Wildlife

Ermine

Mustela erminea
Habitat
Lemhi area
Conservation
Apparently secure

Lewis prized the tippet given by Cameahwait that was trimmed with numerous ermine pelts. Subspecies status problematic.

Journal References

15 journal entries mention Ermine

May 22 1806
Lewis: May 22, 1806
...for an encampment on the river below that Creek, having determined to remove our camp below that crek if it continues high, as soon as we have completed our canoe, ...
May 28 1806
Clark: May 28, 1806
...ying us to the land of the White men they Could not yet determine, but that they would let us know before we left them. that the Snow was yet so deep in the Mountai...
Jun 16 1806
Lewis: June 16, 1806
...o the practibility of passing the mountains, however we determined to proceed, accordingly after taking a haisty meal we set out and continued our rout though a thi...
Jun 19 1806
Lewis: June 19, 1806
...d pursued their tracks on the road about 21/2 miles. we determined to send out all the hunters in the morning in order to make a fair experiment of the pactability ...
Jun 20 1806
Clark: June 20, 1806
...re than two days for the return of Drewyer & Shannon we determine to return in the morning as far as the quawmash flatts, and endeaver to lay in another Stock of me...
Jun 20 1806
Lewis: June 20, 1806
... than two days for the return of Drewyer and Shannon we determined to return in the morning as far as the quawmash flatts and indeavour to lay in another stock of m...
Jun 23 1806
Lewis: June 23, 1806
... that they may be readily obtained in the morning being determined to make an early start if possible.Colter one of our hunters did not return this evening.
Jun 28 1806
Lewis: June 28, 1806
...s for them within the reach of this evening's travel we determined to remain at this place all night having come 13 miles only. the water was distant from our enca...
Jul 1 1806
Lewis: July 1, 1806
...elf consurted the following plan viz. from this place I determined to go with a small party by the most direct rout to the falls of the Missouri, there to leave Tho...
Jul 2 1806
Lewis: July 2, 1806
...ated by evening. all arrangements being now compleat we determined to set out in the morning. in the course of the day we had much conversation with the indians by ...
Jul 16 1806
Lewis: July 16, 1806
...ent, however they are still a sublimely grand object. I determined to take a second drawing of it in the morning. we saw a few buffaloe as we passed today, the imme...
Jul 17 1806
Lewis: July 17, 1806
...t to rob us of our arms and baggage; at all events I am determined to take every possible precaution to avoid them if possible. I hurried over the river to a thick ...
Jul 21 1806
Lewis: July 21, 1806
...ng convinced that this stream came from the mountains I determined to pursue it as it will lead me to the most nothern point to which the waters of Maria's river e...
Jul 24 1806
Lewis: July 24, 1806
...plete the observations I wished to take at this place. I determined to remain another day in the hope of it's being fair. we have still a little bread of cows remai...
Jul 26 1806
Lewis: July 26, 1806
...t 3 ms. when the hills putting in close on the S side I determined to ascend them to the high plain which I did accordingly, keeping the Fields with me; Drewyer pa...

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