Engelmann’s spruce

May 20 1805

Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805

..., & current more rapid than yesterday in many places we Saw Spruce on the hills Sides Camped on Stard Side Came 27 miles to day. May 24th Friday 1805. a cold night th...

May 27 1805

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

...esert to be inhabited, or cultivated. Some Spots of pitch & Spruce pine. the game is Scarcer than it has been. no grass nor timber for them to live in, but what Ibex ...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

...ir came Such a Thunder Shower which lasted 1 hour. Saw pine Spruce & ceeder bolsom fer also on the top & vallies of St‘ Mountains. the bottoms on the points verry n...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805

... one hour a little hail attended it. Saw some spots of pine Spruce ceeder and balsom fir timber on the Sides of the

Jun 26 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 26, 1805

... Some of the hunters killed 2 of them. considerable of pine Spruce and bollsom fer trees along the Shore. we passed a Small Creek on the S. S. and one on the N.S. _ t...

Jul 19 1805

Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Patrick Gass: July 19, 1805

of the mountains, which had a good deal of pine, spruce and cedar on them, and where there were not so many rocks; but no timber in the bottoms except some...

Jul 26 1805

Three Forks of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: July 26, 1805

course through the mountains. There are some cedar and spruce trees on the shores; but very little of any kind on the mountains. About 11 o’clock we got throug...

Sep 1 1805

North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 1, 1805

... up the creek, and passed some part closely tim- bered with spruce and pine. We went on with difficulty on account of the bushes, the narrowness of the way and stones...

Sep 2 1805

North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 2, 1805

... up the creek, and passed some part closely tim- bered with spruce and pine. We went on with difficulty on account of the bushes, the narrowness of the way and stones...

Sep 3 1805

North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 3, 1805

...untry is very mountainous and thickly timbered; mostly with spruce pine. Having gone nine miles we halted for din- ner, which was composed of a small portion of flour...

Sep 15 1805

Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 15, 1805

...nd Swampy places covred with tall handsome white ceeder and Spruce pine &C. we crossed a creek a pond alittle below then assended a high Mountain Some places so Steep...

Sep 16 1805

John Ordway: September 16, 1805

... deep cove where we Camped on a small creek in a thicket of Spruce pine and balsom fer timber, the Snow is now about 4 Inches deep on a lev1 we came about 15 miles th...

Sep 17 1805

Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1805

...ow no names, There are black elder and bore-tree, pitch and spruce pine all growing together on these mountains. Being here unable to find a place to halt at, where o...

Sep 20 1805

Patrick Gass: September 20, 1805

... has fallen, the country is closely timbered with pitch and spruce pine, and what some call balsam-fir. We can see no prospect of getting off these desert mountains y...

Sep 23 1805

Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — Patrick Gass: September 23, 1805

...aking millstones ; and some beautiful tall cedars among the spruce pine. Night came on before we got off this ridge, and we had much difficulty in finding water. The ...