoms, winter horse forage"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: April 30, 1806
William Clark · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"in parts of bottoms"
— transcribed as rushes
Lewis: April 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"observed in parts of bottom"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: July 15, 1806
William Clark · Jul 15, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"growth of low bottoms"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: July 22, 1806
William Clark · Jul 22, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"river bottoms, favored by horses"
— transcribed as rushes
Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 11, 1806
John Ordway · Sep 11, 1806 · Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs
"thick in the bottom area"
— transcribed as rushes
Clark: September 13, 1806
William Clark · Sep 13, 1806 · Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs
"high and thick in bottom"
— transcribed as rushes
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"index reference"
— transcribed as rushes
