At Long Camp, Jean Baptiste‘s abscess improves, and the canoe-builders finish their dugout. Brothers Joseph and Reubin Field return from a village on the South Fork Clearwater River with a large quantity of cous bread and root, and plans are made to trade for more. Some Nez Perce give them a horse to eat.
Horse Meat
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
Middle and South Fork Clearwater River
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Provided by U.S. National Park Service, Nez Perce National Historic Park, NEPE 2992.
A South Fork Village
Joseph [J. Field] and R. Feilds [Reubin Field] returned, accompanyed by Hohâstillpilp [Xàxaac `ilpilp or Red Grizzly Bear] several other inferior Cheifs and some young men . . . . on their return they called at a village which our traders have never yet visited, here they obtained a large quantity of bread and roots of Cows on very moderate terms
—Meriwether Lewis
Baby Charbonneau Improves
The Clyster given the Child [Jean Baptiste Charbonneau] last evening operated very well. it is clear of fever this evening and is much better, the swelling is considerably abated and appears as if it would pass off without coming to a head. we still continue fresh poltices of onions to the swolen part.
—Meriwether Lewis
Canoe Completed
in the afternoon we compleated our canoe and put her in the water; she appears to answer very well and will carry about 12 persons.—
—Meriwether Lewis
Exhausted Meat
our meat is again exhausted, we therefore directed R. Fields to hunt the horse in the morning which the Indians have given us to kill. one of our men saw a salmon in the river today.
—Meriwether Lewis
Weather Diary
State of the Weather at rise
Wind at State of the Weather at 4 P.M. Wind at 4 P.M. State of the Kooskooskee fair after rain S E fair N W rain 6 in. the sun shone warm today, but the air was kept cool by the N W. breezes
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader of this web page, the date column is not presented, the river columns have been merged, and some abbreviations have been spelled out.
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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 of this web page, the date column is not presented, the river columns have been merged, and some abbreviations have been spelled out. |
