Springfield, SD The boats navigate around a large island that some name Elk Island for the number of that animal they killed there. They describe unusual sand ridges which appear to be Indian fortifications, and Lewis botanizes.
A Mysterious Ancient Fortress[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
Hunting Elk
G. Drewnyer [George Drouillard] R. Fields Newman & howard Killed four fine Elk w[e] had the meat all jurked and the Skins Dried to Cover the Perogue [pirogue], on the Side of the Bluff I observed Bear Grass & Rhue
—William Clark
Ancient Fortifications?
On the bank opposite our camp is an ancient fortification or breastwork, similar to those which have been occasionally discovered on the western waters.
—Patrick Gass
Purple Prairie-clover
Dalea purpurea
Photo © 2005 Blaine Hansel. Downloaded from Wikimedia and used with permission of the Creative Commons 2.0 License.
Purple Prairie Clover Specimen
found September 2ed the Indians use it as an application to fresh wounds. they bruise the leaves adding a little water and apply it.—
—Meriwether Lewis[2]Dalea purpurea, Moulton, ed. Herbarium, specimen 55.
Pasture Sagewort Specimen
No. 41 found on the Bluffs the 2ed of Sept. 1804. is the growth of open high situations
—Meriwether Lewis[3]Artemisia frigida, Moulton, ed. Herbarium, specimen 19a.
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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| ↑2 | Dalea purpurea, Moulton, ed. Herbarium, specimen 55. |
| ↑3 | Artemisia frigida, Moulton, ed. Herbarium, specimen 19a. |
