ash

Plant · mentioned in 48 journal entries

Planning Westward Fort Clatsop Return Post-expedition NPS L&C NHT trail data © National Park Service
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
3 mentions via 2 variants: ash (2) · pashecoguamash (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
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Missouri River near Gasconade River — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1804
Patrick Gass · Jun 1, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"timber observed by overland party"
Missouri River near Osage River — Charles Floyd: June 4, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 4, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"trees on level land"
Missouri River near Osage River — John Ordway: June 4, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 4, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"delightful timber along the river"
Clark: June 4, 1804
William Clark · Jun 4, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"delightful timber in bottom"
Clark: June 8, 1804
William Clark · Jun 8, 1804 · Missouri River near Osage River
"timber on hills"
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 10, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 10, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"timber along the river"
Missouri River near Boonville area — Patrick Gass: June 18, 1804
Patrick Gass · Jun 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"timber on north side"
Clark: June 21, 1804
William Clark · Jun 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"second bottom growth"
Clark: July 30, 1804
William Clark · Jul 30, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
"timber along river" — transcribed as Ash
Lewis: September 16, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"indifferent ash on bottom"
Clark: October 18, 1804
William Clark · Oct 18, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"some in bottoms"
Clark: November 5, 1804
William Clark · Nov 5, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"small timber used for huts" — transcribed as Ash
Lewis: April 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 12, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"small proportion in bottom lands" — transcribed as Ash
Clark: April 14, 1805
William Clark · Apr 14, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"small, in bottoms"
Lewis: April 20, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"growing in river bottoms"
Lewis: April 26, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"among timber types"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
John Ordway · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"rapid named ash rapid"
Clark: May 30, 1805
William Clark · May 30, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"scattering near the river"
Lewis: May 30, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 30, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"few scattering trees along river"
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — Patrick Gass: October 20, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 20, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap
"paddles made of ash wood"
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — Patrick Gass: October 29, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 29, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"on banks of the river"
Clark: October 30, 1805
William Clark · Oct 30, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"new species on river banks" — transcribed as Ash
Clark: November 2, 1805
William Clark · Nov 2, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"a species of ash among timber" — transcribed as Ash
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 3, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"some timber along river"
Clark: November 4, 1805
William Clark · Nov 4, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"of this country, on river bank"
Clark: November 6, 1805
William Clark · Nov 6, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"growing on island"
Clark: November 30, 1805
William Clark · Nov 30, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
"a species observed"
Lewis: December 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Dec 1, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop
"remarkable large leaf"
Clark: March 25, 1806
William Clark · Mar 25, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"compared to Arspine growth"
Lewis: March 25, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 25, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"resembled by broad leaf tree"
Clark: March 27, 1806
William Clark · Mar 27, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"growth of the bottom lands"
Lewis: March 27, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 27, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"growth of bottom lands"
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 27, 1806
Patrick Gass · Mar 27, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"plenty of good wood at camp"
Clark: March 28, 1806
William Clark · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"growing near river on island"
Lewis: March 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"heavy growth near river"
Lewis: March 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 30, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"growing on most parts of island"
Lewis: April 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 2, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"bottom land tree"
Clark: April 5, 1806
William Clark · Apr 5, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"bottom land growth"
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 5, 1806
John Ordway · Apr 5, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"growing in river bottoms"
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — Patrick Gass: April 6, 1806
Patrick Gass · Apr 6, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"timber found in valley"
Clark: August 1, 1806
William Clark · Aug 1, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"ash timber in high bottoms"
Clark: August 2, 1806
William Clark · Aug 2, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"timber, also low ash at camp"
Lewis: August 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 7, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"first solitary tree at Ash rapid"
Clark: August 9, 1806
William Clark · Aug 9, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"timber in low bottoms of creek"
Clark: August 21, 1806
William Clark · Aug 21, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"wood gathered for making oars"
Clark: September 9, 1806
William Clark · Sep 9, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"timber in ravines"
Clark: September 13, 1806
William Clark · Sep 13, 1806 · Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs
"timber in bottom"
Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806
Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area
"index reference"

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