Quinalt Woman

my guide brought foward a woman who was badly marked with the Small Pox and made Signs that they all died with the disorder.

This Distructive disorder I judge must have been 28 or 30 years past...
William Clark

Girandoni Air Rifle

Capt Lewis fired his Air gun which astonished them in Such a manner that they were orderly and kept at a proper distance dureing the time they Continued with him
William Clark

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Old rifle with a large, metal stock that holds the air

Black Bear (Ursus americanus)

We went out and killed some deer; and then to bring in the meat of the bear and dry that of the elk; but it rained so hard we could not dry the meat; and therefore brought in the carcase of the bear. On our way, we saw 3 small cubs in a den, but the old bear was not with them.
Patrick Gass

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Small bear cub clinging to the side of a tree

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