Interpreter George Drouillard and a party of Clatsops arrive with a canoe for sale, but the captains fail to make a deal. Clark reports news of trading ships to the north, and Lewis describes steelhead and cutthroat trout.
In Washington City, the Secretary of War reports on the Indian delegations visiting the city. He finds Arikara chief Too Né (Eagle Feather) an “interesting character”.
Traders with the Makah
by Yellowstone Public Radio[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
Chinookan Canoe
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Dealing for a New Canoe
late in the evening Drewyer arrived with a party of the Clatsops who brought an indifferent canoe some hats and roots for sale. the hats and roots we purchased, but could not obtain the canoe without giving more than our stock of merchandize would lisence us. I offered him my laced uniform coat but he would not exchange.
—Meriwether Lewis
News of Trading Ships
we are informed by the Clatsops that they have latterly Seen an Indian from the Quin-na-chart Nation [Makah] who reside Six days march to the N. W and that four vessels were there and the owners Mr. Haley, Moore, Callamon & Swipeton were tradeing with that noumerous nation, whale bone Oile and Skins of various discription.
—William Clark
Steelhead
The Salmon Trout are seldom more than two feet in length they are narrow in proportion to their length, at least much more so than the Salmon or red charr.
—Meriwether Lewis
Cutthroat Trout
The mountain or speckled trout are found in the waters of the Columbia within the mountains. they are the same of those found in the upper part of the Missouri, but are not so abundant in the Columbia as on that river. we never saw this fish below the mountains but from the transparency and coldness of the Kooskooske [Clearwater] I should not doubt it’s existing in that stream
—Meriwether Lewis
Weather Diary
Aspect of the weather at Rise
Wind at Aspect of weather at 4 O’Ck P. M. Wind at 4 OCk. P. M. cloudy after fair N E. cloudy N E yesterday and last night were the most perfectly fair wether we have seen at this place
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “Day of the Month” column and spelled out some abbreviations.
An Interesting Arikara
WAR DEPTMT. March 14, 1806.—
The Indian Chiefs generally, are now on the way returning from Boston to this place.—They will meet the Ricardi [Arikara] Chief [Too Né] and some others at Philadelphia.—! presume the whole will return home, with a general knowledge of our population and strength, and satisfied with their reception.—
The Ricardi Chief is an interesting character;—and we shall not fail of sending him away particularly satisfied.—! most ardently hope, he will return home in safety.—
We have been overwhelmed, the present season, with Indian Deputations—In future, we must make such arrangements, as to receive Indian visits, when Congress shall not be in session—They must come either in May or June, or in September and October.—
I am very resp. Sir &c.—
[Henry Dearborn][3]Clarence E. Carter, The Territorial Papers of the United States (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1948), 13:453–54, digitized by Google books.
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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, the editor of this web page has omitted the “Day of the Month” column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
| ↑3 | Clarence E. Carter, The Territorial Papers of the United States (Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1948), 13:453–54, digitized by Google books. |
