Mountain Goat

Sep 5 1804

Missouri River near Niobrara River — Patrick Gass: September 5, 1804

...t three miles higher up, on the north side, a creek, called Goat creek. On the hills above this creek we saw some goats or antelopes, which the French called cabres...

Sep 14 1804

Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 14, 1804

...came to us here; had killed a hare. Captain Clarke killed a goat or antelope.

Sep 17 1804

Missouri River near White River — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1804

...teen common and two black-tailed deer, three buffaloe and a goat. The wild goat in this country differ from the common tame goat, and is supposed to be the real ant...

Sep 20 1804

Missouri River near Big Bend — Patrick Gass: September 20, 1804

...ain Clarke and the other man joined us. They had killed two goats and two deer. At 1 o'clock at night, the bank where we were stationed began to fall so much, that ...

Oct 18 1804

Missouri River approaching Cannonball River — Patrick Gass: October 18, 1804

...e, and all the hunters came in having killed six deer, four goats and a pelican.

Feb 25 1805

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

...near the horns 3 and its ears are shorter than those of the goat: it alsore-— Y veer les the Ram in its horns, and im all the particular eons “a tours of its fo...

Apr 7 1805

John Ordway: April 7, 1805

... to go back to the States also Some curious animals such as Goat Skins & horns, a barking Squerrell Some Mountain Rams horns a prarie hen & badgers Some birds caule...

Apr 15 1805

Missouri River near Little Missouri — Patrick Gass: April 15, 1805

...n very well. Passed a large creek on the North side, called Goat-pen creek. We saw a number of buffaloe and two bears on the bank of the river. After going 23 miles...

May 20 1805

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

as usal. one of the hunters or trapers caught a large beaver last night, about nine o. Clock A.M. we passed the mouth of a...

May 26 1805

Patrick Gass: May 26, 1805

... We passed two creeks this fore- * «The Ibex resembles the goat in the shape of its body : but differs in the horns which are much larger. ‘They are bent backwar...

May 27 1805

Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Patrick Gass: May 27, 1805

...near the horns ; and its ears are shorter than those of the goat: it also resembles the Ram in its horns, and in all the particular contours of its form. The horns ...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

...e river and had killed one buck Deer and a buck antelope or goat kind &c. Some Thunder and light Sprinkling of rain &c. If Pie] July 9% Tuesday 1805. a beautiful mo...

Jun 26 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805

...at sun rise and proceeded on. the current Swift, we found a goat or antelopes Skin which Cap* Clark killed and left for us. we passed a redish clift of rocks on Sta...

Jun 29 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1805

... usal and proceeded on. the current verry rapid. we found a goat Skin which Cap! Clarks party had killed and left on Shore. passed a yal- low or redish clift of roc...

Jun 30 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 30, 1805

...te bear on an Island. Saw a nomber of otter. Saw a flock of goats or antelopes one of the hunters killed one of them. we Saw a Camp where Cap! Clark had Stayed one ...