American beaver

May 19 1805

Seaman Bitten by a Beaver — Nearly Dies

... Montana. Lewis recorded that Seaman was "badly bitten by a beaver" after apparently catching or cornering the animal near the water's edge. The beaver severed an art...

Jan 9 1806

Lewis: January 9, 1806

... undressed Elkskins, skins of the sea Otter, common Otter, beaver, common fox, spuck, and tiger cat; also dryed and pounded sammon in baskets, and a kind of buisqu...

Jan 14 1806

Clark: January 14, 1806

...undressed Elk Skins, Skins of the Sea otter, Common Otter, beaver, common fox, Speck, and tiger Cat, also Some Salmon dried or pounded and a kind of buisket, which ...

Jan 15 1806

Clark: January 15, 1806

.... the Spear or gig is used to take the Sea otter, Spuck, & Beaver. The gig consists of two points or birbs and are the Same in their Construction as those which ar...

Jan 15 1806

Lewis: January 15, 1806

...s used to take the sea otter, the common otter, spuck, and beaver. their gig consists of two points or barbs and are the same in their construction as those discrib...

Jul 17 1806

Clark: July 17, 1806

...N E side is 30 yards wide. I call it Otter River the other Beaver R below the enterance of this Creek I halted as usial to let the Horses graze &c. I saw a Single P...

Jul 17 1806

Lewis: July 17, 1806

...ty in the river bottoms The spies returned having killed 2 beaver and a deer. they reported that they saw no appearance of Indians.-

Jul 20 1806

Lewis: July 20, 1806

...r birds common to the country. there is much appearance of beaver on this river, but not any of otter. from the apparent decent of the country to the North and abov...

Jul 24 1806

Clark: July 24, 1806

...w emenc number of Deer Elk and buffalow on the banks. Some beaver. I landed on the Lard Side walked out into the bottom and Killd the fatest Buck I every Saw, Shie...

Jul 26 1806

Clark: July 26, 1806

...nd Antelopes are plenty and the river is Said to abound in beaver. it is inhabited by a great number of roveing Indians of the Crow Nation, the paunch Nation and th...

Jul 26 1806

Lewis: July 26, 1806

...rituous liquor blankets &c in exchange for wolves and some beaver skins. I told these people that I had come a great way from the East up the large river which runs...

Jul 28 1806

Clark: July 28, 1806

...n Antilope to day. the antilopes and deer are not Abundant. Beaver plenty

Jul 29 1806

Clark: July 29, 1806

...ls are high and ruged Containing Coal in great quantities. Beaver is very plenty on this part of the Rochejhone. The river widens I think it may be generally Calcul...

Jul 30 1806

Lewis: July 30, 1806

... others were killed by the party also 2 buffaloe one Elk 2 beaver with & a female brown bear with tallons 61/4 inches in length. I preserved the skin of this bear a...

Jul 31 1806

Lewis: July 31, 1806

... hunt but little for them. we also killed 2 bighorns and 1 beaver; saw but few buffaloe. the river is still rising and excessively muddy more so I think than I eve...