choke cherries
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Lewis: April 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 12, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"underbrush in bottom lands"
— transcribed as Choke cherry
Lewis: April 26, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"high timbered bottoms undergrowth"
— transcribed as choke cherry
Lewis: May 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 12, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"described in detail, in bloom"
— transcribed as choke cherry
Lewis: June 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"observed along the river"
— transcribed as choke cherry
Lewis: June 11, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 11, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"twigs boiled for medicinal decoction"
— transcribed as Choke cherry
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"great quantities along water edges"
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"great quantities along water"
Clark: July 10, 1805
William Clark · Jul 10, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"substituted for hickory in ax hilthes"
— transcribed as Choke Cherry
Clark: July 16, 1805
William Clark · Jul 16, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"shrub along river"
— transcribed as Choke Cherry
Lewis: July 17, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"abundant and not yet ripe"
Lewis: July 22, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 22, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"not yet ripe"
Lewis: August 13, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"dried in sun, eaten as cakes"
— transcribed as Choke cherries
Clark: August 24, 1805
William Clark · Aug 24, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"eaten, made party sick"
— transcribed as Choke Cherries
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — John Ordway: September 1, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 1, 1805 · North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
"ripe, gathered and boiled in bottom"
— transcribed as choke Cherries
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Joseph Whitehouse: September 1, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 1, 1805 · North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
"abound in bottom, boiled and eaten"
— transcribed as choke cherrys
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"plenty along the creek"
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 10, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"abound on creek bottoms, gathered by natives"
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 11, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 11, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"plentiful in the area"
Clark: April 30, 1806
William Clark · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"timber along the creek"
— transcribed as Choke Cherry
Clark: May 1, 1806
William Clark · May 1, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"in creek bottoms"
— transcribed as choke Cherry
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 10, 1806
John Ordway · May 10, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"wild cherry along this creek"
— transcribed as choke cherry
Clark: May 29, 1806
William Clark · May 29, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"in bloom since the 20th"
— transcribed as Choke Cherry
Lewis: May 29, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 29, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"in bloom since the 20th inst."
— transcribed as Choke Cherry
Lewis: June 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 7, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"compared to local cherry species"
— transcribed as Choke cherry
Clark: June 10, 1806
William Clark · Jun 10, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"undergrowth near watercourses"
— transcribed as choke cherry
Lewis: July 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 2, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"native of this valley"
— transcribed as choke cherry
Clark: July 20, 1806
William Clark · Jul 20, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"best wood for ax handles in country"
— transcribed as choke cherry
Clark: August 10, 1806
William Clark · Aug 10, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"compared to new cherry species"
— transcribed as Choke Cherry
Lewis: August 12, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 12, 1806 · Lewis and Clark reunite at Missouri-Yellowstone confluence
"compared with new cherry's growth habit"
— transcribed as Choke Cherry
