Long-tailed Weasel

Nov 9 1804

Clark: November 9, 1804

...m the N W. Several Indians pass with flying news, we got a White weasel, (Taile excepted which was black at the end) of an Indian Capt Lewis walked to the hill abt. 3/4 ...

Nov 27 1804

Clark: November 27, 1804

...he principal Cheifs Mar par pa par ra pas a too or (Horned Weasel) who did not Chuse to be Seen by the Capt. & left word that he was not at home &. Seven Traders ar...

Apr 3 1805

Clark: April 3, 1805

.... No. 15 a Mandan robe containing two burrowing Squirels, a white weasel and the Skin of a Loucirvea. also 13 red fox Skins. 1 white Hare Skin &. 4 horns of the mountain r...

Aug 20 1805

Lewis: August 20, 1805

...ic is known to the traiders of the N. W. by the name of the white weasel is the genuine ermine, and might no doubt be turned to great advantage by those people if they wo...

Aug 21 1805

Clark: August 21, 1805

...r Skin dcurated with See Shells & the Skins & tales of the white weasel, Sea Shels of different size hung to their Ears hair and breast of their Shirts, beeds of Shells ...

Dec 25 1805

Christmas Day at Fort Clatsop

... men exchanged modest gifts: Sacagawea gave Clark two dozen white weasel tails, Clark gave a small Indian basket to Lewis, and the men fired their guns at dawn. Clark wrote...

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...