cotton trees
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Clark: September 13, 1804
William Clark · Sep 13, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"porcupine feeding on leaves and boughs"
— transcribed as Cotton tree
Clark: September 22, 1804
William Clark · Sep 22, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"fallen for horse feed"
— transcribed as Cotton Trees
Clark: April 19, 1805
William Clark · Apr 19, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"beginning to leaf out"
Clark: May 17, 1805
William Clark · May 17, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"only timber scattered in bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
Clark: May 18, 1805
William Clark · May 18, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"few contained in the bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton Trees
Clark: May 30, 1805
William Clark · May 30, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"grove where they camped"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
Clark: May 31, 1805
William Clark · May 31, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"scattered on points in bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
Clark: June 1, 1805
William Clark · Jun 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"scattered on shores and islands"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 6, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 6, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"with leaf like cherry"
Clark: June 25, 1805
William Clark · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"one solitary in sight of camp"
— transcribed as Cotton tree
Clark: July 3, 1805
William Clark · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"few, neither large nor tall"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 7, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"canoe hauled into grove of them"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 8, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"few groves in valley"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 9, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"along old river bed and camp"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 11, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 11, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"few scattering along the shore"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"scattering along the river"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 13, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"few scattering along the river"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 15, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"grove near camp on L. Side"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 16, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 16, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"few cotton trees at spring run"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 16, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 16, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"grove on L. Side where dined"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 25, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 25, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"a few seen towards evening"
Clark: September 9, 1805
William Clark · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"grew on large scattering creek"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
Clark: May 1, 1806
William Clark · May 1, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"small, in creek bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
Clark: July 17, 1806
William Clark · Jul 17, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"none large enough for canoes"
— transcribed as Cotton tree
Clark: July 30, 1806
William Clark · Jul 30, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"large spreading tree at camp"
— transcribed as Cotton tree
Clark: August 25, 1806
William Clark · Aug 25, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day
"small cottonwoods on NE point"
— transcribed as Cotton trees
