Pacific harbor seal

Jan 10 1806

Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head — John Ordway: January 10, 1806

...ent tribes which lived mostly on whail meat, and fish, Some Seals &C. they had a large quantity by them they Saw a great many bones of whails along the Shore, one n...

Mar 2 1806

Clark: March 2, 1806

... one inch in width on which no feathers grow, tho it is consealed by the feathers which are inserted on the hinder and front part of the neck, this Space Seams to...

Mar 16 1806

Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: March 16, 1806

...r part of the day. nothing else extroardinary. our officers Sealed up some papers and letters for Mr Haily and gave them to the savages.

Mar 19 1806

Clark: March 19, 1806

...t up. when this vest is worn the breast of the woman in consealed, but without it which is almost always the case, they are exposed, and from the habit of remaini...

Mar 24 1806

Clark: March 24, 1806

... on through Some difficult and narrow Channels between the Seal Islands, and the South Side to an old village on the South Side opposit to the lower War ki a com ...

Mar 24 1806

Lewis: March 24, 1806

... for the sick, and a hat for one of the men. on one of the seal Islands opposite to the village of these people thy have scaffolded their dead in canoes elivatin...

Mar 24 1806

Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 24, 1806

...Saw.2 we proceeded on thro Some narrow channels between the Seal Islands and the South Shore to an old village on South Side opposite to the lower warkiacome villag...

Mar 25 1806

Clark: March 25, 1806

... temporary residence for the purpose of fishing and takeing Seal. they had taken about 12 Sturgeon and Some Seal. they gave us Some of the flesh of the Seal which...

Mar 25 1806

Lewis: March 25, 1806

... temperary residence for the purpose of fishing and taking seal. they had taken a fine parcel of sturgeon and some seal. they gave us some of the fleese of the se...

Mar 31 1806

Clark: March 31, 1806

...name which we could learn for this little river we Call it Seal river from the great number of those Animals which frequents its mouth. this river forks into two ...

Mar 31 1806

Lewis: March 31, 1806

.... a little below the upper point of the White brant Island Seal river discharges itself on the N. side. it is about 80 yards wide, and at present discharges a lar...

Mar 31 1806

Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: March 31, 1806

...oms &C. this morn- ing, in the evening we passed the m° of Seal River1 on N. Side the waves high, we Encamped a Short distance above sd River on a handsom high pla...

Apr 1 1806

Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — John Ordway: April 1, 1806

...Sand River to make discovries & Several hunters went up the Seal River a hunting & others went out in different directions a hunting, a number of the natives visite...

Apr 6 1806

Clark: April 6, 1806

...ngth of these feathers is 21/2 inches. one overlais and Conseals the other which is Somewhat Shorter and Seems to be raped in the plumage of that in front which f...

Apr 15 1806

Clark: April 15, 1806

... purcupine, as are also their mockersons & Legins. they Conseal the parts of generation with the Skins of the Fox or Some other Small animal drawn under neath a g...