Long-tailed Weasel

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...

Nov 9 1804

Clark: November 9, 1804

...m the N W. Several Indians pass with flying news, we got a White weasel, (Taile excepted which was black at the end) of an Indian Capt Lewis walked to the hill abt. 3/4 ...

Nov 27 1804

Clark: November 27, 1804

...he principal Cheifs Mar par pa par ra pas a too or (Horned Weasel) who did not Chuse to be Seen by the Capt. & left word that he was not at home &. Seven Traders ar...

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 3 1805

Clark: April 3, 1805

.... No. 15 a Mandan robe containing two burrowing Squirels, a white weasel and the Skin of a Loucirvea. also 13 red fox Skins. 1 white Hare Skin &. 4 horns of the mountain r...

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 20 1805

Lewis: August 20, 1805

...ic is known to the traiders of the N. W. by the name of the white weasel is the genuine ermine, and might no doubt be turned to great advantage by those people if they wo...