corn

Plant · mentioned in 23 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
2 mentions via 2 variants: acorn (1) · corn (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Pacific popcorn flower (Plagiobothrys tenellus)
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — John Ordway: July 9, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 9, 1804 · Missouri River near St. Joseph area
"Frenchmen camped to raise corn"
Clark: August 14, 1804
William Clark · Aug 14, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"Mahars tend no corn since dispersal" — transcribed as Corn
Clark: September 5, 1804
William Clark · Sep 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"Poncas raise none"
Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD — Patrick Gass: September 28, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 28, 1804 · Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD
"raised by Rickarees around old village"
Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD — Joseph Whitehouse: September 28, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 28, 1804 · Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD
"raised at old RickaRee village"
Missouri River near Cheyenne River — Joseph Whitehouse: September 29, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 29, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River
"raised by Rickarees at old village"
Clark: October 8, 1804
William Clark · Oct 8, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"cultivated on the island" — transcribed as Corn
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — Patrick Gass: October 10, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 10, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"raised by the Indians"
Clark: October 11, 1804
William Clark · Oct 11, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"given to eat by Ricaras" — transcribed as Corn
Clark: October 12, 1804
William Clark · Oct 12, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"given as gifts, raised by women" — transcribed as Corn
John Ordway: October 26, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 26, 1804 · Approaching Mandan Villages, near Washburn, North Dakota
"raised by Mandan last summer"
Clark: January 13, 1805
William Clark · Jan 13, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"kept for summer and reserve" — transcribed as Corn
Clark: March 14, 1805
William Clark · Mar 14, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"all hands shelling corn" — transcribed as Corn
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 16, 1805
John Ordway · Mar 16, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"being hailed/shelled when wind rose"
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 11, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 11, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"Indians had gone up river for corn"
Clark: August 21, 1805
William Clark · Aug 21, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"grains strung as ornaments" — transcribed as Corn
Lewis: August 22, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 22, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"boiled with beans for council meal"
Lewis: August 23, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"part of low provision store"
Clark: August 15, 1806
William Clark · Aug 15, 1806 · Down Missouri, approaching Mandan villages
"12 bushels in Black Cat's lodge" — transcribed as Corn
Clark: August 18, 1806
William Clark · Aug 18, 1806 · Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays
"Menitarras obtained from Mandans" — transcribed as Corn
Clark: August 21, 1806
William Clark · Aug 21, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"boiled corn served as food" — transcribed as Corn
Clark: August 22, 1806
William Clark · Aug 22, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"chief gave Clark some soft corn" — transcribed as Corn
Clark: September 1, 1806
William Clark · Sep 1, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory
"given to Yankton Indians" — transcribed as Corn

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