Grizzly Bear

Jun 11 1804

Missouri River near Jefferson City area — Joseph Whitehouse: June 11, 1804

...mand- ing Officer halted there that day Drewyer kill’ two bears & One buck there Halted.

Jun 12 1804

Missouri River near Jefferson City area — Joseph Whitehouse: June 12, 1804

...nt Being Rappid Neerly Swept the men of[f] their legs while Bearing her up from Sinquing. Got to the Grand River at three Oclock our hunters met us there with a bea...

Jul 8 1804

Missouri River near St. Joseph area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 8, 1804

...e 39”, 39", 22° m& an Island to the S.S On on our W.S. a bear apeared but Coult not be Shot Made his Alopement we Got to the River Nandouie Roe‘ 15 Miles Incam...

Feb 25 1805

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805

...ption, © The Mufilon, or Musmon, though covered with hair, Bears a stronger similitude to the Ram than. to: any ie 2 animal; 5 ‘like the Ramit has. the. eyes pla...

Apr 16 1805

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

...ing been seen in great abundance. This "anxiety." which the bears returned with interest, was soon amply satisfied, and before many weeks we shall find the explorer...

Apr 29 1805

Ordway Records the First Encounter with Grizzly Bears

The expedition's first encounters with grizzly bears were genuinely terrifying experiences for men accustomed to the smaller black bears of the East. O...

Apr 29 1805

John Ordway: April 29, 1805

.... Commenting upon the respect in which the Indians held the grizzly bear, Lewis adds, "but in the hands of skillfull riflemen they are by no means as formidable or dangerou...

May 11 1805

Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 11, 1805

...through the lungs by Bratton yet still full of life. "These bear being so hard to die," notes Lewis, "reather intimedates us all. I must confess that I do not like ...

May 14 1805

Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 14, 1805

... Shore ab1 4 oClock the men in the canoes Saw a large brown bear on the hills on S. S. 6 men went out to kill it. they fired at it and wounded it. it chased 2 of th...

May 20 1805

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

... than we intended on account of Saveing the oil of a yallow bear which the party killed late this afternoon. Came 16£ miles to day. Many of the creeks which appear...

May 31 1805

Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 31, 1805

... Side of the river, which is curious to see. we Saw a brown bear on the N.S. Some of the hunters went out in order to kill it. passed Straight white clifts of rocks...

Jun 1 1805

Missouri River near Marias River approach — Joseph Whitehouse: June 1, 1805

...OUSE’S JOURNAL &c. the wind rose from the S. E. the river bears to the South, handsom baron plains back from the river. we Saw Mountains a Short distance from the...

Jun 5 1805

Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 5, 1805

...ffalow antilopes & wolves, they Saw Several brown or yallow bear also one of the men by the [name] of Jo8 Fields was attracted [attacked] by an old hea bear & his g...

Jun 22 1805

Gass Describes the Great Falls Portage

...us — made every step miserable. Hailstorms battered them, grizzly bears menaced them, and the heat was oppressive. The portage took from June 16 to July 15, nearly a full...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805

... Lewis on a Small Island below the Camp to hunt for a white bear which had been about the Camp the night before and cut Some meat near the tents &.C. 1 The "saleing...