American Bison

May 29 1805

Buffalo Bull Charges Camp — Seaman Sounds the Alarm

In the predawn darkness along the Missouri River, a large buffalo bull stampeded directly through the expedition's camp, nearly trampling the sleeping men. The bull ...

Aug 3 1806

Clark: August 3, 1806

...portion or from the enterance of Clarks Fork as low as the Buffalow Shoals the high lands Contain Some Scattering pine on the Lard. Side. on the Stard. or S. E. Side...

Aug 5 1806

Lewis: August 5, 1806

... kill any of them. we also saw on our way immence herds of buffaloe & Elk, many deer Antelopes, wolves, geese Eagles &c. but few ducks or prarie hens. the geese cann...

Aug 6 1806

Clark: August 6, 1806

...s floating in the water and takeing us, as I prosume to be Buffalow imediately plunged into the river and prosued us. I directed the men to be Still. this animal Cam...

Aug 7 1806

Lewis: August 7, 1806

...ery abundant on this part of the river. we saw a number of buffaloe Elk &c as we passed but did not detain to kill any of them. we also saw an unusual flight of whit...

Aug 8 1806

Clark: August 8, 1806

..., hall & Windsor Came down the river in two Canoes made of Buffalow Skins. Sergt. Pryor informed me that the Second night after he parted with me on the river Roche...

Aug 9 1806

Lewis: August 9, 1806

...rth river in surch of Capt. C. and to hunt and kill Elk or buffaloe should they find any convenient to the river. in the evening these men returned and informed me ...

Aug 12 1806

Clark: August 12, 1806

...awk at our camp they killed 3 Elk &c. one of the Canoes of Buffalow Skin by accident got a hole peirced in her of about 6 inches diamuter. I derected two of the men...

Aug 18 1806

Clark: August 18, 1806

... people assended by the grape vine upon the earth, and Saw Buffalow and every kind of animal also Grapes plumbs &c. they gathered Some grapes & took down the vine to...

Aug 19 1806

Clark: August 19, 1806

...ceedure. we decended only 10 miles to day Saw Some Elk and buffalow on the Shore near where we Encamped. the Elk beginning to run. the Buffalow are done running & t...

Aug 20 1806

Clark: August 20, 1806

...Wardepon River Saw great number of wolves on the bank Some Buffalow & Elk, tho not so abundant as near the River Rochejhone. passed the place where we left the last ...

Aug 21 1806

Clark: August 21, 1806

...arger than any which I have Seen it was made of 20 dressed Buffalow Skins in the Same form of the Sceoux and lodges of other nations of this quarter. about this lod...

Aug 22 1806

Clark: August 22, 1806

... large, their dress in Sumner is Simpelly a roab of a light buffalow Skin with or without the hair and a Breach clout & mockerson Some ware leagins and mockersons, t...

Aug 24 1806

Clark: August 24, 1806

...ri is mostly the Mule or black tail Species. we Saw only 6 buffalow to day the Sieoux have been laterly encamped on the river and have Secured the most of the game ...

Aug 26 1806

Clark: August 26, 1806

...r of them. a fiew miles below the Teton river I observed a buffalow Skin Canoe lying on the S Shore and a Short distance lower a raft which induces me to Suspect tha...