Lewis can finally “walk about a little” at Clearwater Canoe Camp near present Orofino, Idaho. The enlisted men tire of their steady diet of roots, and a disgruntled Nez Perce man helps himself to some tobacco.
A Displeased Indian
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
Indian Roots
© 31 May 2011 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Among the roots pictured above are two lomatiums or biscuitroots, bitterroot, and camas. They were harvested in spring and scrubbed and washed. In October, these vegetables would have been preserved by pounding, baking, and/or drying.[2]These roots were collected on private property with the owner’s permission. Non-native collecting of traditional foods may be regulated by local, state, and federal laws.
Dried Fish and Roots
The two men Frasure [Frazer] and Guterich [Goodrich] return late from the Vllage with Fish roots &c. which they purchased as our horse is eaten we have nothing to eate except dried fish & roots which disagree with us verry much. The after part of this day verry warm.
—William Clark
Canoes Ready to Dress
we continue at the Canoes Some of them ready to dress and finish off. our hunters killed nothing this day. Some of the men eat a fat dog.—
—Joseph Whitehouse
A Displeased Indian
I displeased an Indian by refuseing him a pice of Tobacco which he tooke the liberty to take out of our Sack Three Indians visit us from the Grat River South of us.
—William Clark
Lewis Able to Walk
Capt Lewis Still Sick but able to walk about a little.
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Day of the month Wind State of the Weather 4th E fair Note from the 1st to 7th of October we were at the mouth of Chopunnuish river makeing Canoes to Decend the Kooskooske [Clearwater].
—William Clark[3]Some abbreviations have been spelled out.
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 | These roots were collected on private property with the owner’s permission. Non-native collecting of traditional foods may be regulated by local, state, and federal laws. |
| ↑3 | Some abbreviations have been spelled out. |
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