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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):

Matching wildlife/plant records:

Clark: June 10, 1804

William Clark · Jun 10, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area

"prairies east of Mississippi only grass"

Clark: July 12, 1804

William Clark · Jul 12, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth

"covering bottom land about 4.5 feet high" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: July 15, 1804

William Clark · Jul 15, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth

"covering high praries" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: July 19, 1804

William Clark · Jul 19, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth

"prairie covered, 18 inches to 2 feet high"

Clark: July 20, 1804

William Clark · Jul 20, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth

"covering the prairie land" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: July 30, 1804

William Clark · Jul 30, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)

"prairie grass 10-12 inches high" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: August 1, 1804

William Clark · Aug 1, 1804 · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)

"5 to 8 feet high on prairie" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: August 23, 1804

William Clark · Aug 23, 1804 · Missouri River near Vermillion area

"white with sand, every spire covered"

Clark: September 14, 1804

William Clark · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River

"covering hills and bottoms" — transcribed as Grass

Lewis: September 14, 1804

Meriwether Lewis · Sep 14, 1804 · Missouri River near White River

"food of the prairie hare"

Lewis: September 16, 1804

Meriwether Lewis · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River

"sprung up three inches after burn"

Lewis: September 17, 1804

Meriwether Lewis · Sep 17, 1804 · Missouri River near White River

"young, sprung up after burning"

Missouri River near Cheyenne River — John Ordway: September 30, 1804

John Ordway · Sep 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River

"large quantity in bottom on N. Side" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: October 7, 1804

William Clark · Oct 7, 1804 · Missouri River near Cheyenne River

"covering the open island"

Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — Patrick Gass: October 10, 1804

Patrick Gass · Oct 10, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge

"laid on willow branches of lodge"

Clark: October 12, 1804

William Clark · Oct 12, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge

"used to support earth on lodges"

Clark: October 29, 1804

William Clark · Oct 29, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan

"not burnt where boy sat in fire"

Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: November 3, 1804

John Ordway · Nov 3, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan

"used to cover puncheon floor/loft"

Building Fort Mandan — Patrick Gass: November 3, 1804

Patrick Gass · Nov 3, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan

"covered floor with clay"

Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 7, 1804

John Ordway · Nov 7, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"used to stop cracks in loft" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: November 8, 1804

William Clark · Nov 8, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"horses brought to grass near camp" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: November 9, 1804

William Clark · Nov 9, 1804 · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

"horses grazed on it during day" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: March 6, 1805

William Clark · Mar 6, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"early crop encouraged by burning plains" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: March 30, 1805

William Clark · Mar 30, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"early grass induced by burning plains" — transcribed as Grass

Missouri River near Little Missouri — John Ordway: April 16, 1805

John Ordway · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri

"beginning to grow in bottoms and plains" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: April 16, 1805

William Clark · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri

"geese feeding on it in plains" — transcribed as Grass

Lewis: May 4, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · May 4, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River

"scarcely touched by frost"

Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805

John Ordway · May 17, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area

"absent from washed knobs"

Clark: May 22, 1805

William Clark · May 22, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River

"little and very low"

Lewis: May 24, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · May 24, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River

"little grass produced by sterile soil"

Clark: May 25, 1805

William Clark · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River

"bighorn feed on it"

Lewis: May 25, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River

"bighorn feed on it"

Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 25, 1805

Patrick Gass · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River

"scarcely any on the hills"

Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 27, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains

"sparse in valleys"

Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1805

Patrick Gass · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains

"short on immense natural pastures"

Lewis: June 4, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 4, 1805 · Marias River decision camp

"short, just sufficient to conceal ground"

Lewis: June 18, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 18, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"narrow leaf, soft, fine pasture for buffalo"

Clark: June 23, 1805

William Clark · Jun 23, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"men caught grass for force hauling"

Clark: June 25, 1805

William Clark · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"only a few inches high"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"only a few inches high on highland"

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805

John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"few inches high in plains"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 26, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"dry and parched in valley and hills"

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805

John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"in valley and hills, dry"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 27, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"covering large islands"

Clark: July 3, 1805

William Clark · Jul 3, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"high and fine near river"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: July 7, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 7, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"covering large islands"

Lewis: July 14, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 14, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"about 2 feet high in bottom"

Clark: July 17, 1805

William Clark · Jul 17, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains

"covered the mountain spur"

Lewis: July 21, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 21, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains

"green in bottoms, parched on hills"

Clark: July 22, 1805

William Clark · Jul 22, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains

"Clark lay on it overnight"

Lewis: July 26, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 26, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri

"covering bottom lands"

Lewis: August 1, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 1, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide

"fine, 9 inches to 2 feet high"

Lewis: August 2, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 2, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide

"9 inches to 2 feet high in plain"

Lewis: August 6, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 6, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon

"grown in overflown river bottoms"

Clark: August 7, 1805

William Clark · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon

"covering naked mountain parts"

Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 8, 1805

John Ordway · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon

"high covering the prairie"

Lewis: August 9, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 9, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon

"taller than usual in fertile bottom"

Lewis: August 11, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 11, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon

"tall grass in bog, trodden by horse"

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

"high in some places, short in others"

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 13, 1805

John Ordway · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

"covering smooth plains"

Lewis: August 14, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 14, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

"scorched by sun in desert"

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 15, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

"covering knobs along the river"

Joseph Whitehouse: August 17, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 17, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Forks of Beaverhead River, Montana

"high on prairie camp site"

Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 18, 1805

Patrick Gass · Aug 18, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"plenty along the valley"

Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — John Ordway: August 19, 1805

John Ordway · Aug 19, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"stiff with frost"

Clark: August 21, 1805

William Clark · Aug 21, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"plaited grass used for ornaments"

Lewis: August 23, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"dry grass used as tinder"

Clark: August 29, 1805

William Clark · Aug 29, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"feed for horses in mountains" — transcribed as Grass

Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 30, 1805

Patrick Gass · Aug 30, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"good place for grass for animals"

Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 9, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT

"covering the plains"

Clark: September 14, 1805

William Clark · Sep 14, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains

"eaten out by horses at weir"

Clark: September 18, 1805

William Clark · Sep 18, 1805 · Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains

"horses fed on it during halt" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: September 21, 1805

William Clark · Sep 21, 1805 · Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce

"country covered with grass"

Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 18, 1805

John Ordway · Oct 18, 1805 · Columbia River near Wallula Gap

"lodges made of large grass, neatly worked"

Clark: October 22, 1805

William Clark · Oct 22, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"used to make baskets"

Clark: October 28, 1805

William Clark · Oct 28, 1805 · Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage

"bowls and baskets made of grass" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: October 30, 1805

William Clark · Oct 30, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage

"covering bottoms"

Clark: October 31, 1805

William Clark · Oct 31, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage

"covering bottom and island"

Clark: November 5, 1805

William Clark · Nov 5, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary

"covering low island where dined"

Clark: November 6, 1805

William Clark · Nov 6, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary

"in bottoms"

Clark: November 21, 1805

William Clark · Nov 21, 1805 · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia

"used to make hats"

Clark: December 8, 1805

William Clark · Dec 8, 1805 · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop

"covering wavering prairie"

Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: January 1, 1806

John Ordway · Jan 1, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, salt works established

"used to make women's short petticoats"

Clark: February 4, 1806

William Clark · Feb 4, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"elk food in prairies, still green"

Lewis: February 4, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Feb 4, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"elk feed on it in prairies"

Clark: February 13, 1806

William Clark · Feb 13, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"coarse sedge-like grasses in tufts" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: February 15, 1806

William Clark · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"winter subsistence for plains horses" — transcribed as Grass

Lewis: February 15, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"plains forage for horses"

Clark: February 28, 1806

William Clark · Feb 28, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"food of the hare"

Lewis: February 28, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Feb 28, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"food of the hare"

Clark: March 1, 1806

William Clark · Mar 1, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"grouse food"

Clark: March 8, 1806

William Clark · Mar 8, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"brant feed on grass in marshes"

Clark: March 10, 1806

William Clark · Mar 10, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters

"ducks feed on grass"

Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 26, 1806

Patrick Gass · Mar 26, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River

"growing fast along the route"

Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 28, 1806

John Ordway · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River

"compared to snake density on island" — transcribed as Grass

Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 28, 1806

Patrick Gass · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River

"snakes as numerous as blades of grass"

Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses — Patrick Gass: April 16, 1806

Patrick Gass · Apr 16, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses

"surrounded houses, alive with vermin"

Lewis: April 17, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Apr 17, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses

"covering plain four to nine inches high"

Clark: April 26, 1806

William Clark · Apr 26, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit

"covering the plains" — transcribed as Grass

Lewis: April 26, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Apr 26, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit

"covering the plains"

Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — Patrick Gass: April 30, 1806

Patrick Gass · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit

"thin on plain, rich on south side"

Clark: May 3, 1806

William Clark · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses

"taller grass covering fertile plains"

Lewis: May 3, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses

"taller grass covering fertile plains"

Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — Patrick Gass: May 6, 1806

Patrick Gass · May 6, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses

"none for horses to subsist on"

Clark: May 7, 1806

William Clark · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses

"thickly covers the soil"

Lewis: May 7, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses

"thickly covers rich loam soil"

Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 7, 1806

John Ordway · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses

"thick grass on the hills"

Lewis: May 9, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 9, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses

"now upwards of knee high"

Clark: May 14, 1806

William Clark · May 14, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"fine grass on rich soil"

Lewis: May 14, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 14, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"fine grass on hills, used for tents"

Clark: May 15, 1806

William Clark · May 15, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"formed into roof to turn rain"

Lewis: May 15, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 15, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"used for shelter and tents"

Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 15, 1806

Patrick Gass · May 15, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"used to cover frames for shelters"

Clark: May 17, 1806

William Clark · May 17, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"sustains no injury from snow or frost"

Lewis: May 17, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 17, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"unharmed by snow on plains"

Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: May 20, 1806

Patrick Gass · May 20, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"used to cover small lodge"

Lewis: May 21, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 21, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"used in lodge construction"

Clark: May 27, 1806

William Clark · May 27, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"bulbs found in squirrel's mouth"

Lewis: May 27, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · May 27, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"not cut down in squirrel villages"

Clark: May 28, 1806

William Clark · May 28, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"now upwards of knee high"

Clark: June 3, 1806

William Clark · Jun 3, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"none available on mountain road"

Lewis: June 3, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 3, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"none available on mountain route"

Clark: June 9, 1806

William Clark · Jun 9, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt

"would grow higher on mountains with delay"

Clark: June 11, 1806

William Clark · Jun 11, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"used as layer in cooking pit"

Lewis: June 11, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 11, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"used as layer in cooking pit"

Clark: June 14, 1806

William Clark · Jun 14, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"insufficient to subsist horses on mountains"

Clark: June 15, 1806

William Clark · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"thickly covered glade for grazing"

Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 15, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"plenty for horses at glade"

Clark: June 16, 1806

William Clark · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"for horses in small valley"

Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 16, 1806

John Ordway · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"short, just starting up in woods"

Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 16, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"sought for horses to graze on"

Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jun 17, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow

"just putting out along creek"

Clark: June 19, 1806

William Clark · Jun 19, 1806 · Waiting for Nez Perce guides at Weippe Prairie

"fine and abundant to sustain horses"

Clark: June 24, 1806

William Clark · Jun 24, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"fine grass for horses this evening"

Lewis: June 24, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 24, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"fine grass for horses this evening"

Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 25, 1806

John Ordway · Jun 25, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"none near ahead, camped early"

Patrick Gass: June 26, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jun 26, 1806 · Lolo Trail / Bitterroot Mountains, ID (near Lolo Pass area)

"very good grass at evening camp"

Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — John Ordway: June 27, 1806

John Ordway · Jun 27, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"horses found a little to graze"

Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 27, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jun 27, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"little grass at hillside campsite"

Clark: June 28, 1806

William Clark · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"abundance found for horses"

Lewis: June 28, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"abundance found for horses"

Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 28, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jun 28, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"good place of grass for horses"

Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides — Patrick Gass: June 29, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jun 29, 1806 · Successful Bitterroot crossing with Nez Perce guides

"good grass at the glades"

Clark: June 30, 1806

William Clark · Jun 30, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south

"scarce for horses in deep snow"

Lewis: July 1, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 1, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south

"food of barking squirrels"

Clark: July 3, 1806

William Clark · Jul 3, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south

"in open plains"

Lewis: July 4, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 4, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"abundance for horses in bottom"

Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 6, 1806

John Ordway · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"fine grass in large glades"

Lewis: July 7, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 7, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"covering bottoms with willow"

Lewis: July 8, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 8, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"generally about 9 inches high"

Clark: July 10, 1806

William Clark · Jul 10, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"stiff frozen, grows on mountainsides"

Lewis: July 11, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 11, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"much improved by late rain"

Lewis: July 12, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 12, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"more luxuriant than previous year"

Clark: July 15, 1806

William Clark · Jul 15, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone

"short on second bottom, dry"

Lewis: July 15, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 15, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone

"eaten up by Indian horses"

Lewis: July 17, 1806

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone

"short, grazed down by buffalo"

Clark: July 19, 1806

William Clark · Jul 19, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone

"destroyed by grasshoppers" — transcribed as Grass

Clark: July 22, 1806

William Clark · Jul 22, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone

"in river bottoms, horses fond of"

Clark: August 20, 1806

William Clark · Aug 20, 1806 · Mandan villages, Charbonneau family stays

"turning yellow on plains"

Clark: August 27, 1806

William Clark · Aug 27, 1806 · Rapid descent of Missouri, 70-80 miles/day

"laid flat by buffalo"

Clark: September 1, 1806

William Clark · Sep 1, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory

"nearly as high as head"

Clark: September 7, 1806

William Clark · Sep 7, 1806 · Missouri River through Dakota territory

"very high in the bottoms" — transcribed as Grass

Patrick Gass: October 8, 1806

Patrick Gass · Oct 8, 1806

"none available for horses in mountains"

Patrick Gass: October 14, 1806

Patrick Gass · Oct 14, 1806

"used to cover frames for shelter"

Patrick Gass: October 20, 1806

Patrick Gass · Oct 20, 1806

"used to cover small lodge"

Patrick Gass: October 31, 1806

Patrick Gass · Oct 31, 1806

"for horses in small prairie and glade"

Patrick Gass: November 1, 1806

Patrick Gass · Nov 1, 1806

"sought for horse feed"