At Fort Clatsop near present Astoria, Oregon, traders bring eulachon and beeswax from a shipwrecked Spanish galleon. Pvt. Shields is tasked with making water-resistant bags, and Lewis describes various swans encountered on the journey.
Red-headed Duck
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
Beeswax Artifact
Beeswax artifact at the Columbia River Maritime Museum. Photo by Jennifer Burns Bright. See her article on the Spanish Galleon at traveloregon.com.
Spanish Beeswax for Sale
a little [snow?] & hail this morning and cold. I and 10 more of the party went and brought in the meat of the 2 Elk. Shortly after we returnd Several of the Clatsop Indians came to the Fort with Some Small fish [eulachon] and a little bears wax to trade to us. we bought a fiew &C.
—John Ordway
Elk Skin Bags
we are visited by 3 Clatsop men who brought a Dog, Some fish and a Sea otter Skin for Sale. we Suffered them to remain all night. we Set Shields at work to make Some Sacks of Elk Skin to contain my papers, and various articles which we wish kept Dry.
—William Clark
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
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Tundra Swan
the small swan differs only from the larger one in size and it’s note. it is about one fouruth less and it’s note entirely different. the latter cannot be justly immetated by the sound of letters nor do I know any sounds with which a comparison would be pertinent. it begins with a kind of whistleing sound and terminates in a round full note which is as loud as that of the large swan. from the peculiar whistleing of the note of this bird I have called it the whistleing swan . . . . we first saw them below the great narrows of the Columbia near the Chilluckkittequaw nation
—Meriwether Lewis
Weather Diary
Aspect of the weather at Rise
Wind at Aspect of weather at 4 O’Ck P. M. Wind at 4 OCk. P. M. snow & hail after rain, snow & hail S W rain after hail & rain S W Snow and hail 1 inch deep this morning air Still cold more so than yesterday but not freizing.
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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 omitted the “Day of the Month” column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
