Tower Creek, ID and Fortunate Camp, MT When a Lemhi Shoshone takes a rifle, Drouillard gives chase. At Fortunate Camp, the cache is completed and saddles and baggage are ready to be packed by horse. Clark explores the Salmon River and names it Lewis’s River.
Lemhi River Valley
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Clark: Down the Salmon
Toby’s Village
About 7 o’clock in the morning we continued our journey down the valley, and came to a few lodges of Indians where our guide [Toby] lives. We remained here about two hours, during which time a number of Indians passed us, going to fish.
—William Clark
Naming the Lewis’s River
The men who passed by the forks informed me that the S W. fork was double the Size of the one I came down, and I observed that it was a handsom river at my camp I shall in justice to Capt Lewis who was the first white man ever on this fork of the Columbia Call this Louis’s river.
—William Clark
Shoshone Fish Weirs
he visited their fish wear which was abut 200 yds. distant. he found the wear extended across four channels of the river which was here divided by three small islands.
—William Clark
The Valley’s End
We travelled 20 miles this day, and encamped at a place where the mountains come close to the river . . . . The man who had remained behind at the first village and the other who had gone with the Indians to their fishing place, both joined us here. The Indians gave them five salmon to bring to us: and he that had stayed for a horse, brought one with him.
—William Clark
Lewis: Drouillard Gives Chase
Frozen Morning
This morning was very cold. the ice ¼ of an inch thick on the water which stood in the vessels exposed to the air. some wet deerskins that had been spread the grass last evening are stiffly frozen. the ink feizes in my pen. the bottoms are perfectly covered with frost insomuch that they appear to be covered with snow
—Meriwether Lewis
Ready for the Portage
by evening I had all the baggage, saddles, and harness completely ready for a march. after dark, I made the men take the baggage to the cash and deposit it. I beleve we have been unperceived by the Indians in this movement.
—Meriwether Lewis
Drouillard Gives Chase
finding himself deprived of his gun he immediately mounted his horse and pursued; after runing them about 10 miles the horses of two of the women nearly gave out and the young fellow with the gun from their frequent crys slackened his pace . . . . watching his opportunity when the fellow was off his guard he suddonly rode along side of him seized his gun and wrest her out of his hands.
—Meriwether Lewis, recorded on 22 August 1805
Grizzly Bear Claw Necklace, c. 1900
Courtesy Nez Perce National Historical Park, U.S. National Park Service, NEPE 1990.
Grizzly Claw Necklaces
the warriors or such as esteem themselves brave men wear collars made of the claws of the brown bear which are also esteemed of great value and are preserved with great care.
—Meriwether Lewis
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. 19 [above 0] fair E. 78 [above 0] fair E ice ½ an inch thick on standing water. Most astonishing difference between the hight of the Murcury at
—Meriwether Lewis[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.
Notes
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