Lewis’s Wild Flax

Feb 25 1805

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

...iver and ‘also on the Missow Bea 4 18 a great quantity of flax growing, and at this time - in bloom. ‘Two men went out this mornin; t > huns. Baie for elk, in o...

Jun 5 1805

Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 5, 1805

.... In these bottoms I saw the stalks of a plant resem- bling flax in every particular.

Jun 16 1805

Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 16, 1805

...rink freely of it. in the bottoms is a considerable of wild flax growing all in blos- sum. Cap! Lewis’s party had prepared & dryed buffalow meat and had caught & ...

Jun 16 1805

Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 16, 1805

...e drink of it freely, in the bottoms is a great quantity of flax growing all in blue blossoms &. C.

Jun 17 1805

Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1805

...small river and also on the Missouri is a great quantity of flax growing, and at this time in bloom. Two men went out this morning to hunt for elk, in order to get ...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

...d Camped in a narrow bottom on the S. Side. considerable of flax in this bottom half seded. we took on board Some deer meat & a Skin which Cap! Clark killed. Fuly 1...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805

...n a narrow bottom on the Larbord Side4 considerable of fine flax in this bottom now going to Seed, we found a Deer Skin and Some meat which Cap* Clark had killed. J...

Jun 26 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805

...S [July 24 passed a nomber of Islands, considerable of good flax now fit to pull in the praries & bottoms, the Thissels pleanty. the pine continues on the sides of ...

Jun 28 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 28, 1805

... places & fine Short grass in general. considerable of good flax now going to Seed. the thissels also pleanty & high now in blossom. the timber con- tinues on the I...

Jul 23 1805

Lewis: July 23, 1805

...strong tough and disagreeable. found some seed of the wild flax ripe which I preserved; this plant grows in great abundance in these bottoms. I halted rearther e...

Jul 23 1805

Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: July 23, 1805

... places & fine Short grass in general, considerable of good flax now going to Seed, the thissels also pleanty & high now in blossom, the timber con- tinues on the I...

Jul 31 1805

Lewis: July 31, 1805

...s are covered with fine grass, tanzy, thistles, onions and flax. the bottom land fertile and of a black rich loam. the uplands poor sterile and of a light yellow...

Jul 31 1805

Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: July 31, 1805

... it large open plain on L. Side on which grows abundance of flax wild Tanzey thissels &c. the above mentioned handsome Creek runs through this prarie on Smoth botto...

Aug 8 1805

Lewis: August 8, 1805

...ntity of the buffaloe clover in the bottoms. the sunflower, flax, green swoard, thistle and several species of the rye grass some of which rise to the hight of 3 ...

Aug 13 1805

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1805

...th prarie on L.S. Cap! Clark Shot a duck. consider- able of flax in these praries. Some of the men Save Some of the Seed. 2 hunters did not join us this evening.