At the Fort Clatsop construction site, the walls of three cabins are finished and the search begins to find wood suitable to making roofs. In the evening, two canoes of Clatsops come to trade wapato and a sea otter skin. The captains give a medal to Chief Coboway, and Clark describes the Clatsop’s desire for blue beads.
Fleas!
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
Clatsop Traders
Clatsop-Nehalem Paddlers
Courtesy of the U.S. National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail.
The above 32-foot traditional canoe is paddled by four members of the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes.
in the evening two Canoes of Clât Sops [Clatsops] Visit us they brought with them Wap pa to [wapato], a black Swet root they Call Sha-na toe qua [edible thistle], and a Small Sea Otter Skin, all of which we purchased for a fiew fishing hooks and a Small Sack of Indian tobacco which was given by the Snake [Lemhi Shoshone] Inds.
—William Clark
Troublesome Fleas
The flees were So troublesom last night that I made but a broken nights rest, we find great dificuelty in getting those trouble insects out of our robes and blankets—
—William Clark
Finishing Three Cabins
In the forenoon we finished 3 rooms of our cabins, all but the covering; which I expect will be a difficult part of the business, as we have not yet found any timber which splits well; two men went out to make some boards, if possible, for our roofs.
—Patrick Gass
Jefferson Peace Medal
Courtesy Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
Coboway’s Peace Medal
we gave a Medal to the principal Chief named Con-ny-au or Com mo-wol and treated those with him with as much attention as we could—
—William Clark
Dealers and Sticklers
I can readily discover that they are Close deelers, & Stickle for a verry little, never close a bargin except they think they have the advantage Value Blue beeds highly, white they also prise but no other Colour do they Value in the least—
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Day of the Month Winds State of the Weather 12th S W. rain rained moderately all last night and to day
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has spelled out some abbreviations.
Fort Clatsop is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site is managed by the Lewis and Clark National and State Historic Parks.
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 spelled out some abbreviations. |
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