cotton wood
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Missouri River near Gasconade River — Patrick Gass: May 30, 1804
Patrick Gass · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"growing in good soil along river"
Clark: June 10, 1804
William Clark · Jun 10, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"common growth in flood-subject bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton woods
Missouri River near Boonville area — Patrick Gass: June 18, 1804
Patrick Gass · Jun 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"timber on north side"
Missouri River near Boonville area — Charles Floyd: June 21, 1804
Charles Floyd · Jun 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"timber on south side"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: June 21, 1804
William Clark · Jun 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Boonville area
"low bottom land growth"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 2, 1804
William Clark · Jul 2, 1804 · Missouri River near Leavenworth area
"made a mast from it, turned red"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River near Platte River mouth — John Ordway: July 18, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth
"lofty towering trees on islands and points"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 18, 1804
William Clark · Jul 18, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth
"lofty trees on islands and points"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 27, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 27, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"lofty groves along the bank"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 28, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 28, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"mostly the timber on south side"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 30, 1804
William Clark · Jul 30, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
"timber on river points"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 7, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 7, 1804 · Missouri River near Soldier River
"in bends of the river"
Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Patrick Gass: August 28, 1804
Patrick Gass · Aug 28, 1804 · Spirit Mound, South Dakota
"beautiful groves on both sides of river"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: September 1, 1804
William Clark · Sep 1, 1804 · Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux
"covering sandy island"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River near Niobrara River — Patrick Gass: September 5, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 5, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"grove at upper end of bottom prairie"
Patrick Gass: September 7, 1804
Patrick Gass · Sep 7, 1804 · Missouri River near present-day Chamberlain, SD area / White River confluence region
"on low points in the bottom"
Lewis: September 17, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 17, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"grove where camp was situated"
Clark: September 21, 1804
William Clark · Sep 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"tall, covering Mock Island"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: September 23, 1804
William Clark · Sep 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"covering Elk Island"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 15, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 15, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"covering bottom on north side"
Clark: October 16, 1804
William Clark · Oct 16, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"timber covering the island"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: October 18, 1804
William Clark · Oct 18, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"principal timber in bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — Patrick Gass: October 23, 1804
Patrick Gass · Oct 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
"covering large bottoms on both sides"
Building Fort Mandan — Patrick Gass: November 1, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 1, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"covered the bottom where they encamped"
Building Fort Mandan — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 3, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"used for puncheons, resembles lombardy poplar"
Clark: November 5, 1804
William Clark · Nov 5, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"timber used for huts"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 6, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 6, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"grove at upper end of prairie"
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: November 7, 1804
Patrick Gass · Nov 7, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"growing on low points in bottom"
Clark: November 9, 1804
William Clark · Nov 9, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"tall heavy timber, fed to horses"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 26, 1804
Patrick Gass · Dec 26, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
"branches fed to horses at night"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 7, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jan 7, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"branches and bark fed to horses"
Fort Mandan (winter) — Patrick Gass: January 16, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jan 16, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"branches used to feed horses"
Lewis: February 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 12, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"bark fed to Indian horses in winter"
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805
Patrick Gass · Feb 25, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"frequent in bottoms and islands"
Clark: March 28, 1805
William Clark · Mar 28, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"windshaken, used to feed Mandan horses"
— transcribed as Cotton Wood
Lewis: April 13, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 13, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"lofty tree with goose nest"
Lewis: April 16, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"preferred bark food of beaver"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River near Porcupine River — Patrick Gass: May 3, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 3, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"leaves as large as dollars"
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 11, 1805
John Ordway · May 11, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"thinly covering river bottoms"
Clark: May 21, 1805
William Clark · May 21, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"covering points along river bends"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: May 24, 1805
William Clark · May 24, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"putting out second bud after frost"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"handsome timber on large island"
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"frequent in bottoms and islands"
Clark: May 28, 1805
William Clark · May 28, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"scattering in bottoms and on islands"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 30, 1805
Patrick Gass · May 30, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"in small bottom where they encamped"
Missouri River near Marias River approach — Patrick Gass: June 1, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jun 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"covering beautiful small islands"
Missouri River near Marias River approach — Joseph Whitehouse: June 2, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 2, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"timber in bottoms and on islands"
Missouri River near Marias River approach — Patrick Gass: June 2, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jun 2, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"covering several islands in river"
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 5, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 5, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"kind with leaf like cherry"
Clark: June 6, 1805
William Clark · Jun 6, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"great proportion in bottoms, leaf like wild cherry"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 12, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 12, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"bottom where they camped"
Clark: July 16, 1805
William Clark · Jul 16, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"scattering timber on river edge"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 21, 1805
William Clark · Jul 21, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"no common kind present"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 5, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 5, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"young cottonwood felled by beaver"
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 5, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 5, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"young cottonwood in channel, felled by beaver"
Cascades of the Columbia, portage — Patrick Gass: October 29, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 29, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"on small bottoms along the river"
Clark: November 2, 1805
William Clark · Nov 2, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"timber along river"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 3, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"timber along river"
Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — Patrick Gass: November 5, 1805
Patrick Gass · Nov 5, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"covering the large bottoms"
Clark: March 27, 1806
William Clark · Mar 27, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"growth of the bottom lands"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: March 28, 1806
William Clark · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"heavy growth near river on island"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: April 5, 1806
William Clark · Apr 5, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"bottom land growth"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: April 30, 1806
William Clark · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"timber along the creek"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: May 3, 1806
William Clark · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"principal timber in creek bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 7, 1806
John Ordway · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"considerable along the creek"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 13, 1806
Patrick Gass · May 13, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"on banks of branch"
Clark: July 3, 1806
William Clark · Jul 3, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"along stream borders"
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 6, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"considerable quantity of timber in valley"
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 10, 1806
Patrick Gass · Jul 10, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"timber on river banks"
Clark: July 15, 1806
William Clark · Jul 15, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"in bottoms of Shield River and Rochejhone"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 16, 1806
William Clark · Jul 16, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"abound in river/creek bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 19, 1806
William Clark · Jul 19, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"principal timber scattered along river"
Clark: July 24, 1806
William Clark · Jul 24, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"covered the island and river banks"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 26, 1806
William Clark · Jul 26, 1806 · Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River
"covering islands and bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: July 28, 1806
William Clark · Jul 28, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"timber on small island"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: August 2, 1806
William Clark · Aug 2, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"timber in bottoms"
— transcribed as Cotton wood
Clark: September 13, 1806
William Clark · Sep 13, 1806 · Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs
"timber in bottom"
Patrick Gass: October 9, 1806
Patrick Gass · Oct 9, 1806
"along the branch"
Patrick Gass: November 2, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 2, 1806
"considerable quantity of timber in valley"
Patrick Gass: November 9, 1806
Patrick Gass · Nov 9, 1806
"timber on river banks"