Sitka Spruce

May 20 1805

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

..., & current more rapid than yesterday in many places we Saw Spruce on the hills Sides Camped on Stard Side Came 27 miles to day. May 24th Friday 1805. a cold night th...

May 23 1805

Lewis: May 23, 1805

...more rappid, & the country much the same as yesterday. some spruce pine of small size appears among the pitch pine, and reather more rock than usual on the face of ...

May 24 1805

Clark: May 24, 1805

...untrey on the Stard. Side found it broken & Dry Some pine, Spruce & Dwarf Cedar on the hill sides, I Sent one man 10 mile out he reports a Similarity of Countrey ba...

May 24 1805

Lewis: May 24, 1805

... hills; the tops of the hills covered with scattering pine spruce and dwarf cedar; the soil poor and sterile, sandy near the tops of the hills, the whole producing ...

May 27 1805

Lewis: May 27, 1805

...e, which is imbeded in the Clay and sand. some little pine spruce and dwarf cedar on the hills. some coal or carbonated wood still makes it's appearance in these b...

May 27 1805

Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 27, 1805

...esert to be inhabited, or cultivated. Some Spots of pitch & Spruce pine. the game is Scarcer than it has been. no grass nor timber for them to live in, but what Ibex ...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

...ir came Such a Thunder Shower which lasted 1 hour. Saw pine Spruce & ceeder bolsom fer also on the top & vallies of St‘ Mountains. the bottoms on the points verry n...

Jun 25 1805

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805

... one hour a little hail attended it. Saw some spots of pine Spruce ceeder and balsom fir timber on the Sides of the

Jun 26 1805

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 26, 1805

... Some of the hunters killed 2 of them. considerable of pine Spruce and bollsom fer trees along the Shore. we passed a Small Creek on the S. S. and one on the N.S. _ t...

Jul 19 1805

Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Patrick Gass: July 19, 1805

of the mountains, which had a good deal of pine, spruce and cedar on them, and where there were not so many rocks; but no timber in the bottoms except some...

Jul 26 1805

Three Forks of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: July 26, 1805

course through the mountains. There are some cedar and spruce trees on the shores; but very little of any kind on the mountains. About 11 o’clock we got throug...

Sep 1 1805

North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 1, 1805

... up the creek, and passed some part closely tim- bered with spruce and pine. We went on with difficulty on account of the bushes, the narrowness of the way and stones...

Sep 2 1805

North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 2, 1805

... up the creek, and passed some part closely tim- bered with spruce and pine. We went on with difficulty on account of the bushes, the narrowness of the way and stones...

Sep 3 1805

North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Patrick Gass: September 3, 1805

...untry is very mountainous and thickly timbered; mostly with spruce pine. Having gone nine miles we halted for din- ner, which was composed of a small portion of flour...

Sep 9 1805

Lewis: September 9, 1805

...ogether pine principally of the longleafed kind, with some spruce and a kind of furr resembleing the scotch furr. near the wartercourses we find a small proportion ...