Windsor helped recover three orphaned grizzly bear cubs of a sow they killed on a hunt in early April of 1806. According to Lewis, they traded the cubs to some coastal Indians, who, “fancyed these petts and gave us wappetoe in exchange for them.”
Tag: Roger Cooke
December 2, 1805
At Tongue Point, Pvt. Joseph Field brings in marrow bones from their first Pacific elk, a significant addition to the health of Clark and the several enlisted men who are ill. Lewis looks for a winter site.
November 24, 1805
At Station Camp near the mouth of the Columbia, the captains gather each persons’ opinion regarding where to spend the winter. Clark lists the advantages of wintering over on the river’s southern shore.
November 11, 1805
The expedition makes the best of their poor location in a small niche exposed to high waves and driving rain. Five Kathlamet visitors skillfully cross the Columbia in a canoe loaded with fish.
Discover More
- The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
- The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.