Tobacco

Plant · mentioned in 11 journal entries

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Matching wildlife/plant records:
Indian tobacco (Nicotiana quadrivalvis)
Clark: May 18, 1804
William Clark · May 18, 1804 · St. Charles, Missouri
"136 lb received from Mr. Lyon"
Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD — John Ordway: September 26, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 26, 1804 · Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD
"given by captains to smoke during dance"
Clark: October 8, 1804
William Clark · Oct 8, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"cultivated on the island"
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — Patrick Gass: October 10, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 10, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"raised, used for smoking not chewing" — transcribed as tobacco
Clark: October 12, 1804
William Clark · Oct 12, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"two kinds of seeds given, smoked"
Lewis: June 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 21, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"mixed with red wood bark for smoking" — transcribed as tobacco
Lewis: August 15, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"native, not cultivated by Shoshone" — transcribed as tobacco
Clark: December 31, 1805
William Clark · Dec 31, 1805 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established
"of their own manufactory, like Snake's"
Lewis: January 8, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 8, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"natives excessively fond of smoking it" — transcribed as tobacco
Clark: January 10, 1806
William Clark · Jan 10, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"smoked excessively by natives" — transcribed as tobacco
Clark: August 21, 1806
William Clark · Aug 21, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"chief gave 2 quarts of tobacco"

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