Hutchins’s goose; Cackling Goose

Apr 13 1805

Missouri River near Little Missouri — Patrick Gass: April 13, 1805

...miles and encamped on the North side, where we found a wild goose nest on a tree about 60 feet high. One of the men climbed the tree and found one egg in the nest.

Apr 18 1805

Patrick Gass: April 18, 1805

a wild goose. The morning was fine and we went on very well until 1 o’clock, when the wind blew so hard down t...

May 1 1805

Missouri River near Porcupine River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 1, 1805

...to hunt. they killed one buffaloe one Deer 2 beaver and one Goose. the party camped opposite to where I lay all night the man who was with me kill’ a Deer. (came o...

Jun 9 1805

Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 9, 1805

...en killed an excellent fat buffaloe. There is a quantity of gooseberry and choak-cherry bushes on the point, and also some rabbit berries.

Jun 15 1805

Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 15, 1805

...n a point above, there is a great quantity of straw- berry, gooseberry and choak-cherry bushes ; and there appears to be a good deal of small cotton-wood on the bank...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805

...iew flowers in the plains. Great quanties of choke cherryes Goose berrys red & yallow berry, & red purple currents on the Edges of the water, we catch great quantiti...

Jun 26 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805

...s day and Camped on the Stard Side.2 our hunters killed one goose which was all the game killed to day. July 26th Friday 1805. a clear morning, we set out as usal an...

Jun 27 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 27, 1805

usal, and proceeded on. Some of the hunters killed a goose and a beaver, about 8 oClock A. M. we halted took breakfast under a handsom ceeder tree on S. Side....

Jun 30 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 30, 1805

...les this day and Camped on the N.S. our hun- ter killed one goose, which was all that was killed this day. [ 120 ] 1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL

Jul 10 1805

Great Falls Portage — Patrick Gass: July 10, 1805

...ere there are high rocks, I found a great quantity of sweet gooseberries, all ripe.

Jul 27 1805

Three Forks of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: July 27, 1805

...timber on the branches, chiefly cotton-wood. Also currants, goose and service ber- ries, and choak-cherries on the banks. The deer are plenty too; some of the men we...

Aug 4 1805

Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 4, 1805

...timber along the River as below, we proceeded ,on. killed a goose & a duck they are pleanty on the River, we Came 15 miles this day and Camped on s. side at a bottom...

Aug 23 1805

Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 23, 1805

... and no path or trail of any kind. This morning we killed a goose, and badly wounded a large buck in the water. One of our sergeants is very unwell. We went on 3 mil...

Sep 7 1805

Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole — John Ordway: September 7, 1805

...r hunters killed two Deer. Some of the the hunters killed 1 goose 1 crain Several pheasants and a hawk, we proceeded on crossed Several Small creeks and runs1 we had...

Sep 9 1805

Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805

...e Mo* each Side of this valley, one of the hunters killed a goose and a wood pecker. Cap* Clark killed 4 pheasants or prarie hens, we find wild or choak cherries alo...