Below Oacoma, SD Clark kills a pronghorn and Shields a white-tailed jackrabbit. In his natural history notes, Lewis describes both and has them preserved. Clark searches unsuccessfully for an old volcano said to be in the area.
Head of an Antelope
Karl Bodmer (1809–1893)
Watercolor on paper, 7¾ x 11 1/8; altered. Karl Bodmer’s America, Joslyn Art Museum & University of Nebraska Press.
Pronghorns and Jackrabbits[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Missing Volcano
I walked on Shore with a view to find an old Vulcanio, Said to be in this neighbourhood by Mr. J. McKey [James Mackay] of St. Charles. I walked on Shore the whole day without Seeing any appearance of the Villcanoe
—William Clark
Pronghorn Observations
Killed a Buck Goat [pronghorn] of this Countrey, about the hight of the Grown Deer, its body Shorter, the Horns which is not very hard and forks 2/3 up & one prong Short the other round & Sharp arched
he is more like the Antilope or Gazella of Africa than any other Species of Goat.
—William Clark
White-tailed Jackrabbit
John Shields who went on Shore with the horse killed a verry large white rabbit or haire it was as big as a Ureopian hare.— nearly all white—& of a different discription of any one ever yet Seen in the States . . . . had the Goat & rabit Stufed
—William Clark
Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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