Day-by-Day / March 2, 1806

March 2, 1806

Anchovies, sturgeon, and wapato

Fort Clatsop, OR Drouillard arrives with eulachon, sturgeon, and wapato, a welcome change from their poor diet of lean and rotting elk meat. Lewis describes the sage grouse.

Anchovies, Sturgeon, and Wapato[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

Anchovies, Sturgeon, and Wapato

late this evening Drewyer arrived with a most acceptable supply of fat Sturgeon, fresh Anchovies [eulachon] and a bag containing about a bushel of Wappetoe. we feasted on Anchovies and Wappetoe [wapato].
—Meriwether Lewis

Slow Recovery

The diet of the Sick is So inferior that they recover their Strength but Slowly. none of them are now Sick but all in a State of Covelessence with keen appetites and nothing to eate except lean Elk meat.
Meriwether Lewis

 

Sage Grouse

The Heath Cock or cock of the Plains is found in the Plains of Columbia and are in great abundance from the enterance of Lewis’s river to the mountains which pass the Columbia between the Great falls and Rapids of that river.
—Meriwether Lewis

 

Weather Diary

Aspect of the weather at sun symbol Rise Wind at sun symbol rise Aspect of weather at 4 O’Ck P. M. Wind at 4 OCk. P. M.
rain after clouds & rain S. rain after clouds & rain S

—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.

 

Notes

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.
2 To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the “Day of the Month” column and spelled out some abbreviations.

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