air gun
Weapon · mentioned in 20 journal entries
Planning
Westward
Fort Clatsop
Return
Post-expedition
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
7
mentions via 1
variant:
gun (7)
Matching weapon records:
Clark: August 19, 1804
William Clark · Aug 19, 1804 · Floyd's Bluff area, Sgt. Floyd dying
"shown to Indians, much astonished"
Joseph Whitehouse: August 30, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 30, 1804 · Near Gavins Point / Yankton, SD — Yankton Sioux council
"Lewis shot it to amaze Indians"
John Ordway: September 25, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 25, 1804 · Near Bad River (Teton River) confluence, Pierre, South Dakota – Teton Sioux encounter
"Lewis demonstrated several shots"
— transcribed as air Gun
Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge — John Ordway: October 10, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 10, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"shot to astonish the chiefs"
— transcribed as air Gun
Clark: October 10, 1804
William Clark · Oct 10, 1804 · Arikara villages near present-day Mobridge
"shot to astonish the Indians"
— transcribed as Air gun
Building Fort Mandan — John Ordway: October 29, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 29, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"Cap Lewis shot to impress Indians"
— transcribed as air Gun
Clark: October 29, 1804
William Clark · Oct 29, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"shot to surprise and astonish the natives"
— transcribed as Air gun
Clark: October 30, 1804
William Clark · Oct 30, 1804 · Building Fort Mandan
"Clark fired it for chief"
Clark: January 16, 1805
William Clark · Jan 16, 1805 · Fort Mandan (winter)
"shot to please war chief"
— transcribed as Air gun
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 9, 1805
John Ordway · Mar 9, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure
"shown to Big Belleys chiefs"
— transcribed as air Gun
Lewis: June 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 10, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"Shields renewed main spring"
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 10, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"Capt Lewis's, mainspring repaired by blacksmiths"
— transcribed as air Gun
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 10, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 10, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"repaired by blacksmiths"
Lewis: August 7, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"repaired and regulated, shooting well"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — Joseph Whitehouse: August 7, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"Cap! Lewis shot it"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 7, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 7, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"shot by Capt Lewis"
Clark: January 24, 1806
William Clark · Jan 24, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"astonished Indians, shoots without powder"
Lewis: April 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 2, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"shot to astonish the natives"
Clark: April 3, 1806
William Clark · Apr 3, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"Capt Lewis fired, astonished natives"
— transcribed as Air gun
Clark: May 11, 1806
William Clark · May 11, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"shown to Indians as novelty"
