Salmon for Dinner
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
North Fork Salmon River
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© 2001 Airphoto, Jim Wark. All rights reserved.
Leaving Tower Creek
we Set out at Sun rise and proceeded on up a high mountain at the first pich one of the horses fell backward and roled over, but did not hurt him much. we proceeded on up and down the high mountains Crossed Several Creeks the water of which was verry cold.
—John Ordway
Creeping Oregon Grape
Mahonia repens
Lolo Creek near Travelers’ Rest, 10 September 2008. © by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Creeping Oregon Grape
There is also a small bush grows in this part of the country, about 6 inches high, which bears a bunch of small purple berries. Some call it mountain holly
—Patrick Gass
York’s Sore Feet
At noon some rain fell, and the day continued cloudy. About the middle of the day Capt. Clarke’s blackman’s [York’s] feet became so sore that he had to ride on horseback.
—Patrick Gass
Plenty of Salmon
we giged Several Sammon in this Creek. three men went down to the mouth of the creek and bought about 25 pounds of dryed Sammon and Sammon rose [roe] with a fiew Small articles.
—John Ordway
Weather Diary
State of the Thermometer at rise
Weather at Wind at State of the Thermometer at 4 P.M. Weather at 4 P.M. Wind at 4 P.M. 38 [above 0] cloudy N W 67 [above 0] cloudy N W —Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.
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 date column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
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