Coal
Trade good · mentioned in 11 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning Coal. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
3
mentions via 3
variants:
powdered charcoal (1) · stone-coal (1) · pit-coal (1)
Lewis: Ohio River Journey, September 14, 1803
Sep 14, 1803
"deposits visible in riverbanks"
— transcribed as coal
Clark: May 16, 1804
William Clark · May 16, 1804 · St. Charles, Missouri
"great quantities in Coal hill"
Clark: June 25, 1804
William Clark · Jun 25, 1804 · Missouri River near Arrow Rock
"great quantity of excellent coal in bank"
Clark: August 24, 1804
William Clark · Aug 24, 1804 · Missouri River near Vermillion area
"great appearance in burning bluff"
Fort Mandan (winter) — John Ordway: January 24, 1805
John Ordway · Jan 24, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"supply gone, men cutting coal wood"
— transcribed as coal
Lewis: April 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 10, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"appearance in bluffs continues as yesterday"
— transcribed as coal
Clark: April 11, 1805
William Clark · Apr 11, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"bituminous substance resembling coal in bluffs"
Clark: April 16, 1805
William Clark · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"mineral appearance noted in hills"
Lewis: April 16, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 16, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"stratas seen in river hills"
Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 9, 1805
Patrick Gass · Jul 9, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"used with tallow as sealant"
— transcribed as coal
Lewis: August 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 7, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"first appearance with burnt hills"
