Pleasant Camp, SD The expedition arrives at Pleasant Camp (AKA Plum Camp) below present-day Oacoma, and the captains decide to remain there to collect mule deer, pronghorn, and prairie dog specimens. Some men make leather for new clothes, and others pick plums.
Prairie Dogs
Cynomys ludovicianus
Photo by MONGO who has released it to the public domain.
Capt. Lewis Still not Well[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
Specimen Collecting
embarked early, and proceeded on till about 11 o’clock, when we arrived at Pleasant camp, and halted. We left this camp on the 18th September, 1804. The Commanding Officers wishing to procure and taken down with them the skeltons of some mule deer, and cabre [pronghorn]; and knowing that there were but few of those animals lower down the river
—Patrick Gass
Picking Plums
Several of the men and the Squaws of the enterpreter Jessomme [Jusseaume] and the Mandan Chief [Sheheke] went to Some plumb bushes in the bottom and geathered more plumbs than the party Could eate in 2 days
—William Clark
Making New Clothes
Several of the men went at dressing deer and goat skins to make themselves cloaths &C. &C. in the evening our hunters returnd had killed 2 buffaloe three deer one porcupine and Several bearking Squerrells the Musquetoes troublesome &C.
—John Ordway
Prairie Dog Specimens
we precured two of the barking Squirels [prairie dogs] only. as we Could not precere any Mule deer or antelope we concluded to Send the hunters on a head early in the morning and delay untill 10 A. M to give them time to hunt.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
State of the weather at Sun rise State of wind at Sunrise State of the weather at 4 P. M. Wind at 4 P. M. State of river fair S. E fair N W —William Clark[2]To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted, some abbreviations have been spelled out, and the three river columns have been merged.
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 | To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is omitted, some abbreviations have been spelled out, and the three river columns have been merged. |
