Sea Otter

May 26 1804

Missouri River near Gasconade River — Patrick Gass: May 26, 1804

...ven we embarked and had loud thunder and heavy rain; passed Otter creek on the north side, and encamped near its mouth.

May 25 1805

Missouri River near Musselshell River — Patrick Gass: May 25, 1805

...of the female small. They * Tt is said that bears, beavers, otters and such animals will sink unless shot dead. 88 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE have a fine soft hair. Cap...

Jun 29 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1805

...large plain on the N.S. the prickley pear abound on it. Saw otter and beaver in great abundence. the willow verry thick on the Islands and along the Shores. the Curr...

Jun 30 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 30, 1805

...ed on. Saw a large white 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! ...

Aug 14 1805

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Patrick Gass: August 14, 1805

...e are a few deer and goats in this part of the country; and otter and beaver in plenty along the river, but no other kind of game that we could discover. There are s...

Oct 24 1805

Celilo Falls and The Dalles portage — Patrick Gass: October 24, 1805

...down to day we saw a great 164 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE many sea otters swimming in the river, and killed some, but could not get them as they sunk to the bottom. This vi...

Oct 29 1805

Cascades of the Columbia, portage — Patrick Gass: October 29, 1805

...we saw a great many swans, geese and ducks; and a number of sea otter. There are some small bottoms along the river, with cotton wood on them, and on the banks of the ri...

Nov 4 1805

Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary — John Ordway: November 4, 1805

...he Stard Side which is called mount rainy.2 Saw a number of sea otter in the River, we Came 28 miles this day and Camped after dark on the Stard Side the geese and brant...

Nov 10 1805

Columbia estuary, storm-bound, vote on winter camp — Patrick Gass: November 10, 1805

...eeable. While on our way down to day we saw some porpoises, sea otter and a great many sea gulls. The water is become very salt.

Nov 21 1805

Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 21, 1805

...nt above is 46° 19' 11^ Min North, the Natives value their Sea otter Skins verry high, our officers being anxious to purchase a robe made of two of those animels, they ...

Nov 21 1805

Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 21, 1805

...soon as possible. One of the natives here had a robe of sea-otter skins, of the finest fur I ever saw; which the Commanding Officers wanted very much, and offered tw...

Nov 25 1805

Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 25, 1805

... in the River [and] loaded up. our officers bought two more sea otter Skins of the natives, we then Set out and came about 9 miles up the River and attempted to cross ov...

Dec 24 1805

Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 24, 1805

... down to day we saw a great 1 64 GASS'S JOURNAL OF THE many sea otters swimming in the river, and killed some, but could not get them as they sunk to the bottom. This vi...

Feb 13 1806

Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — John Ordway: February 13, 1806

bought a sea otter skin from the Indian for a peace of Tobacco not the half of a carrit.

Mar 15 1806

Clark: March 15, 1806

...tel a Clatsop man and his family. he brought a Canoe and a Sea Otter Skin for Sale neither of which we could purchase of him. the Clatsops which had brought a Canoe f...