Mer. Lewis
May 2, 1805
“The flesh of the beaver is esteemed a delecacy among us; I think the tale a most delicious morsal, when boiled it resembles in flavor the fresh tongues and sounds (air bladders) of the codfish, and is usually sufficiently large a plentifull meal for two men.”

Mer. Lewis
May 3, 1805
“met with 2 porcupines,. . .this anamal is exceedingly clulmsy and not very watchfull I approached so near one of them before it perceived me that I touched it with my espontoon.”