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Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • N.D.
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  • James P. Ronda
August 17, 1805 - Clark, William
  • W. the Thermometer at 42 a. 0 at Sunrise, We Set out at 7 oClock and proceeded on to the forks    I had not proceeded on one mile before I saw at a distance Several Indians on horsback Comeing towards me, The Intertrepeter (Charbonneau, Toussaint) & Squar (Sacagawea) who were before me at Some distance danced for the joyful Sight, and She made signs to me that they were her nation, as I aproached nearer them descovered one of Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) party With them dressed in their Dress; the met me with great Signs of joy, as the Canoes were proceeding on nearly opposit me I turned those people & Joined Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) who had Camped with 16 of those Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians at the forks 2 miles in advance.    those Indians Sung all the way to their Camp where the others had provd. a cind of Shade of Willows Stuck up in a Circle    the Three Chiefs with Capt.
  • This nation Call themselves Cho-shon-nê (Shoshone Indians) the Chief is name Too-et-te-con'l Black Gun is his war name Ka-me-ah-wah (Cameahwait) —    or Come & Smoke.   
  • August 17, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 9, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Floyd Monday July 9th 1804    Set out erley this morning    prosed on    passed a Small Creek on the South Side Called monter Creek (Charleston Creek)    High Land    Rain to day    Sailed the Gratist part of the day    passed a prarie on the South Side whare Seveal French famileys had Setled and made Corn Some Years ago 〈and Black Smith or Gun Smith〉 Stayed two years    the Indians came Freckentley to See them and was verry frendley    passed a Creek on the South Side Called wolf Creek (Wolf (Loup) Creek (Wolf River) (Kans.))    it is about 60 yards wide    the Land is Good    water Strong    made 10 miles    encamt on the South Side    Saw a fire on the N. Side thougt it was 〈Indians〉 ouer flanken partey    Sent ouer perogue over for them and when they got over Saw no fire    Seposed it to be Indians    fired ouer Cannon for ouer men Either Cruzatte (Cruzatte, Pierre) or Labiche (Labiche, François) , but not Shields (Shields, John) , the man usually called the blacksmith.
  • July 9, 1804
  • Journals
  • Floyd, Charles
August 19, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Sunday 19th    the Indians all appear to be friendly    at 9 oClock the Captains read a long Speech to them & Counseled with them, & Gave one a medal & the others they Gave commissions, & Some Small preasants &c    we Gave them provisions while they Remained with us.   
  • Floyd (Floyd, Charles) Taken verry ill this morning with a collick.— Sunday August 19th    We still remained at this place, in order to hold a treaty with the Indians who are here, These Indians appear to be very friendly towards us, At 9 oClock A.
  • August 19, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 6, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • in this bottom a band of the Rick a rees (Arikara Indians) lived last winter.    they left a nomber of round huts covered with earth, and Some water crafts made out of buffaloe hides.   
  • M. and passing by a bottom covered with heavy Timber, one of our Hunters went on shore, and killed an Elk in this bottom, where we found a Band of the Rick ARees (Arikara Indians) Indians had lived, during the last Winter, They had left a number of round huts, which was cover'd with Earth, and some Water Crafts made out of buffalo Hides— We stopped and took the Man & Elk on board, and proceeded on, and passed a Creek lying on the South side of the River, and in the Evening We encamped on the bank lying on the North side of the River.—
  • October 6, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 2, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • they Returned Shortly    had found a Good place a Short distance down where their was an Indian camp in a Grove of large cottonwood Timber.    Sevral Indians at Sd. camp    Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & Several of the party went in a pearogue up to the 1st village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) in order to Git corn.    we droped down a Short distance farther to a body & Bottom of large Timber where we commenced falling Timber, and fixing a camp close by the place where we intend for to build.   
  • November 2, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
January 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 25th of January 1805 Friday— we are informed of the arrival of a Band of Asniboins (Assiniboine Indians) at the Villages with the Grand Cheif of those Tribes call the (Fee de petite veau (Son of the Little Calf (Fils de Petit Veau)) ) [NB: Fils de Petit Veau (Son of the Little Calf (Fils de Petit Veau)) ] to trade, one of our interpeter & one man Set out to the Big Belley (Hidatsa Indians) Camp opposit the Island    men employ'd in Cutting the Boat out of the ice, and Collecting Coal wood.
  • Clark (Clark, William) calls him "Grand Chief of those Tribes"—that is, the Assinniboines (Assiniboine Indians) . Larocque (Larocque, François-Antoine) , who gives his name as Petit Vieux, does not indicate that his status was so exalted.
  • January 25, 1805
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  • Clark, William
February 25, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 25th of February Monday 1805 we fixed a Windlass and Drew up the two Perogues on the upper bank and attempted the Boat, but the Roap which we hade made of Elk Skins proved too weak & broke Several times night Comeing on obliged us to leave her in a Situation but little advanced—    we were Visited by the Black mockerson (Black Moccasin (Omp-se-ha-ra)) Chief of the little Village of Big Bellies (Hidatsa Indians) , the Cheif of the Shoe (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) Inds and a number of others    those Chiefs gave us Some meat which they packed on their wives, and one requested a ax to be made for hies Sun, Mr. Bunch (Bunch, George) , one of the under traders for the hudsons Bay Companey—    one of the Big Bellies (Hidatsa Indians) asked leave for himself & his two wives to Stay all night, which was granted, also two Boys Stayed all night, one the Sun of the Black Cat.
  • February 25, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
November 7, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We set out again early in a foggy morning; went about 6 miles and came to an Indian camp, where we got some fresh fish and dogs. The dress of the squaws here is different from that of those up the river; it consists of a long fringe made of soft bark, which they tie round the waist, and which comes down almost to their knees; and of a small robe, made out of small skins cut into thongs, and wove somewhat like carpetting.
  • We went 34 miles and encamped on the south side at the mouth of a fine spring. A Wahkiakum (Wahkiakum Indians) Indian village in Wahkiakum County (Wahkiakum County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) This same garment also attracted the attention of the captains and prompted Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) detailed description of January 19, 1806, apparently copied by Clark (Clark, William) under the present date, November 7, 1805, presumably because this was where they first noticed this style.
  • November 7, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 23, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the afternoon, 10 of the Clat-sop (Clatsop Indians) nation that live on the south side of the river, came over to our camp.
  • In the evening our hunters came in, and had killed 3 deer, 8 brants, and 12 ducks.— In the evening the weather cleared and we had a fine night. The Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) were a Chinookan (Chinook Indians) -language people living in villages in Clatsop County (Clatsop County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) .
  • November 23, 1805
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
January 3, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • About 10 o'Clock A. M. a number of Indians came to our Fort on a visit; they belonged to the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) nation.   
  • Including Coboway (Coboway) and six other Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) , report Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) .
  • January 3, 1806
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 24, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Cathlamet Indians
  • In about two hours I was able to follow the other canoes, and proceeded on about 12 miles, to a village of the Cath-la-mas (Cathlamet Indians) where the rest of the party had halted. When I arrived we all proceeded on again, and in the evening encamped at an old village, which had been vacated.
  • On Cathlamet Bay (Cathlamet Bay) , in the vicinity of Knappa (Knappa, Oreg.) , Clatsop County (Clatsop County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) ; the people were Cathlamets (Cathlamet Indians) . Northeast of Brownsmead (Brownsmead, Oreg.) , Clatsop County (Clatsop County, Oreg.) , on Aldrich Point (Aldrich Point) opposite the downstream end of Tenasillahe Island (Tenasillahe Island) .
  • March 24, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
April 5, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • There is a beautiful prairie and a number of ponds below the mouth of Sandy river (Sandy (Quicksand) River) ; and about two miles from the Columbia (Columbia River) the soil is rich with white cedar timber, which is very much stripped of its bark, the natives making use of it both for food and clothing. A number of the Indians visit us daily; and the females in general have that leather covering round their loins, which is somewhat in the form of a truss.
  • M'Kenzie (Mackenzie, Alexander) also mentions that the western Indians make use of the inner tegument of the bark of trees for food; and that it is generally considered by the more interior Indians as a delicacy, rather than an article of common food: that on this and herbs they are used to sustain themselves on their journies.
  • April 5, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
April 23, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening we met the party at a large village of the Wal-la-waltz nation (Tenino Indians) , on the north side of the river; where the other canoe had also arrived.
  • A horse had got away last night and could not be found. A "Wah-how-pum (Tenino Indians) " village at the mouth of Rock Creek (Rock Creek (Klickitat County, Wash.)) , Klickitat County (Klickitat County, Wash.) , Washington (Washington) . These Shahaptian-language people are now generally classified as Teninos (Tenino Indians) , with others in the vicinity. The party camped here, somewhat above the mouth of John Day River (John Day (Lepage's) River (Sherman-Gilliam counties, Oreg.)) , their River Lapage (John Day (Lepage's) River (Sherman-Gilliam counties, Oreg.)) , after party member Jean Baptiste Lepage (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) , opposite.
  • April 23, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
May 23, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Sergt Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) wounded a deer at a lick near our Camp    it Swam the river to the S. Side two Indians who Stayd with us last night Swam the river with their horses and ran the deer    it took the river and Swam back again. Sergt. pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) then killed it and gave the Indians one half of it who Swam their horses back after it. Wm bratton (Bratton, William E.) having been so long better than 3 months nearly helpless with a Severe pain in his back we now undertake Sweeting him nearly in the manner as the Indians do only cover the hole with blankits having bows bent over above the hole.   
  • May 23, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
June 13, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Crusatt (Cruzatte, Pierre) went out this morning killed a deer & reported that the buzzds. had eate up the deer in their absence after haveing butchered and hung it up. The indian who visited us yesterday exchanged his horse with one of our party for a very indiferant one in which exchange he rcived a Small ax a Knife &c.
  • we caused the meat to be cut thin and dried in the sun. I make a list of the Indian Nations their place of residence, and probable number of Soles of each nation from estimation and indian information &c.
  • June 13, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
September 3, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • he had two Batteaux and 18 hands and are on their way to the babruleys (Sioux Indians, Brulé or Bois Brule) and yanktons (Sioux Indians, Yankton) near white Stone River (Vermillion (White Stone) River (S.
  • in order to trade with those nations and the Mahars (Omaha Indians) also—    Mr. Herd (Aird, James) informed us of the news of the States &C    a verry hard Storm of wind and hard rain this evening.
  • September 3, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
October 17, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • River (Columbia River) in a canoe 3 or 4 miles to the Indians lodges    they Saw a vast quantitys of live Sammon in the River they giged one which was verry larg    they Saw a great nomber lay dead on Shores.   
  • The Natives sold us several more dogs &ca    They had very few buffalo robes among them, & were cloathed in deer & Elk skins dressed with the hair on & sewed together, & made into Robes.    Some of these Indians had Red & blue Cloth & a number of articles that must have been procured from some Civilized 〈people〉 nation.   
  • Our party were all at a loss to know what Nation of Indians the Band which we are among belong to.    Our officers gave the principal Men among them Medals, a Flag, & some other presents.—    We purchased 26 dogs from these Indians to eat, The Indians that are among us, are handsome, well made & light brown color'd sett of Men, and are very peacable.   
  • October 17, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 17, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I took 2 men and Set out in a Small Canoe with a view to go as high up the Columbia river (Columbia River) as the 1st forks which the Indians made Signs was but a Short distance, I set out at 2 oClock    firs course was N. 83° W 6 miles to the lower point of a Island on the Lard.
  • the Squars engaged prepareing them for the Scaffol—    a Squar gave me a dried Salmon    from those lodes on the Island an Indian Showed me the mouth of the river which falls in below a high hill on the Lard.
  • The name táptat refers to a Yakima (Yakima Indians) village on the Yakima River (Yakima (Tapteete) River) , near Prosser (Prosser, Wash.) , Benton County (Benton County, Wash.) .
  • October 17, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 25, 1806 - Clark, William
  • dreyer (Drouillard, George) killed a deer after we encamped. a little above our encampmt. the ricaras (Arikara Indians) had formerly a large village on each Side which was destroyed by the Seioux (Sioux Indians) .   
  • (Dolphees (Lahoocatt) Island)    all those villages have been broken up by the Seioux (Sioux Indians) . This day proved a fine Still day and the men played their oars and we made 48 miles to day.
  • They had passed this Sioux (Sioux Indians) village in Stanley County (Stanley County, S. Dak.) on September 30, 1804.
  • August 25, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
August 16, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • to give them further confidence I put my cocked hat with feather on the chief and my over shirt being of the Indian form my hair deshivled and skin well browned with the sun I wanted no further addition to make me a complete Indian in appearance    the men followed my example and we were son completely metamorphosed.
  • we now set out and rode briskly within sight of the forks making one of the Indians carry the flag that our own party should know who we were.   
  • my mind was in reallity quite as gloomy all this evening as the most affrighted indian but I affected cheerfullness to keep the Indians so who were about me.   
  • August 16, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 27, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Several mile in extent of white Clay Marl or Chalk, under this bank we discovered Large Stone resembling lime incrusted with a Substanc like Glass which I take to be Cabolt, also ore, three mes above this Bluff we Set the Prarie on fire, to let the Soues (Sioux Indians) Know we wished to see them    at two oClock an Indian Swam to the Perogue, we landed & two other Came    they were boys, they informed us that the Souex (Sioux Indians) were Camped near, on the R Jacke (James (Jacque) River (S. Dak.))    one Maha (Omaha Indians) boy informed us his nation was gorn to make a peace with the Pania's (Pawnee Indians) [Pawnee (Pawnee Indians) ]    we Send Sjt.
  • August 27, 1804
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  • Clark, William
December 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • At some point he traded with the Minniconjou (Sioux Indians, Miniconjou (Min-na-Kine-az-zo)) Sioux (Sioux Indians) near the mouth of Cheyenne River (Cheyenne River) in South Dakota (South Dakota) ; the captains questioned him extensively about this tribe. They later sought his aid in persuading Teton (Sioux Indians, Teton) Sioux (Sioux Indians) chiefs to go to Washington (Washington D.C.) .
  • He could speak the Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) language well, an indication that he had been to their villages before.
  • December 16, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
January 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Goudrich (Goodrich, Silas) has recoverd from the louis veneri which he contracted from a amorous Contact with a Chinnook (Chinook Indians) damsel.    he was Cured as Gibson (Gibson, George) was with murcury by [blank]    I cannot lern that the Indians have any Simples Sovereign Specifics in the cure of this disease; indeed I douubt verry much whether any of them have any means of effecting a perfect cure.    when once this disorder is contracted by them it Continues with them dureing life; but always ends in decepitude, death; or premature old age; tho' from the use of certain Simples together with their diet, they Support this disorder with but little inconveniance for maney years, and even enjoy a tolerable Share of health; particularly So among the Chippeways (Chippewa Indians) who I believe to be better Skilled in the use of those Simples than any nation of Indians in North America. The Chippaways (Chippewa Indians) use a decoction of the root of the Labelia, and that of a Species of Sumac Common to the Atlantic States and to this countrey near and on the western Side of the Rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) .
  • January 27, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
June 25, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • one of our guides complained of being unwell, a symptom which I did not much like as such complaints with an indian is generally the prelude to his abandoning any enterprize with which he is not well pleased.   
  • at this place I met with a plant the root of which the shoshones (Shoshone Indians) eat.    it is a small knob root a good deel in flavor an consistency like the Jerusalem Artichoke.   
  • I gave the sik indian a buffaloe robe he having no other covering except his mockersons and a dressed Elkskin without the hair.
  • June 25, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
March 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 16th of March Satturday 1805 a Cloudy day    wind from the S. E    one Indian much displeased with whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) for Strikeing his hand when eating with a Spoon for behaveing badly.
  • Garrow (Garreau, Joseph) Shew'd us the 〈method〉 way the ricaras (Arikara Indians) made their large Beeds
  • March 16, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
March 9, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Shortly after we returnd Several of the Clatsop Indians (Clatsop Indians) came to the Fort with Some Small fish and a little bears wax to trade to us.   
  • March 9, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
March 14, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • in the afternoon Drewyer (Drouillard, George) returnd. and a number of the Clotsop Indians (Clatsop Indians) came with him    brought a canoe to trade to us & some Hats &C.—
  • March 14, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
August 20, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • The tippet of the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians is the most eligant peice of Indian dress I ever saw, the neck or collar of this is formed of a strip of dressed Otter skin with the fur.   
  • he left Charbono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) and the indian woman to return to my camp with the Indians.    he passed the river about four miles below the Indians, and encamped on a small branch, eight miles distant.    on his way he met a rispectable looking indian who returned and continued with him all night; this indian gave them three salmon.
  • August 20, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
September 26, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • proceeded on 4 or 5 miles    the Indians Strung along the Shore the most of the way.—    We then halted    ankered out 100 yards from Shore.   
  • Some of their women are verry handsome, & friendly    the nomber of Indians at this lodge of the Teton (Sioux Indians, Teton) tribe is between 2 & 300    they had been lately at war with the Mahars (Omaha Indians) .    we [they] have Sixty five of the Sculps and 25 prisonrs Squaws of the Mahars (Omaha Indians) nation which they had with them.    they told us that they had 23 Squaws prisoners more at a lodge above this.—    their lodge is verry handsome in a circle and about 100 cabbins in nomber and all white, made of Buffalow hides dressed white    one large one in the center, the lodge for the war dances.—    they Gave Capt.
  • September 26, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
May 28, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • about noon we halted to dine near Some old Indian Camps.    Some thunder & Small Showers of rain which lasted about 2 hours.   
  • a large bottom on the S. Side.    we found an Indians foot ball floating down the river & dog poles also.
  • Captain Clark (Clark, William) killed a Mountain 〈Goat〉 Sheep or Ibex, about noon, we halted to dine, near some old Indian Camps, We had some thunder, and small showers of rain which lasted about 2 hours, We then proceeded on, and had a pleasant afternoon, towards evening the hills began to be lower, We proceeded on and passed by large bottoms partly covered with timber, and several Islands some of which had handsome Groves of timber on them, we passed a number of large Creeks, lying on each side of the River, which drove the Gravel into the River    We encamped in a bottom lying on the River on the North side, opposite to the Mouth of a large Creek where we saw a Gang of Elk in the bottom, and signs of beaver on both Shores,—    a large bottom of timber being on the South side of the River, here we found an Indian foot ball floating down the River, and Indian dog poles.— We came 21½ Miles this day.— Including the party's Thompson's Creek (Birch (Thompson's) Creek (Chouteau County, Mont.)) , after John B.
  • May 28, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 6, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Shortly passed a Small village on Lard. Side.    Some Indians came out in the River to us with their canoes.    we bought Some fresh fish from them, and bought Some fine roots from a canoe which was going down the R. with a load trading    at noon we halted to dine at a large bottom which was covd. with cotton timber on the S.
  • We set off early, & proceeded on our Voyage.    We passed a small Indian Village, which lay on the South side of the River.    Some Indians came to us in Canoes; from whom we purchased some fresh fish of different kinds, And also purchased, some Roots from 〈some〉 Indians who over took us in Canoes; & were going down the River with loads of this root &ca to trade.   
  • several of our hunters went out for about an hour, & found the underbrush growing so thick; that they could not go any distance.—    We continued on, & passed high Clifts of rocks lying on the South side of the River, which were about 100 feet high, from the surface of the Water, & hills on both sides of the River, covered with different kind of Pine & White Cedar, & a wood called Abervity, Red wood &ca.— We proceeded on & passed large bottoms having Cotton wood Trees & white Oak timber growing in them, & two old Indian Villages which were evacuated & had been left sometime past.   
  • November 6, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
January 10, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Some of the other Indians who wishd us well called across the creek to our men. Several went with arms to his assistance    the indian hearing the alarm ran from him with his long knife without injury.   
  • Including Shar-har-war-cap (Shar-har-war-cap) , a chief, and eleven others of the Cathlamet (Cathlamet Indians) tribe. Clark (Clark, William) on January 8 says the whale was 105 feet long; it may have been a blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus.
  • Clark (Clark, William) does not mention this name for the river he called Ecola Creek (Ecola Creek (McNeal's Folly)) after the Chinookan (Chinook Indians) word for whale, but Whitehouse (Whitehouse, Joseph) uses it.
  • January 10, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
April 21, 1806 - Clark, William
  • I find it useless to offer any articles or attempt to trade at this village and therefore determine to [blank]    before I rose the house was Crouded with Indians to Smoke I gave them none.    they are well Supplied with Straw & bark bags ready to hold their pounded fish.   
  • we formed a Camp    purchased Some wood & 3 dogs for which we gave pewter buttons which buttons we had made &c.    but fiew Indians with us 〈to day〉 this evining    purchased an old horse and tied up all the horses when we went to bed Those are the Same people with those below at the falls.
  • Clark (Clark, William) refers to the Voorhis No. 3 entry for April 22, 1806, which contradicts the statement in the previous sentence about the Indians.
  • April 21, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 18, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Late last evening we were visited by the principal cheif of Chilluckkittaquaws (Wishram-Wasco Indians) and 12 of his nation they remained with us untill 9 OC. when they all departed except the Cheif and two others who slept at my feet.    we loaded our vessels and set out after an early breakfast this morning.    we gave the indians a passage to the N. shore on which they reside and pursued our rout to the foot of the first rapid at the distance of 4 ms.   
  • the Cheif when he left me this morning promised to bring some horses to barter with me at the bason.—    the long narrows (Columbia River, The Dalles of the (Great Narrows)) are much more formidable than they were when we decended them last fall    there would be no possibility of passind either up or down them in any vessel.—    after unloading the canoes and arranging the camp I walked up to the Skillute (Watlala Indians) Village and jouined Capt.    he had procured four horses only for which a high price had been given, at least more than double that which we had formerly given for those which we purchased from the Shoshonees (Shoshone Indians) and the first band of Flatheads (Flathead Indians) .   
  • April 18, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 23, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) wounded a deer early this morning in a lick near camp; my dog pursud it into the river; the two young Indian men who had remained with us all night mounted their horses [one word erased; illegible] swam the river and drove the deer into the water again; Sergt. Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) killed it as it reached the shore on this side, the indians returned as they had passed over.    we directed half this deer to be given to the indians, they immediately made a fire and cooked their meat, 4 others joined them from the village with the assistance of whom they consumed their portion of the spoil in less than 2 hours and took their leave of our camp.
  • I am convinced that those cut by the indians will get well much soonest and they do not swell nor appear to suffer as much as those cut in the common way.— Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) last daily entry in Codex K.
  • May 23, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 4, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they gave us no positive answer to a request which we made, that two or three of their young men should accompany me to the falls of the Missouri (Missouri River, Great Falls of the) and there wait my return from the upper part of Maria's river (Marias River) where it was probable I should meet with some of the bands of the Minnetares (Atsina Indians) from Fort de Prarie (Fort des Prairies (Canada)) ; that in such case I should indeavor to bring about a good understanding between those indians and themselves, which when effected they would be informed of it though the young men thus sent with me, and that on the contrary should I not be fortunate enough to meet with these people nor to prevail on them to be at peace they would equally be informed through those young men, and they might still remain on their guard with rispect to them untill the whites had it in their power to give them more effectual releif.
  • Clark (Clark, William) in his entry gives the route he expects to take to the Yellowstone (Yellowstone River) , which would take him through the Shoshone (Shoshone Indians) country to Camp Fortunate (Camp Fortunate (Mont.)) at the forks of the Beaverhead River (Beaverhead (Jefferson) River) , then down the Beaverhead (Beaverhead (Jefferson) River) and the Jefferson (Jefferson River (North, Southwest Fork)) to the Three Forks of the Missouri (Missouri River, Three Forks of the) . The Atsinas (Atsina Indians) and perhaps also the Blackfeet (Blackfeet Indians) ; see Clark's (Clark, William) entry.
  • June 4, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 5, 1806 - Clark, William
  • [NB: see note]    Shields (Shields, John) informed me that the Flat head indians (Flathead Indians) passed up the Small Creek which we came down last fall about 2 miles above our Encampment of the 4th & 5th of, Septr.
  • as this rout of the Oat lash shoots (Flathead Indians) can be followed it will evidently Shorten our rout at least 2 days and as the indians informed me last fall a much better rout than the one we came out.   
  • near present Sula (Sula, Mont.) , where the paty met the Flatheads (Flathead Indians) (Salish (Flathead Indians) ) on September 4, 1805. Appleman (LC), 326–27; Atlas maps 68, 103.
  • July 5, 1806
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  • Clark, William
July 18, 1805 - Clark, William
  • we thought it prudent for a partey to go a head for fear our fireing Should allarm the Indians and cause them to leave the river and take to the mountains for Safty from their enemes who visit them thro this rout. I deturmined to go a head with a Small partey a few days and find the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians if possible    after brackfast I took J. Fields (Field, Joseph) Potts (Potts, John) & my Servent (York) proceeded on.    the Country So Hilley that we gained but little of the Canoes untill in the evening I passed over a mountain on an Indian rode by which rout I cut off Several miles of the Meanderings of the River, the roade which passes this mountain is wide and appears to have been dug in maney places, we Camped on a Small run of Clear Cold water, musquitors verry troublesom the forepart of the evening    I Saw great maney Ibex.   
  • July 18, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 10, 1805 - Clark, William
  • The Latd. 46° 48' 28" as the guide report that no game is to be found on our rout for a long ways, ads an addition to the cause of our delay to precure Some meat, despatched all our hunters in different directions, to hunt the Deer which is the only large game to be found    they killed 4 deer a Beaver & 3 Grouse which was divided, one of the hunters Colter (Colter, John) , met with 3 〈flatheads〉 Tushapaw Indians who were in pursuit of 2 Snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians that hade taken from 〈the three from〉 ther Camps on the 〈Columbia (Columbia River) 〉 head of Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) River 21 horses, Those Indians came with Colter (Colter, John) to our Camp & informed by Signs of their misfortune & the rout to ther villages &c.
  • September 10, 1805
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  • Clark, William
January 5, 1806 - Clark, William
  • W. from this, near the houses of Some Clat Sop (Clatsop Indians) & Kil a mox (Tillamook Indians) families; that the Indians were very friendly and had given them a considerable quantity of the blubber of the whale which perished on the Coast Some distance S.
  • I determine to Set out early tomorrow with two canoes & 12 men in quest of the whale or at all events to purchase from the indians a parcel of the blubber, for this purpose I made up a Small assortment of merchindize, and directed the men to hold themselves in readiness &c.
  • January 5, 1806
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  • Clark, William
April 15, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The Commanding Officers attempted to purchase some horses, but could not agree with the Indians on the price; so we proceeded on about four miles to another village, at the mouth of Catarack river (Klickitat (Cataract) River) .
  • According to the captains there were two villages of "Chilluckittequaws (Wishram-Wasco Indians) " in this area in Klickitat County (Klickitat County, Wash.) . They were apparently Wishram-Wasco Indians (Wishram-Wasco Indians) . Probably human body lice, Pediculus humani.
  • April 15, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 2, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Last night about 9 o'clock, three of the Wal-la-wal-las (Walula Indians) came up with us, and brought a steel trap that had been left at our camp on the north side of the Columbia (Columbia River) , opposite the mouth of Wal-la-wal-la river (Walla Walla (Waller Waller) River) ; perhaps one of the greatest instances of honesty ever known among Indians.
  • In the evening our hunters joined us, and had killed only one beaver and an otter. The three Indians remained with us all day; and at night we set three steel traps, there being a great many beaver signs on this branch.
  • Joseph Field (Field, Joseph) and one of the Walulas (Walula Indians) just mentioned; see the captains' entries for the day.
  • May 2, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 8, 1806 - Clark, William
  • in the evening Several foot races were run by the men of our party and the Indians; after which our party divided and played at prisoners base untill night.    after dark the fiddle was played and the party amused themselves in danceing.    one of those Indians informed us that we could not cross the mountains untill the full of the next moon, or about the 1st of July.   
  • at all events we Shall Set out at or about the time which the indians Seem to be generally agreed would be the most proper.    about the middle of this month—.
  • June 8, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we found no signs of the Oatlashshots (Flathead Indians) haveing been here lately.    the Indians express much Concern for them and apprehend that the Menetarries of Fort d Prar (Atsina Indians) have destroyed them in the course of the last Winter and Spring, and mention the tracts of the bear-footed indians which we Saw yesterday as an evidence of their being much distressed—.   
  • June 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William
October 19, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Yelleppit (Yelleppit) is a bold handsom Indian, with a dignified countenance about 35 years of age, about 5 feet 8 inches high and well perpotiond.   
  • we proceeded on passed a Island, close under the Lard Side about Six miles in length opposit to the lower point of which two Isds. are situated on one of which five Lodges 〈of Indians〉 vacent & Saffolds drying fish    at the upper point of this Island Swift water.   
  • The island could be Blalock Island (Blalock Island) , known as ama⊃ama'pa ("island") by the Umatillas (Umatilla Indians) . Archaeological work performed on Blalock Island (Blalock Island) in the late 1950s and 1960s has not yet been fully reported.
  • October 19, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 27, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • Six men went out to hunt. Some of the Indians Stayed with us    our officers gave one of the principal men a meddle and Some other Small articles.    towards evening the hunters returned to camp    had killed four Deer.    we Set the Indians across the River.    the waves roled verry high.—
  • October 27, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
January 4, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Saturday Janry 4th    We had small showers of rain & some hail this morning.    a number of Indians belonging to the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) Nation that came to the fort Yesterday staid near the Fort last night.   
  • January 4, 1806
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
February 20, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • This was a cloudy morning. A number of the Chinook Indians (Chinook Indians) came to the fort with hats to trade.
  • February 20, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 14, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • In a short time we arrived near to our old friends the Grossventres (Hidatsa Indians) and Mandans (Mandan Indians) ; and fixed our encampment in a central position, so as to be most convenient to the different villages.
  • August 14, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick

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