See quot. 1846.
1845. Wild sage and grease wood found in plenty.—Joel Palmer, ‘Journal,’ Aug. 28, p. 48 (Cincinn., 1847).
1846. Artemisie, or rather greasewood of the mountaineers, became quite abundant.—Rufus B. Sage, ‘Scenes in the Rocky Mountains,’ p. 108 (Phila.).
1846. A shrub called grease-wood, about three feet in height, with a bright green foliage containing a fetid, oily substance, in places disputes the occupancy of the soil with the wild sage.—Edwin Bryant, ‘What I saw in California,’ p. 122 (N.Y.).
1851. Mayne Reid. (N.E.D.)
1856. What is [the lot] worth? “Well, I don’t know; it is full of saleratus and greasewood.”—Brigham Young, June 15: ‘Journal of Discourses,’ iii. 340.
1857. Should the crisis come, they will find nothing but greasewood and sage to feed upon.—The same, Sept. 13: id., v. 235.
1878. I noted a plentiful supply of two old Utah acquaintances—sagebrush and greasewood.—J. H. Beadle, ‘Western Wilds,’ p. 162.
