Clark gives visiting Wahkiakum traders a small peace medal and ties a red ribbon to a cone hat; Clatsop chief Coboway is given a razor. Clark also lists the day’s work details, sick men, and writes more about the beached whale and the area’s fleas.
A Beached Whale
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
Chief Maquinna of Nootka Sound, 1791
Tomas de Suria (1761-1844)
Courtesy Museo de America, Madrid.
Fort Clatsop Detachments
I gave the Chief Canio [Coboway] a Razor, Sent out 3 men across the river to hunt, all others employd putting up pickets Pete Crusat [ Cruzatte] Sick with a vilent Cold My Servent [York] better—
—William Clark
Wahkiakum Traders
In the evening a young Chief 4 men and 2 womin of the War-ci-a-cum [Wahkiakum] tribe came in a large canoe with Wapto [wapato] roots, Dressed Elk Skins &c. to Sell, the Chief made me a present of about a half a bushel of those roots— we gave him a medal of a Small Size and a piece of red ribin to tie around the top of his Hat which was made with a double Cone
—William Clark
News of a Beached Whale
we were informed day before yesterday that a whale had foundered on the coast to the S. W. near the Kil a mox N. and that the greater part of the Clat Sops were gorn for the oile & blubber, the wind proves too high for us to proceed by water to See this monster, Capt Lewis has been in readiness Since we first heard of the whale to go and see it and collect Some of its Oil, the wind has proved too high as yet for him to proceed—
—William Clark
Flea Country
The flees are So noumerous and hard to get rid of; that the Indians have different houses which they resort to occasionally, not withstanding all their precautions they never Step into our house without leaveing Sworms of those tormenting insects; and they torment us in Such a manner as to deprive us of half the nights Sleep frequently—
—William Clark
A Relatively Dry Day
I have the Satisfaction to Say that we had but little rain the Course of this day, not as much as would wet a person. but hard wind and Cloudy all day.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Day of the Month Winds State of the Weather 29th S E cloudy after rain do do do do [rained moderately last night and to day] untill 7 a.m. after Cloudy the remained of the day wind hard from the S E.
—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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