Mountain lady’s slipper

May 20 1805

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

...ged to make use of the tow rope & the banks were So muddy & Slippery that the men could Scarsely walk notwithstanding [this] we 1 Modern Drowned Man's Rapid, about thr...

May 30 1805

Lewis: May 30, 1805

... bluff were more steep than usual and were now rendered so slippery by the late rain that the men could scarcely walk. the chord is our only dependance for the cour...

May 31 1805

Clark: May 31, 1805

...ry laborious as the mud Stuck to my mockersons & was verry Slippery. I return'd on board. it continued to rain moderately untill about 12 oClock when it ceased, & C...

May 31 1805

Lewis: May 31, 1805

...nks and bluffs along which they are obliged to pass are so slippery and the mud so tenacious that they are unable to wear their mockersons, and in that situation dra...

Jun 5 1805

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

...son is owing to the badness of the weather as it is muddy & Slippery walking.2 1 The adventure of Fields with the grizzly, which occurred June 4, is de- scribed more f...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

...lock we had a hard Shower of rain which made the portage so Slipperry we did not expect they would Start from the lower Camp tomorrow with a load of baggage as usal. S...

Aug 5 1805

Jefferson River ascending toward divide — John Ordway: August 5, 1805

... Shores and hills rocky the bottom of the River covred with Slippery Small Stone and gravvel. we proceeded on passed over rapids worse than ever it is with difficulty ...

Sep 17 1805

Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — John Ordway: September 17, 1805

..., the water Stood in the trail over our mock118 Some places Slippery, we assended a steep high rockey part of the Mountain high rocks and high pricipicies. we Camped o...

Nov 1 1805

Clark: November 1, 1805

...r Small Canoe and all the baggage by land 940 yards of bad Slippery and rockey way The Indians we discoverd took ther loading the whole length of the portage 21/2 m...

Jan 8 1806

Clark: January 8, 1806

...mountain & 4 high Points Steep & Slipery, also Stony Beach Slippery and tiresom The high tide obliged me to delay untill late before the tide put out, I Shot a raven...

May 10 1806

Lewis: May 10, 1806

...open plain course S. 35 E. and distance 16 ms. the road was slippery and the snow clogged to the horses feet, and caused them to trip frequently. the mud at the sour...

Jun 2 1806

Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — Patrick Gass: June 2, 1806

... a very disagreeable trip as the roads were mountainous and slippery. They saw a number of deer, and of the Ibex or big-horn.

Jun 15 1806

Lewis: June 15, 1806

... graized our horses. the rains have rendered the road very slippery insomuch that it is with much difficulty our horses can get on several of them fell but sustained...

Jun 15 1806

Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 15, 1806

...t out about 8 oClock and proceeded on. found the road verry slipperry & bad took the mountains and the road So bad several of our horses fell about noon we had Thunder...

Jun 15 1806

Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — Patrick Gass: June 15, 1806

...untain with a good deal of difficulty, as the path was very slippery, but got over safe to a small prairie, where the two men, who had gone on ahead had killed two dee...