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March 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • We were visited this Afternoon in a Canoe 4 feet 2 I. wide by De-lash-hel-wilt (Delashelwilt) a Chinnook (Chinook Indians) Chief his wife and Six women of his Nation, which the Old Boud his wife had brought for Market.   
  • March 15, 1806
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  • Clark, William
March 29, 1806 - Clark, William
  • gave a Medal of the Small Size to the principal Chief, and at 5 oClock reembarked and proceeded up on the N E. of an Island to an inlet about 1 mile above the village and encamped on a butifull grassy plac, where the nativs make a portage of their Canoes and Wappato roots to and from a large pond at a Short distance.   
  • March 29, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the Cause of those disorders we are unable to account for. their diet and the Sudin Change of Climate must contribute. The Great Chief Tin nach-e-moo-tolt (Broken Arm) (or broken Arm (Broken Arm) ) and 12 of the young men of his nation left us today about 11 oClock and Crossed the river to his Village Hoh-hâst-ill-pilt (Hohots Ilppilp) and 3 old men Continued with us untill about 5 P.
  • May 15, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • one of our men informed me one of the young Chiefs who had given us two horses already was in Serch of one which he intended to give to me.
  • June 7, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 18, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we are in flattering expectations of the arrival of two young chiefs who informed us that they intended to accompany us to the U. States, and Should Set out from their village in 9 nights after we left them on the 19th inst. if they Set out at that time Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Shannon (Shannon, George) will meet them, and probably join us on the 20th or 21st—.
  • June 18, 1806
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  • Clark, William
October 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark October 29th Tuesday 1805 a Cloudy morning    wind Still from th West not hard, we Set out at day light    proceeded on about 5 miles and Came too at a Lodge of a Chief which we made at the upper village at th falls    about his house there is Six others    This chief gave us to eate Sackacommis burries Hasel nuts fish Pounded, and a kind of Bread made of roots—    we gave to the Women pices of ribon, which they appeared pleased with—    those houses are large 25 feet Sqr and contain abt. 8 men, Say 30 inhabitents— Course N. 55° W.   4 miles to a Lard. point, pasd a run on Lard Side West   8 miles to Rock Island near the middle of River    passed 7 Houses of Indians    about 50 men at 1 mile on the Stard Side.
  • October 29, 1805
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  • Clark, William
July 22, 1804 - Clark, William
  • This being a good Situation and much nearer the Otteaus (Oto Indians) town than the Mouth of the Platt (Platte River (Nebr.)) , we concluded to delay at this place a fiew days and Send for Some of the Chiefs of that nation to let them Know of the Change of Government, The wishes of our Government to Cultivate friendship with them, the Objects of our journy and 〈the〉 to present them with a flag and Some Small presents.
  • July 22, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 28, 1804 - Clark, William
  • If Clark (Clark, William) meant to write "palsey," we have the explanation for the other name. These may or may not be the chiefs listed by Ordway (Ordway, John) in his entries of August 30 and 31.
  • August 28, 1804
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  • Clark, William
September 27, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— Thursday Septemr 27th    We remain'd at same place at Anchor this day, Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & some of our party went ashore to see the Indian Encampment; and carried the two Indian Chiefs with him.—    Their encampment consisted of Eighty lodges, in number; and contained ten Souls in each, the most part of them Women and Children, The women were employed dressing Buffalo hides, to make themselves Cloathing, and to make their lodges, they appear'd to be the most friendly people I had ever seen as Savages, but they will steal and plunder if they can get an opportunity to do so; They are very dirty in regard to the Vessells that they carry their Water in.—    This being the Paunch of the Animals they kill, and Water is put into it, in the same condition, as it is taken from the Animal.—    They gave us Victuals to eat, which was different from what we had ever before seen or tasted, as I was one of the party that came ashore with Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) , I had an opportunity of seeing what I have here mention'd in regard to these Indians—    They inform'd Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) (by the frenchman our Interpreter) that fifteen days before this time, that they had a battle with the Mahaw (Omaha Indians) Indians, and that they had killed Sixty five of their Men and had taken Twenty five of their Women Prisoners, who was then here    they took the Scalps off those 65 Mahaws (Omaha Indians) , 〈which they had there with them〉 and had them hung on small Poles, which the Women held in their hand, when they danced the evening before, This Evening they commenced dancing again, which they continued to do till one oClock in the morning, there was about 80 of them, & they danced round a fire, and had a drum made out of a hollow piece of wood with a Skin stretch'd over it & some whistles of their own making for music.—    They danced their Warr dance, which was a curiosity to us—    We put off from the Shore, to go on board the boat; when the Pettyauger running across the Bow of the boat, broke the Cable of the boat, & we lost her Anchor.—    This caused all the hands to be roused, and the Oars to be manned immediately, which being done, the Boat was rowed towards the Shore, The Indians observing the Boat coming to the shore, where they was; got alarmed.   
  • September 27, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 1, 1804 - Clark, William
  • This is not a modern Arikara (Arikara Indians) name for any group; it is possibly an old name for the Great Osages (Great Osage Indians) under their famous chief White Hair (White Hair) . Cat-tar kah (Kiowa Apache (Cartarkah) Indians) (katAhká).
  • October 1, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 13, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Named after the second Arikara (Arikara Indians) chief; later Hunkpapa Creek (Hunkpapa (Pocasse) Creek) , in Corson County (Corson County, S.
  • October 13, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 18, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) received such a tippet from Cameahwait (Cameahwait) , chief of the Lemhi Shoshones (Shoshone Indians, Lemhi) ; it is shown in vol. 5, p. xii.
  • August 18, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 14, 1805 - Clark, William
  • here we dined, and for the first time for three weeks past I had a good dinner of Blue wing Teel, after dinner we Set out and had not proceded on two miles before our Stern Canoe in passing thro a Short rapid opposit the head of an Island, run on a Smoth rock and turned broad Side, the men got out on the [rock] all except one of our Indian Chiefs who Swam on Shore, The Canoe filed and Sunk    a number of articles floated out, Such as the mens bedding clothes & Skins, the Lodge &c.
  • October 14, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 11, 1805 - Clark, William
  • [NB: Qu] we purchased three dogs and a fiew fish of those Indians, we Passed today nine rapids all of them great fishing places, at different places on the river saw Indian houses and Slabs & Spilt timber raised from the ground being the different parts of the houses of the natives when they reside on this river for the purpose of fishing    at this time they are out in the Plain on each side of the river hunting the antilope as we are informed by our Chiefs, 〈at〉 near each of those houses we observe Grave yards picketed, or pieces of wood stuck in permiscuesly over the grave or body which is Covered with earth, [NB: wrap up dead, put them in earth & throw over earth & picket the ground about]    The Country on either Side is an open plain leavel & fertile after assending a Steep assent of about 200 feet not a tree of any kind to be Seen on the river    The after part of the day the wind from the S.
  • October 11, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The last Canoe Came over well which to me was truly gratifying    Set out and had not passed 2 mils before 3 Canoes run against a rock in the river with great force    no damg.    〈at〉 met with a 2d Chief of the nation from hunting, we Smoked with him and his party and gave a medal of The Small Size & Set out    passed great numbers of rocks, good water and Came to at a high 〈bluff〉 point of rocks below the mouth of a Creek which falls in on the Lard Side and head up towards the high Snow mountain to the S W.   
  • October 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 10, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— Including Shar-har-war-cap (Shar-har-war-cap) , a chief, and eleven others of the Cathlamet (Cathlamet Indians) tribe.
  • January 10, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 7, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • it prevailed about 4 years since among the Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) and distroy several hundred of them, four of their chiefs fell victyms to it's ravages.    those Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) are deposited in their canoes on the bay a few miles below us.
  • February 7, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 22, 1806 - Clark, William
  • they also informed us that their Chief Conia (Coboway) Comawool (Coboway) , had gorn up the Columbia (Columbia River) to the Vally in order to purchase Wappatoe, a part of which he entended tradeing with us on his return.   
  • February 22, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 21, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • that I would take their horses if I could find out the persons who had stolen the tommahawks, but that I had reather loose the property altogether than take the hose of an inosent person.    the chiefs were present hung their heads and said nothing.    at 9 A. M. Windsor (Windsor, Richard) returned with the lost horse, the others who were in surch of the horse soon after returned also.   
  • April 21, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 29, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • towards evening we arived at the kimooenim or Lewises river (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) at a fishery at a bad rapid.    our chief told us to set down and not go in the lodge untill we were invited    so we did at length they invited us in.   
  • May 29, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 8, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • (Clark, William) had given another in exchange with the Clah-clel-lâh (Clahclellar Indians) Chief at the rapids of the Columbia (Columbia River, Cascades (Great Rapids, Great Shute)) .   
  • June 8, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • The Arikaras were resentful still of the death of their chief in the United States and had abused Joseph Gravelines for bringing them the bad news.
  • The show of force cowed the Arikaras and Sioux, and the chief was delivered safely to his tribesmen, who did not seem to care very much, anyway.
  • Most Indians liked him, called him Red Head Chief and, whenever circumstances brought them to St. Louis, eagerly visited him and the Indian Hall he had erected on his estate.
  • N.D.
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  • David Lavender
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • Above all he should dilute British influence among the Mandans by telling them about the great chief of the Spaniards, "the protector and friend of all red men, who loves the beautiful land, free roads [that is, an open river], and the serene sky."
  • The Mahas, or Omahas, led by their villainous chief, Parajo Negro (Blackbird), discovered him there and heaped on more indignities.
  • British traders with packhorses, so the chief said, had gone up the Platte the year before, and more merchants were gathering on the St.
  • N.D.
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  • David Lavender
April 7, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Gravlin (Gravelines, Joseph) who speaks the Ricara (Arikara Indians) language extreemly well, has been imployed to conduct a few of the Recara (Arikara Indians) Chiefs to the seat of government who have promised us to decend in the barge to St.
  • as I had used no exercise for several weeks, I determined to talk on shore as far as our encampment of this evening; accordingly I continued my walk on the N. side of the River about six miles, to the upper Village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , and called on the Black Cat (Black Cat (Posecopsahe)) or Pose cop'se há (Black Cat (Posecopsahe)) , the great chief of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) ; he was not as home; I rested myself a minutes, and finding that the party had not arrived I returned about 2 miles and joined them at their encampment on the N. side of the river opposite the lower Mandan (Mandan Indians) village.
  • April 7, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
January 8, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Smith (Smith, Silas B.) , grandson of Chief Coboway (Coboway) , declared that Clark (Clark, William) misunderstood the Indians, who did not give distinguishing names to rivers. Shocatilicum (Shocatilicum) was the name of the chief of the Cathlamets (Cathlamet Indians) , who lived in the direction from which they obtained the wapato.
  • January 8, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 5, 1804 - Clark, William
  • After various ventures among the Plains tribes, he took a delegation of Indian chiefs to Paris in 1725 and apparently remained in France. Nasatir (BLC), 1:12–22; Houck, 1:31, 173, 223, 258–68; Barry, 13, 18–21, 27, 189.
  • July 5, 1804
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  • Clark, William
July 13, 1804 - Clark, William
  • this evening verry agreeable    the wind Still from the South— John Ordway (Ordway, John) FG Appere. from Camp from the Osagies (Osage Indians) Nation with twenty odd of the Natives or chiefs of the Nation with him [sa]iled dowen the Mississippi (Mississippi River) bound to St Louis (Saint Louis, Mo
  • July 13, 1804
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  • Clark, William
February 22, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they also informed us that their Chief, Conia (Coboway) or Comowooll (Coboway) , had gone up the Columbia (Columbia River) to the valley in order to purchase wappetoe, a part of which he in tended trading with us on his return.   
  • February 22, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 28, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Monday April 28th 1806 This morning early the Great Chief Yel lip pet (Yelleppit) brought a very eligant white horse to our Camp and presented him to me Signifying his wish to get a kittle but being informed that we had already disposed of every kittle we could possibly Spare he Said he was Content with what ever I thought proper to give him.
  • April 28, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 12, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Mr M'Kinzie (Mackenzie, Alexander) says of the information of the chief, who delineated for him a sketch of the river and country on a piece of bark, 'As far as his knowledge of the river extended, the country on either side was level, in many places without wood, and abounding in red deer, and some of the fallow kind.'
  • May 12, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 4, 1806 - Clark, William
  • .— after dinner we Continued our rout up the West Side of the river 3 ms. opposit 2 Lodges the one Containing 3 and the other 2 families of the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) Nation; here we met with Te-toh-ar-sky (Tetoharsky) the oldest of the two Chiefs who accompanied us last fall to the Great falls of the Columbia (Columbia River, Great Falls of the) .   
  • May 4, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 6, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we came 30 Miles only to day    the 2 fieldses (Field, Joseph and Reubin) did not join us I think they are below. The Chief & the Squaws & children are awarey of their journey. Children cry &c.
  • September 6, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Part 3: Botanical Collections - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .— No. (100)    Novr. 17th    the seed of a plant given me by the recaray chief who accompanyed us to the mandanes    he informed me that a tea of the seed was a strong diaerettic—    and that the squaws chewed them and rubed their hair with them as a perfume.
  • the root wen pounded in either green or dryed state makes an excellent poltice for swellings or soar throat.—    information of the same chief. No. (102)    by the information of the same chief—    is an excellent purge—    the root is dryed and pounded    in that state as much as you can hold betwen the finger and thumb thrise is a doze—    it is the growth of the open praries—    has many small stalks 2 feet high.   
  • seed of the Larger species of recarre tobacco pre[se]nted us by Lepoy an Indian chief of that nation commanding the middle town. No. 106—    is the corrollars of the same prepared for smoking.   
  • Winter 1804-1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • S. of our wish to be neighborly, friendly & useful to them, & of our dispositions to a commercial intercourse with them; confer with them on the points most convenient as mutual emporiums, & the articles of most desireable interchange for them & us. if a few of their influential chiefs, within practicable distance, wish to visit us, arrange such a visit with them, and furnish them with authority to call on our officers, on their entering the U. S. to have them conveyed to this place at public expence. if any of them should wish to have some of their young people brought up with us, & taught such arts as may be useful to them, we will receive, instruct & take care of them. such a mission, whether of influential chiefs, or of young people, would give some security to your own party. carry with you some matter of the kinepox, inform those of them with whom you may be of it' efficacy as a preservative from the small-pox; and instruct & incourage them in the use of it. this may be especially done wherever you winter.
  • N.D.
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  • David Lavender
Lewis & Clark among the Indians Introduction to the Bicentennial Edition
  • Despite what were surely inadequate translations we can still hear the voices of Mandan chief Black Cat, Clatsop headman Coboway, and Nez Perce chief Twisted Hair.
  • N.D.
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  • James P. Ronda
November 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 12th November Monday 1804 a verry Cold night    early this morning the Big White (Big White (Sheheke)) princapal Chief of the lower Village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) Came Down, he packd about 100 W. of fine meet on his Squar for us, we made Some Small presents 〈on〉 to the Squar, & Child    gave a Small ax which She was much pleased—    3 men Sick with the [blank]    Several, Wind Changeable verry cold evening, freesing all day    Some ice on the edges of the river.
  • November 12, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 17, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Some of the men killed Several more haith hens most as large as Turkeys.    〈our officers gave the chiefs〉 of these bands 〈which is not greatly〉 like 〈the first〉 flat 〈heads we Saw but we Still call them.   
  • October 17, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 17, 1805 - Clark, William
  • m    S     h    m      s A M. 8    23       P M 3    21    53   "    24    55     "     23    50   "    26    49     "     25    42 altitude produced is 35° 9 30 This morning after the Luner observations, the old chief came down, and Several men with dogs to Sell & womin with fish &c.   
  • October 17, 1805
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  • Clark, William
May 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • .— all our involedes are on the recovery.    we gave the Sick Chief a Severe Swet to day, Shortly after which he could move one of his legs and thy's and work his toes pritty well, the other leg he can move a little; his fingers and arms Seem to be almost entirely restored.   
  • May 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • On New Year's Day, 1805, there was another celebration. At the request of the chiefs of Matootonha and with the captains' permssion, Ordway and Charbonneau led sixteen men across the river ice to the Indian village.
  • With some reserve the Mandan and Hidatsa chiefs suggested that a proper Arikara delegation be sent up the Missouri to talk things over.
  • During their talks with the Mandan chief Big White and with various Hidatsas, the Yellowstone and its major tributaries, such as the Bighorn, emerged with fair correctness.
  • N.D.
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  • David Lavender
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • And the captains did soften the sting by ordering exceptions in the case of small groups containing women and children and/or a chief of local importance. But whenever a potentially dangerous situation arose, military prudence ruled. Such was the case of Tahcum, a principal chief of the Chinooks, who stopped by the fort on February 20 with twenty-five armed men.
  • One tasty change from the monotonous fare of elk and wapatoo roots came on February 25 when Comowool, chief of the nearest Clatsop village, sold the Corps half a bushel of a smallish fish the captains called anchovies.
  • N.D.
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  • David Lavender
October 25, 1804 - Clark, William
  • in view in every directions—    we are informed that the Sioux (Sioux Indians) has latterly taken horses from the Big Bellies (Hidatsa Indians) or Minitaries (Hidatsa Indians) and on their way homerwards the[y] fell in with the Assinniboins (Assiniboine Indians) who killed them and took the horses & a frenchman Menard (Ménard, Pierre) who resided with the Mandan (Mandan Indians) for 20 years past was Killed a fiew days ago on his way from the Britishment astablishments on the Assineboin River (Assiniboine River) , 150 miles N. of this place to the mandans by the assinniboin Indians—    we were frequently Called to by parties of Indians & requested to land & talk, passed a verry bad place & Camped on a Point S S. opposit a high hill   Several Indians visit us this evening    the Sun of the late great Chief of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) who had 2 of his fingers off and appeared to be pearced in maney places    on inquiring the reason, was informed that it was a testimony to their grief for Deceased freinds, they frequently Cut off Sevral fingers & pierced themselves in Different parts, a Mark of Savage effection, wind hard from the S.
  • October 25, 1804
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  • Clark, William
Weather March 1805 - Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
  • visited by the Birn (Le Borgne (One Eye)) the great Chief of the Big bellies (Hidatsa Indians)   12th snow but slight disappeared to day   [18] collected Some herbs pla[n]ts in order to send by the boat. paticularly the root said to cure the bites of the mad dog and rattlesnake.—   19th But little snow not enough to cover the ground   [20] one of the men informed that the Menetares (Hidatsa Indians) have plenty of artichokes.—   21st some ducks seen to light in the river opposit the fort   [23] but little rain.   24th but little Snow.   25th a gang of swan return to day    the ice in the river has given way in many places and it is with some difficulty it can be passed—   26th the ice gave way in the river about 3 P.
  • Weather March 1805
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  • Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
November 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • E. which with the addition of the flood tide raised verry high waves which broke with great violence against the Shore throwing water into our Camp—    the fore part of this day Cloudy    at 12 oClock it began to rain and Continued all day moderately, Several Indians Visit us to day of different nations or Bands Some of the Chiltz (Chehalis Indians) Nation who reside on the Sea Coast near Point Lewis (Point Lewis) , Several of the Clotsops (Clatsop Indians) who reside on the opposit Side of the Columbia (Columbia River) imediately opposit to us, and a Chief from the Grand rapid (Columbia River, Cascades (Great Rapids, Great Shute)) to whome we gave a Medal.
  • November 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
March 17, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • They concealed it near the fort, as the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) chief Coboway (Coboway) was visited at the time. See the reflections on this incident in Ronda (LCAI), 211–12.
  • March 17, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 11, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • The captains expected that Clark (Clark, William) would meet Indians on his exploration of the Yellowstone River (Yellowstone River) , and the medal was reserved for the most prominent chief among them. In fact, he did not encounter any Indians on the Yellowstone (Yellowstone River) .
  • May 11, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 28, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) had made a chief gave him a meddle last evening & he was running of with R. Fields (Field, Reubin) and his brothers Jo Fields (Field, Joseph) guns.
  • July 28, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
August 28, 1806 - Clark, William
  • and Frazier (Frazer, Robert) to kill the barking Squirel, and Gave directions to all of them to kill the Magpye if they Should See any of them Several of the men and the Squaws of the enterpreter Jessomme (Jusseaume, René) and the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Chief went to Some plumb bushes in the bottom and geathered more plumbs than the party Could eate in 2 days, those blumbs are of 3 Speces, the most of them large and well flavored.   
  • August 28, 1806
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  • Clark, William
September 4, 1806 - Clark, William
  • In 1810 Clark (Clark, William) told Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) that a Sioux (Sioux Indians) chief encamped near the gravesite had lost a son and had opened the grave and placed the son's body with Floyd's (Floyd, Charles) , "for the purpose of accompanying him to the other world believing the white man's future state was happier than that of the Savages."
  • September 4, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains A Natural History
  • Standing on the Omaha Indian Reservation is Blackbird Hill, the gravesite of the Omaha chief Blackbird, which was visited by Lewis and Clark on August 11, 1804. Chief Blackbird had died of smallpox in 1800 and was buried sitting erect on a horse, and a wooden pole decorated with all of the scalps he had taken was planted in the soil above.
  • About a hundred yards away is a huge (seven-ton) granite bust of Sitting Bull, the great Lakota chief of the Indian wars, who was reburied here in 1953 after an initial interment at Fort Yates, North Dakota.
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