Wildlife

Ermine

Mustela erminea
Ermine

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Habitat
Lemhi area
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1805-09-20

Lewis prized the tippet given by Cameahwait that was trimmed with numerous ermine pelts. Subspecies status problematic.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Ermine

Sep 28 1804
Teton Sioux confrontation near Pierre, SD — Joseph Whitehouse: September 28, 1804
... a white flag, and a red flag for peace or war, and was; determined to fight our way, if we could not Go without. Cap‘ Lewis Got into a perogue and went on Shore to...
Dec 7 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 7, 1804
... astronomer to the North West company, in the year 1798, determined the northern bend of the Missouri to be in latitude 47. 32. LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION 59 our garr...
Mar 16 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: March 16, 1805
...ompany, the captains gave him until the following day to determine whether he would go with the expedition on the terms which had been verbally agreed upon. Charbonne...
Apr 7 1805
John Ordway: April 7, 1805
...or evil it had in store for us was for experiment yet to determine, and these little vessells contained every article by which we were to expect to subsist or defend ...
May 20 1805
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
...L COLLECTIONS [June 4 miles up each river, but could not determine which would be our most probable branch for our Course &.C. our officers are not Satisfied in their...
Jun 3 1805
Patrick Gass: June 3, 1805
...rs and encamped there. The commanding officers could not determine which of these rivers or branches, it was 94 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE proper to take; and therefore ...
Jun 4 1805
Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 4, 1805
...h Branch, to see if they could find any certain marks to determine whether that was the Missouri or not; and Captain Clarke myself and four others went up the South b...
Jun 5 1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 5, 1805
...ewis' own words: "An interesting question was now to be. determined; which of these rivers was the Missouri, or that river which the Minnetares call Amahte Arz-zha or...
Jun 11 1805
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 11, 1805
...inuation of the Missouri River proper, and the desire to determine the point as soon as possible. With the exception of Lewis and Clark, the party to a man believed t...
Jun 26 1805
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
...our course. Saw a Smoak in the valley between, we cannot determine whether is [it] was made by the natives or Cap4 Clark, passed a level Smooth plain in the valley. S...
Aug 7 1805
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 7, 1805
...(II, 8) to condemn Lewis and Clark for not making a more determined effort to find him. "Almost a mere boy," they "sent him out to hunt, then absolutely reversed thei...
Aug 26 1805
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 26, 1805
...k Sent Cap* Lewis a note and says he will meet us here & determine whither we follow the River or go across by land to the wtn ocean.
Mar 23 1806
John Ordway: March 23, 1806
...g proved so rainy and uncertain that our officers were undetermined for some time whether they had best Set out & risque the [wind] which appeared to be riseing or no...
Apr 2 1806
Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: April 2, 1806
...he meat of the 4 Elk Stayed out all night our offi- cers determined to delay at this place untill the hunters kill 9 or 10 Elk and jurk the meat to take along with us...
Apr 4 1806
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 4, 1806
...tives drew on a mat a sketch of the river. Clark at once determined to set out to visit it, and engaged to pay his informant a burning glass for his services as guide...

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