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June 24, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we nooned it as usual at Collins's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) where we found Frazier (Frazer, Robert) , solus; the other four men having gone in pursuit of the two indian men who had set out from Collins's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) two hours before Frazier (Frazer, Robert) and Wizer (Weiser, Peter) arrived.   
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) Wiser (Weiser, Peter) and the two indians whom they had prevailed on to remain at that place untill our arrival; R.
  • Feilds (Field, Joseph) had only killed one small deer only while they lay at Collins's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) and of this they had been liberal to the indians insomuch that they had no provision; they had gone on to the branch of hungary Creek (Hungery Creek) at which we shall noon it tomorrow in order to hunt.   
  • June 24, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
The Salish People and the Lewis and Clark Expedition Excerpt 9
  • Excerpt 9 In later years, the Salish and many other tribes would belatedly discover the real purpose of the expedition—the assertion of dominion over Indian lands and Indian peoples, and the commercial exploitation of Indian resources.
  • N.D.
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  • Salish Pend d'Oreille Culture Committee and Elders Cultural Advisory Council, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
June 10, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Wide & the other is 70 yds wd. and heads Close to the R: 〈Dumoin〉 (Des Moines River) [NB: du Moines] The 〈Aieways (Iowa Indians) 〉 [NB: Ayauwa (Iowa Indians) ys] 〈Nation〉 have a Village on the head of these River    they run through 〈an even Countrey〉 [NB: a broken rich thickly timbered country] and is navagable for Perogues    Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) took Medn. altd. of ☉ U.
  • The source of the Chariton River (Chariton (Charliton, Shariton) River) , in south-central Iowa, is near the South and Middle branches of the Des Moines River (Des Moines River) . The Indians referred to are the Iowas (Iowa Indians) (see above, April 4, 1804).
  • June 10, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 4, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Some rain    we were obliged to drop down 3 miles to get a Channel Sufficient Deep to pass    Several Indians on the bank, Call'd to us frequently to Land, one gave 3 yels & Sciped a Ball before us, we payed no attention to them, while at Brackfast one Swam across to us, beged for Powder, we gave him a Small piece of Tobacco & put him over on a Sand bar, passed a large Island in the middle of the river Good hope I.
  • N. 45° E. 2 m. on the S. point passed Le hoo calls Island (Dolphees (Lahoocatt) Island) — The Indian fired his musket and sent the ball skipping over the water. Probably later Pascal Island (Pascal (Good Hope) Island) .
  • The word, NAhuukaátA or "by the water," comes from the name of an Arikara (Arikara Indians) band. Parks (BVAP), 225.
  • October 4, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. passing the 1st old Mandin (Mandan Indians) Village on the L. S. (4)   12   20th of October Satterday 1804 Set out early this morning and proceeded on    the wind from the S.
  • Side to See those remarkable places pointed out by Evins (Evans, John Thomas) , I saw an old remains of a villige [NB: covering 6 or 8 acres] on the Side of a hill which the Chief with us Too né tels me that nation [Mandans (Mandan Indians) ] lived in 〈2〉 a number villages on each Side of the river and the Troubleson Seauex (Sioux Indians) caused them to move about 40 miles higher up where they remained a fiew years & moved to the place they now live, (2) passed a Small Creek on the S.
  • S. above a Bluff containing Coal (5) of an inferior quallity, this bank is imedeately above the old village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) —    The Countrey is fine, the high hills at a Distanc with gradual assents, I Kild 3 Deer    The Timber Confined to the bottoms as usial which is much larger than below.
  • October 20, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • all the Streems falling from the hills or high lands So brackish that the water Can't be Drank without effecting the person making use of it as Globesalts—, I saw in my walk Several remarkable high Conocal hills, one 90 feet, one 60 and others Smaller—    the Indian Chief Say that the Callemet Bird live in the hollows of those hills, which holes are made by the water passing from the top & &.    I also Saw an old Village fortified Situated on the top of a high Point, which the Ricarra (Arikara Indians) Chief tels me were Mandans (Mandan Indians) , we Camped on the L.
  • It figures prominently in Mandan (Mandan Indians) folklore. Atlas map 28 calls it a "hunting camp fortifed on a hill."
  • October 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 19, 1804 - Clark, William
  • .—    I walked out on the Hills & observed Great numbers of Buffalow feedeing on both Sides of the river    I counted 52 Gangues of Buffalow & 3 of Elk at one view, all the runs which come from the high hills which is Generally about one or 2 miles from the water is brackish and near the Hills (the Salts are) and the Sides of the Hills & edges of the Streems, the mineral salts appear    I saw Som remarkable round hills forming a Cone at top one about 90 foot one 60 & Several others Smaller, the Indian Chief Say that the Callemet bird live in the holes of those hills, the holes form by the water washing thro Some parts in its passage Down from the top—    near one of those noles, on a point of a hill 90 feet above the lower plane I observed the remains of an old village, [NB: high, strong, watchtower &c.] which had been fortified, the Indian Chief with us tels me, a party of Mandins (Mandan Indians) lived there, Here first saw ruins of Mandan (Mandan Indians) nation    we proceeded on & Camped on the L.
  • October 19, 1804
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  • Clark, William
January 7, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Jany 7th Tuesday 1805 [1806] Set out at Day light, porceded up the Creek about 2 mile and crossed on a tree trunk the Salt makers have 〈made〉 fallen across, then proceeded on to the Ocean ¾ mile & proceded up 3 miles to the mouth of Colimex River (Tillamook (Kilamox) River) about 80 or 100 yds wide verry rapid & Cuts its banks, here we found an old Village of 3 houses, one only inhabited by one familey, I gave the man a fish hook to put the party across, on the bank found a Skeet fish [X: Skaite] which had been lef by the tide    proceded on 2 miles on the bank opposit a kind of bay    the river Cross to the Sea Cost to 2 Inds Indians Lodges at which place I found our Salt makers near the foot of a mountain which form the Shore.    Brackfast and hirired an Indian to pilot me to the Ca le mix (Tillamook Indians) nation where the whale is for which I gave a file, we proceded on the Stone under a high hill on our right bluff. Soft Stone Sees verry high, Several parts of this hill recently Sliped in, about ¾ of a mile abov the Houses Saw a Canoe in which the Dead was buried    at 2½ miles assended a Steep mountain, as Steep at it is possible places for 1500 [two letters smudged, illegible] feet    we hauled our Selves up by the assistence of the bushes    if one had Given way we must have fallen a great distanc    the Steepest worst & highest mountain I ever assended I think it at least 1500 feet highr than the Sea imidiately under on the riht.    we met 14 Indians loaded with blubber    proceded on thro an unusual bad way falling timber bendig under logs &c. and encamped on a Creek which runs to my left find Day and night, the timber Spruc White Cedar & &.
  • January 7, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
January 16, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • it is true that we could even travel now on our return as far as the timbered country reaches, or to the falls of the river; but further it would be madness for us to attempt to proceede untill April, as the indians inform us that the snows lye knee deep in the plains of Columbia (Great Columbian Plain) during the winter, and in these plains we could scarcely get as much fuel of any kind as would cook our provision as we descended the river; and even were we happyly over these plains and again in the woody country at the foot of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) we could not possibly pass that immence barrier of mountains on which the snows ly in winter to the debth in many places of 20 feet; in short the Indians inform us that they are impracticable untill about the 1st of June, at which time even there is an abundance of snow but a scanty subsistence may be obtained for the horses.—    we should not therefore forward ourselves on our homeward journey by reaching the rocky mountain (Rocky Mountains) s early than the 1st of June, which we can easily effect by seting out from hence on the 1st of April.— The Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) Chinnooks (Chinook Indians) &c. in fishing employ the common streight net, the scooping or diping net with a long handle, the gig, and the hook and line.   
  • January 16, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
March 5, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • This morning we were visited by two parties of Clatsops (Clatsop Indians) .    they brought some fish a hat and some skins for sale most of which we purchased. they returned to their village in the evening.   
  • we made up a small assortment of articles to trade with the Indians and directed Sergt. Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) to set out early in the morning in a canoe with 2 men, to ascend the Columbia (Columbia River) to the resort of the Indian fishermen and purchase some fish; we also directed two parties of hunters to renew the Chase tomorrow early.   
  • I have not seen the little singing lark or the large brown Curloo so common to the plains of the Missouri (Missouri River) , but I beleive that the latter is an inhabitant of this country during summer from Indian information. I have no doubt but what many species of birds found here in Autumn and Summer had departed before our arrival.
  • March 5, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 5, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • they did not incline to Sell any as they have but fiew.    an Indian gave Capt. Clark (Clark, William) a good horse    we then proceeded on    about noon we came to another Small village opposite the mouth of cottonwood creek where we bought 2 dogs and dined & proceed on to Colters Creek (Potlatch River (Colter's Creek)) & pah-map village (Pah-map village) where we Camped.   
  • finding a man of the Snake nation (Shoshone Indians) a prisoner here our officers told the chiefs by intreptation of thro 6 tongues what our business was and that our tradors would come about the head of the missourie and trade with them for furs &C.— The confluence of the Clearwater (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) and Snake (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) rivers at Lewiston (Lewiston, Idaho) , Nez Perce County (Nez Perce County, Idaho) , Idaho (Idaho) .
  • Actually five languages (Nez Perce, Shoshone, Hidatsa, French, and English) through six persons (the Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) chief, the Shoshone (Shoshone Indians) prisoner, Sacagawea (Sacagawea) , Charbonneau (Charbonneau, Toussaint) , one of the French speakers in the party, and Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) or Clark (Clark, William) ).
  • May 5, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
May 4, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • We were early on our march over a handsome plain; and came to another creek, which we kept down until we came to Lewis's river (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) , some distance below the forks of Koos-koos-ke (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) ; where we halted at an Indian lodge, and could get nothing to eat, except some bread made of a kind of roots I was unacquainted with. We had, however, a dog, which we bought from the Indians, who met us last night; but this was a scanty allowance for thirty odd hungry men.
  • Tetoharsky (Tetoharsky) , the Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) chief who, with Twisted Hair (Twisted Hair (Walamotinin)) , accompanied them down the Clearwater (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) , Snake (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) , and Columbia (Columbia River) rivers some distance on the westbound journey.
  • May 4, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 2, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • and hired one of the men who joined us last night to prosue him and over take us & at ½ after 1 P. M. the indian and Joseph Fields (Field, Joseph) returned with the horse    they had found him on his way back about 17 miles. I paid the Indian the price Stipulated for his Services and we imediately loaded up and Set forward.
  • The three young men of the Wallah wallah (Walula Indians) nation Continue with us in the Course of this day. I observed them cut the inner part of the young and succulent Stem of a large Corse plant with a ternate leaf, the leafest of which are three loabes and Covered with woolly pubersense.   
  • May 2, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 18, 1806 - Clark, William
  • The Squar wife (Sacagawea) to Shabono (Charbonneau, Toussaint) busied her Self gathering the roots of the fenel Called by the Snake Indians (Shoshone Indians) Year-pah for the purpose of drying to eate on the Rocky mountains (Rocky Mountains) .    those roots are very paliatiable either fresh rosted boiled or dried and are generally between the Size of a quill and that of a mans fingar and about the length of the latter.    at 2 P. M. 3 Indians who had been out hunting towards the place we met with the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) last fall, which place they Call the quarmash grounds (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) .   
  • May 18, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 3, 1806 - Clark, William
  • is much Stronger and can walk about with Considerable ease.    the Indian Chief appears to be gradually recovering the use of his limbs, and the child is nearly well; the inflomation on his neck Continus but the Swelling appears to Subside. we Still Continue the application of the onion poltice.   
  • this bear I am Confident is not larger than the yerlin Cubs of our Country. To day the Indians dispatched an express over the mountains to Travellers rest (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.)) or to the neighbourhood of that Creek on Clark's river (Bitterroot (Clark's, Flathead) River) in order to learn from a band of Flat-Heads (Flathead Indians) who inhabit that river and who have probably Wintered on Clarks river (Bitterroot (Clark's, Flathead) River) near the enterance of travellers rest Creek (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.)) , the occurrences which have taken place on the East Side of the mountains dureing the last winter.   
  • June 3, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 1, 1806 - Clark, William
  • they assended the river on this Side nearly opposit to the Village Eight miles above us, here their led horse who had on him their Stock of Merchindize fell into the river from the Side of a Steep Clift and swam over, they Saw an indian on the opposit side whome they provailed on to drive their horse back again to them; in swiming the horse lost a dressed Elk skin of LaPages (Lepage, Jean Baptiste) and Several small articles, and their paint was distroyed by the water.    here they remained and dryed their articles the evening of the 30th ulto: the indians at the village learned their errand and not haveing a canoe, made an attempt Yesterday morning made an attempt to pass the river to them on a raft with a parcel of roots and bread in order to trade with them; the indian raft Struck a rock upset and lost their Cargo; the river haveing Swallowed both Merchindize & roots, our traders returned with empty bags. This morning Geo: Drewyer (Drouillard, George) accompanied by Hohastillpilp (Hohots Ilppilp) Set out in Serch of two tomahawks of ours which we have understood were in the possession of certain indians resideing at a distance in the Plains on the South Side of Flat Head river (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) ; one is a pipe tomahawk which Capt L.
  • June 1, 1806
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  • Clark, William
October 17, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S.   6   ☞ note from the Ricares (Arikara Indians) to the River Jacque (James (Jacque) River (S.
  • after brackfast I walked on Shore with the Indian Chief & Interpeters, Saw Buffalow Elk and Great numbers of Goats in large gangues    (I am told by Mr.
  • If he had been living at the Arikara (Arikara Indians) villages he could have served as a supplementary interpreter, but it is not clear that he actually accompanied the party upriver rather than simply attending the council held October 10.
  • October 17, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • an old mandan Village above the mouth of this Little River, I saw a Single tree in the open Plains which the Mandans (Mandan Indians) formerly paid great Devotion to    run Cords thro their flesh & tie themselves to the tree to make them brave,    passed an old Village on a Small run on the S S.   
  • Clark's (Clark, William) "Chess-che tar" or " Chiss-Cho-tar (Heart (Ches-che-tar and similar spellings) River) " is the Arikara (Arikara Indians) word čisčítA, "fork (of a river)." Heart River (Heart (Ches-che-tar and similar spellings) River) reaches the Missouri (Missouri River) at present Mandan (Mandan Indians) , Morton County (Morton County, N.
  • George Catlin has left a vivid record of such ceremonies among the Mandans (Mandan Indians) . Catlin (NAI), 1:192–99 and pl. 66; Catlin (OKP); Liberty.
  • October 21, 1804
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  • Clark, William
April 27, 1806 - Clark, William
  • we halted altho we had not reached the Wal-lah-lal-lah (Walula Indians) village as we had been led to believe by our guide who informed us that the village was that the place we Should next return to the river, and the considiration of our haveing but little provisions had been our inducement to make the march we had made this morning.   
  • we purchased 4 dogs of those people on which the party Suped hartily haveing been on Short allowance for near 2 days.    the Indians retired when we requested them this evening and behaved themselves in every respect very well.    the Indians informed us that there was a good road Which passed from the Columbia (Columbia River) opposit to this Village to the enterance of Kooskooske (Clearwater (Flathead, Kooskooskee) River) on the S.
  • April 27, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 29, 1806 - Clark, William
  • in this bath which had been prepared by the Indians by stopping the river with Stone and mud, I bathed and remained in 10 minits it was with dificuelty I could remain this long and it causd a profuse swet. two other bold Springs adjacent to this are much warmer, their heat being so great as to make the hand of a person Smart extreemly when immerced.    we think the temperature of those Springs about the Same as that of the hotest of the hot Springs of Virginia (Virginia) .    both the Men and the indians amused themselves with the use of the bath this evening. I observe after the indians remaining in the hot bath as long as they could bear it run and plunge themselves into the Creek the water of which is now as Cold as ice Can make it; after remaining here a fiew minits they return again to the worm bath repeeting this transision Several times but always ending with the worm bath. Saw the tracks of 2 bearfooted indians—.
  • June 29, 1806
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  • Clark, William
Part 1: Affluents of the Missouri River - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Pawnee Indians
  • Pigeon (Beaver, Indian Knob, Round-Knob) Creek (Iowa)
  • the mouth of this creek is the point at which the Saukes (Sauk Indians) , Foxes (Fox Indians) , and Ayauways (Iowa Indians) usually pass this river wars with the Osages (Osage Indians) .— 7 miles higher up, Cedar Creek (Cedar Creek (Mo.))
  • Winter 1804-1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 2, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Floyd Thursday auguste 2dth    Ouer men 〈hav〉 hough we had Sent after ouer Horses Returnd With them and Killed one Elke.    〈the Indian〉    ouer men Killed 3 Deer to day    the Indianes Came whare we had expected    thay fired meney Guns when thay Came in Site of us and we ansered them withe the Cannon    thay Came in about 2 hundred yardes of us    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) met them at Shakeing Handes    we fired another Cannon—    thare was 〈Six〉 6 Chiefs and 7 men and one French man with them who has Lived with them for som yeares and has a familey with them— This man's identity is unknown, but possibilities are discussed at Clark's (Clark, William) entry for this date.
  • August 2, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
September 1, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • where the party met with the Otos (Oto Indians) and Missouris (Missouri Indians) ; see July 30.
  • September 1, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 13, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • they Saw a nomber of the Savvages returning from the prarie with their horses loaded with meat    one of killed a Goat & brought it in to the fort & Gave it to our officers.    2 of my mess went up to the 1st village of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) to day and bought Some corn and beans with a little paint and a fiew rings &.C.   
  • Compy. came down from the Grovantares (Hidatsa Indians) upper village to See us. One of the two was Joseph Field (Field, Joseph) .
  • December 13, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
March 22, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Lack (Larocque, François-Antoine) [Larocque (Larocque, François-Antoine) ] McKinsey (McKenzie, Charles) & the 2d Chief of the Bigbellies (Hidatsa Indians) , the white wolf (White Wolf) and many other Menataries (Hidatsa Indians) , we gave a Medal Some Clothes and wampoms to the 2 Chief and Delivered a Speach, which they all appeared well pleased with    in The evening the men Danced    Mr.
  • March 22, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 25, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We set out early and had a fine morning; passed the Indian camp, where they gave us a little dried salmon, and proceeded back again over the mountains.
  • We soon caught as many small fish as made, with two salmon our guide got from some Indians, a comfortable supper. At dark our hunters came in and had killed but one beaver.
  • August 25, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
October 1, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark October 1st 〈Monday〉 Tuesday 1805 a cool morning wind from the East    had Examined and dried all our clothes and other articles and laid out a Small assortment of Such articles as those Indians were fond of to trade with them for Some provisions (they are remarkably fond of Beeds) nothin to eate except a little dried fish which they men complain of as working of them as as much as a dost of salts. Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) getting much better. Several Indians visit us from the different tribes below    Some from the main South fork    our hunters killed nothing to day    worm evening Probably the Snake River (Snake (Ki-moo-e-nim, Lewis's, Southeast Branch of Columbia) River) .
  • October 1, 1805
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  • Clark, William
October 9, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening we got her completed and all the baggage dry. Here our old Snake (Shoshone Indians) guide (Old Toby) deserted and took his son with him.
  • We have some Frenchmen, who prefer dog-flesh to fish; and they here got two or three dogs from the Indians. All the country around is high prairie, or open plains.
  • October 9, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
November 14, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • He informed us that he had been at an Indian Village near the mouth of the River, but had not seen any white people.    Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & 4 of our party set out in order to go down to that Indian Village by land.    The waves continued high & the Storm continued during the whole of this day.— Misdated and clearly the activities of November 14.
  • November 14, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
December 25, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • after the name of the Clotsop (Clatsop Indians) nation of Indians who live nearest to us.    the party Saluted our officers by each man firing a gun at their quarters at day break this morning.   
  • December 25, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
April 17, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • our hunters killed only one Deer this day.    towards evening a number of Indians visited our Camp    one of them informed us that he had killed 2 Indians on this ground in a battle some years ago as they were at war with Some nations to the Southward.—
  • April 17, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 11, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Some of the other hunters wounded Several deer & killed Several pheasants &C.    a number Indians went across this commass flat on horse back to another prarie or flat to the North of this a hunting but killed nothing.
  • Some of the hunters came in this evening and Several Stayed out in the woods for an eairly hunt in the morning.—    the Indians all went away from our Camp &C.—
  • June 11, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
September 6, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Louis (Saint Louis, Mo.) , loaded with merchandize, for the purpose of trading with the Sioux (Sioux Indians) nation of Indians. We got some spirituous liquors from this party the first we had tasted since the 4th of July 1805, and remained with them about three hours; sent some hunter a head, and proceeded on till about three o'clock in the afternoon, when we halted, and waited for the hunters at the place agreed on to meet them, but they did not come in, and we encamped for the night.
  • September 6, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 14, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • we Set as usal and procd. on    Soon passed the old village of the Kansers (Kansa Indians) .    Some of the hunters killd. Several deer from their Canoes    about 3 oClock P.
  • they are bound for the Mahars (Omaha Indians) nations.    they gave us ardent Spirits buiscuits and cheese &C. onion    we then procd. on    Gibson (Gibson, George) Shot an other deer from his canoe    at dark we Camped on N.
  • September 14, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
Exploring the Explorers: Great Plains Peoples and the the Lewis and Clark Expedition Great Plains Quarterly 13.2 (1993): 81–90
  • When non-natives, both black and white, appeared on the scene, Indian women, and sometimes their spouses, sought them out. As Clark noted, "the Indians say all white flesh is medisan."
  • Amazed by black skin and curly hair, the Indian was convinced that York was "of a different species from the whites."
  • Ronda, Lewis and Clark among the Indians (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984), 27–41. Annie H.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • JAMES P. RONDA
August 23, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Indian (Berry) Creek (Idaho)
  • much the shape of those used by the Siouxs (Sioux Indians) Mandans (Mandan Indians) Minnetares (Hidatsa Indians) &c.   
  • at this place he saw some late appearance of Indians having been encamped and the tracks of a number of horses. Capt.
  • August 23, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 11, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • three of this same tribe of villains the Wah-clel-lars (Watlala Indians) , stole my dog this evening, and took him towards their village; I was shortly afterwards informed of this transaction by an indian who spoke the Clatsop language, [NB: some of which we had learnt from them during the winter] and sent three men in pursuit of the theives with orders if they made the least resistence or difficulty in surrendering the dog to fire on them; they overtook these fellows or reather came within sight of them at the distance of about 2 miles; the indians discovering the party in pursuit of them left the dog and fled.   
  • a cheif of the Clah-clel-lah tribe (Clahclellar Indians) informed us that there were two very bad men among the Wah-clel-lahs (Watlala Indians) who had been the principal actors in these seenes of outradge of which we complained, and that it was not the wish of the nation by any means to displease us.   
  • among other articles, I observed a brass teakettle, some scollep shells, parts of several robes of cloth and skins, with sticks for diging roots &c.—    this appears to be the burying ground of the Wahclellahs (Watlala Indians) , Clahclellahs (Clahclellar Indians) and Yehhuhs (Yehuh Indians) .— Besides the interlineation in red, Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) also underlined the next four words.
  • April 11, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
Lewis & Clark among the Indians Appendix: A Note on Sacagawea
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians Appendix: A Note on Sacagawea
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • Readers of this book will undoubtedly wonder why the most famous Indian associated with the Lewis and Clark expedition is mentioned so infrequently.
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April 2, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • about this time several canoes of the natives arrived at our camp and among others one from below which had on board eight men of the Shah-ha-la (Watlala Indians) nation    these men informed us that 2 young men whom they pointed out were Cash-hooks (Cushook Indians) and resided at the falls of a large river which discharges itself into the Columbia (Columbia River) on it's South side some miles below us.   
  • M., he hired one of the Cashhooks (Cushook Indians) , for a birning glass, to pilot him to the entrance of the Multnomah river (Willamette (Multnomah) River) and took him on board with him.   
  • Among those sent below were Gass (Gass, Patrick) , Windsor (Windsor, Richard) , and Collins (Collins, John) ; among those above, Drouillard (Drouillard, George) and Joseph (Field, Reubin) and Reubin Field (Field, Reubin) . Otherwise Cushooks (Cushook Indians) , probably a branch of the Clowewallas (Clowwewalla Indians) , an Upper Chinookan-speaking tribe, living up the Willamette River (Willamette (Multnomah) River) to the south.
  • April 2, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
July 19, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Presumably the captains obtained the name from the Mandans (Mandan Indians) or Hidatsas (Hidatsa Indians) , although it does not appear in the lists of Yellowstone (Yellowstone River) tributaries in the Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N.
  • The term appears to be a Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) name, mickapa aaši, "rosebud creek (Stillwater (Rosebud) River) ."
  • In the left margin are the words "Mands (Mandan Indians) . call," the first word representing Mandans (Mandan Indians) .
  • July 19, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 12, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • they also informed me that they had left the Illinois (Illinois) in the summer 1804 since which time they had been ascended the Missouri (Missouri River) , hunting and traping beaver; that they had been robed by the indians and the former wounded last winter by the Tetons of the birnt woods (Sioux Indians, Brulé or Bois Brule) ; that they had hitherto been unsuccessfull in their voyage having as yet caught but little beaver, but were still determined to proceed.
  • The next year they worked with the trader Charles Courtin (Courtin, Charles) , wintering in Teton (Sioux Indians, Teton) Sioux (Sioux Indians) country. Their meeting with Clark (Clark, William) on this day (see Clark's (Clark, William) entry), was the expedition party's first direct contact with the European world since April 1805.
  • Dickson (Dickson, Joseph) (HH); Dickson (Dickson, Joseph) (JD); Harris, 33–58 (which varies considerably from other accounts). The Brulé (Sioux Indians, Brulé or Bois Brule) , or Bois Brulé (Sioux Indians, Brulé or Bois Brule) , Sioux (Sioux Indians) ; see September 24, 1804, and Fort Mandan (Fort Mandan (N.
  • August 12, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 4, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Some rain, we were obliged to Drop down 3 miles to get the Chanel Suft. deep to pass up, Several Indians on the Shore viewing of us Called to us to land    one of them gave 3 yels & Sciped [X: Skipped] a ball before us, we payed no attention to him, proceeded on and Came too on the L. S. to brackft    one of those Indians Swam across to us beged for Powder, we gave him a piece of Tobacco & Set him over on a Sand bar, and Set out, the wind hard a head    (1) passed a Island in the middle of the river about 3 miles in length, we call Goodhope Island (Pascal (Good Hope) Island) , (2) at 4 miles passed a (2) Creek on the L.
  • passed an Island 〈and place〉 on which there was a village (3) of Ricreries (Arikara Indians) in the year 1797.    La hoo-catt (Lahocatt village)   12  
  • October 4, 1804
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  • Clark, William
February 15, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • about 2 OClock last night the 4 men who dispatched yesterday returned and informed us that they were Stoped about 25 mls. down the River by about 105 of the Souix (Sioux Indians) Savages, they emediately Seized the horses cut of the collars (hooping and yelling) jurked the halters from one to another through Several hands.   
  • Several warries of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) Set out with us but their was only 3 or 4 remained with us the whole day.   
  • we took the Sled and proceeded on their trale untill late in the evening.    we then arived at 2 old Indian lodges which we Some expected to find them their    we sent in a Spy but found none so we went to the lodges and Slept all night    Some of the mens feet were sore walking 30 odd mls. on the Ice to day.— Including also Sergeant Gass (Gass, Patrick) , according to Gass (Gass, Patrick) .
  • February 15, 1805
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April 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Thursday 24th April 1806 rose early this morning and Sent out after the horses all of which were found except McNeal (McNeal, Hugh) s which I hired an Indian to find and gave him a Tomahawk    had 4 pack Saddles made ready to pack the horses which we may purchase.    we purchased 3 horses, and hired 3 others of the Chopunnish (Nez Perce Indians) man who accompanies us with his family, and at 1 P. M. Set out and proceeded on through a open Countrey rugid & Sandy between Some high lands and the river to a village of 5 Lodges of the Met-cow-we (Umatilla Indians) band haveing passed 4 Lodges at 4 miles and 2 Lodges at 6 miles.
  • April 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
May 3, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • our hunters Came up    had found the lost horse a long distance back the road.    our Indians went on this morning intending to git to the forks to day    considerable of Snow fell on the high hills Since yesterday.   
  • crossed 2 creeks, and followed up the third creek    the big horn chief who we Saw at the big forks last fall met us    Several other Indians with him    he appeared verry glad to See us and turned back with us    we had considerable of hail & verry high winds.    in the evening we Camped having made 28 miles this day, having nothing to eat bought the only dog the Indians had with them.    the air is very cold.— Tucannon River (Tucannon River (Ki-moo-e-nim Creek)) , reached near the Columbia (Columbia County, Wash.)
  • May 3, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 24, 1806 - Clark, William
  • We nooned it as usial at Collins's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) where we found Frazier (Frazer, Robert) , solus; the other four men haveing gorn in pursute of the two indians who had Set out from Collin's Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) two hours before Fraziers (Frazer, Robert) arrival Wiser (Weiser, Peter) arrived there.   
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) , Wiser (Weiser, Peter) and the two indian men whome they had prevaild on to remain at that place untill our arival; Jos.
  • Field (Field, Reubin) had killed one Small deer only while they lay at Collins Creek (Lolo (Collins's) Creek (Idaho)) , and of this they had been liberal to the indians insomuch that they had no provisions; they had gone on to the branch of hungary Creek (Hungery Creek) at which we shall noon it tomorrow in order to hunt.   
  • June 24, 1806
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  • Clark, William
December 12, 1803 - Clark, William
  • not soon after I had landed two Canoos of Potowautomi Indians (Potawatomi Indians) Came up on the other Side and landed    formed their Camp and three of them in a Small Canoo Came across when the waves was so high & wind blowing with violence that I expected their Canoo would Certounly fill with water or turn over, but to my astonishment found on their landing that they were all Drunk and their Canoo had not received any water.
  • The name Potawatomi (Potawatomi Indians) comes both from a self-designation and a Chippewa (Chippewa Indians) name for these people. The Potawatomis (Potawatomi Indians) , together with the Ottawas (Ottawa Indians) and Chippewa (Chippewa Indians) s, descended from a common ancestral group, but by the time of Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) they had had at least two centuries of cultural independence.
  • December 12, 1803
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  • Clark, William
October 18, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Six of the large Prarie cock killed this morning. Several canoes of Indians Came down and joined those with us, we had a council with those in which we informed of our friendly intentions towards them and all other of our red children; of our wish to make a piece between all of our red Children in this quarter &c.
  • Side, at this rapid on the Stard. Side is 2 Lodges of Indians Drying fish, at 2½ miles lower and 14½ below the point passed an Island Close under the Stard. Side on which was 2 Lodges of Indians drying fish on Scaffolds as above    at 16 miles from the point the river passes into the range of high Countrey at which place the rocks project into the river from the high clifts which is on 〈both〉 the Lard.
  • October 18, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 8, 1806 - Clark, William
  • E. course to the River Rochejhone (Yellowstone River) which they Struck at pompys Tower (Pompeys Pillar (Pompy's Tower)) , there they killed a Buffalow Bull and made a Canoe in the form and shape of the mandans (Mandan Indians) & Ricares (Arikara Indians) [NB: Shannon (Shannon, George) killed Buf. & made Canoe] (the form of a bason) and made in the following manner.
  • Probably bullboats, which Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) and his companions would have seen among the Mandans (Mandan Indians) and Hidatsas (Hidatsa Indians) ; see October 6, 1804.
  • Pryor (Pryor, Nathaniel Hale) and his men were in the country of the Crows (Crow Indians) , or Absaroke (Crow Indians) (see November 12, 1804), who were renowned as horse thieves.
  • August 8, 1806
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  • Clark, William
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • With the contraption he and his crew, helped by a few Indians, swept 528 big trout out of the sunny pools below the forks. The Indians' conduct during the operation won Lewis's admiration.
  • Another few miles brought them to the Indians' main camp, which had been moved a short distance upstream since Lewis's visit.
  • Surely there would be game there, and perhaps Indians to lend help. But the plains were still forty or more rugged miles away, and that involved going without food until late in the morning of the nineteenth, when they spotted a stray Indian horse.
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  • David Lavender

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