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Lewis & Clark among the Indians Acknowledgments
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians Acknowledgments
  • Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • My earliest research on explorers and Indians was aided and abetted by two institutions—the Youngstown State University Research Council and Mike Faklis, gifted bookman and supplier of endlessly delightful volumes.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • James P. Ronda
August 15, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I hurried the departure of the Indians.    the Chief addressed them several times before they would move they seemed very reluctant to accompany me.
  • Capt Clark (Clark, William) was very near being bitten twice today by rattlesnakes, the Indian woman (Sacagawea) also narrowly escaped.    they caught a number of fine trout.
  • they encamped this evening on the Lard. side near a few cottonwood trees about which there were the remains of several old Indian brush lodges. Courses and distances traveled by Capt.
  • August 15, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 2, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • our horses many of them have become so wild that we cannot take them without the assistance of the Indians who are extreemly dextrous in throwing a rope and taking them with a noose about the neck; as we frequently want the use of our horses when we cannot get the assistance of the indians to take them, we had a strong pound formed today in order to take them at pleasure.
  • the man who had this tomahawk had purchased it from the Indian that had stolen it, and was himself at the moment of their arrival just expiring.   
  • Tommanamah (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) is Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) tamá·nma, for the Salmon River (Salmon (Lewis's, Main Fork Lewis's, Southeast Fork of Columbia, West Fork Lewis's) River) .
  • June 2, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
North Dakota Quarterly 71.2 (2004): 6–27.
  • First, Lewis and Clark did not speak the languages of the Indians they met, and the Indians did not speak English. There was never any direct conversation.
  • In the crudest terms, they looked down upon Indians, regarded them as childlike, capricious, uncivilized, and primitive.
  • "The British have clearly no right to trade with the Indians in Louisiana. It is therefore decided to keep that trade to ourselves as the only means of governing those Indians peaceably."
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • Clay S. Jenkinson
June 1, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • Here our hunters went out and killed three deer. The Osage (Osage Indians) nation of Indians live about two hundred miles up this river.
  • June 1, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
October 15, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • At 7 we saw a hunting party of the Rickarees (Arikara Indians) , on their way down to the villages. They had 12 buffaloe-skin canoes or boats laden with meat and skins; besides some horses that were going down the bank by land.
  • We passed a creek on the south side, and encamped at dusk on the north; where there was a party of Indians about 30 in number. Our squaw remained with this party: they gave us some meat and appeared very glad to see us.
  • October 15, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
January 1, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • about 10 oClock one of the Intrepters & one half of the party went up to the 1st village of Mandans (Mandan Indians) by their request to dance.    Some time after Capt.
  • One of our Interpreters, and one half of the Men of our party; went up to the first Village of the Mandan (Mandan Indians) Nation, by request of their Chiefs, to dance, they having a desire to see our manner of dancing.   
  • January 1, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 21, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Haney (Heney, Hugh) (I think it grows in the Blue R (Big Blue (Blue Water) River (Mo.)) Barrens)    〈Mr. I.〉    the Indians make large Beeds of Different Colours— Pumice is frothy volcanic glass.
  • The letters crossed out here can be read as "Mr J" or even "Mr G"; the sentence that follows is about the Indians' manufacture of glass beads, a subject they learned about from Joseph Garreau (Garreau, Joseph) .
  • March 21, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark August 3rd Saturday 1805 a fine morning wind from the N E    I walked on Shore & killed a Deer    in my walk I saw a fresh track which I took to be an Indian from the Shape of the foot as the toes turned in, I think it probable that this Indian Spied our fires and Came to a Situation to view us from the top of a Small knob on the Lard Side.   
  • August 3, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 11, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • In the evening we stopped at some Indian camps and remained all night, having come 30 miles. Here we got more fish and dogs. Most of our people having been accustomed to meat, do not relish the fish, but prefer dog meat; which, when well cooked, tastes very well. Here we met an Indian of another nation, who informed us we could get to the falls in 4 days: which I presume are not very high as the salmon come above them in abundance.
  • October 11, 1805
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
November 16, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Saturday Novemr 16th    A clear cool morning.    several Indians staid near our Camp last night.    several of our party went out a hunting; We put out our baggage to dry.— The hunters all returned but one, to our Camp.    they had killed 4 deer, & a number of Ducks, Geese & brants.    A Number of Indians staid with us all day.    We are now in plain view of the Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean) .   
  • November 16, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 21, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • we directed Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and the Feildses (Field, Joseph and Reubin) to set out tomorrow morning early, and indevour to provide us some provision on the bay beyond point William (Tongue Point (Point William)) . we were visited to day by some Clatsop indians (Clatsop Indians) who left us in the evening.    our sick men Willard (Willard, Alexander) and bratton do not seem to recover; the former was taken with a violent pain in his leg and thye last night.
  • March 21, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
April 21, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • one of our horses broke away last night    we found him after hunting a while this morning we make ready to depart from this place as the Indians are verry troublesome to us    have stole 5 or 6 tommahawks Iron Spoons &C &C.   
  • Clark (Clark, William) who had not purchased any horses.    we bought 2 dogs.    the Indians returned us a horses in liew of one of those we lost &C.    we carryed the canoes past the portage and mooved all above the portage and dined and proced. on the N.
  • April 21, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
April 26, 1806 - Clark, William
  • after dinner we Continued our march through a leavel plain near the river 16 miles and encamped about a mile below 3 Lodges of the fritened band of the Wallah wallah (Walula Indians) nation, and about 7 miles above our encampment of the 19th of Octr. last.    after we encampd a little Indian boy Cought Several Chubbs with a bone in this form which he Substituted for a hook.   
  • April 26, 1806
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  • Clark, William
June 2, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Swam the horses across and got across in an Indian canoe as our men informed us that as Some of our men were crossing several days past our large canoe ran against Some trees as they were going to Shore and the canoe upset and Sank emediately.   
  • towards evening the head chief of the cho-pennish (Nez Perce Indians) nation came to our Camp with George Drewyer (Drouillard, George) and brought and gave up a tommahawk which Capt Clark (Clark, William) lost last fall which the chief kept for us.
  • June 2, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
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  • Assinniboine Family Assinniboine Indian family and teepee, MT. MT USA 111-sc-82394 Collection: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer—Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity 1890–1891 NARA-NWDNS
  • N.D.
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  • Dusty Dress Kalispel Indian woman, half-length portrait, facing front, seated, wrapped braids, white stripes painted on hair, shell disk earrings, wearing blanket dress decorated with elks' teeth.
  • N.D.
  • Images
December 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 30th December Sunday 1804 Cold the Termtr. at 20 d below 0    a number of Indians here to day the[y] are much Supprised at the Bellows    one Deer Killed
  • December 30, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 21, 1804 - Clark, William
  • The French name Platte, meaning "flat," is a more or less exact rendering of the Omaha (Omaha Indians) and Oto (Oto Indians) names nibtháçka or nįbráska, "flat river," which gave Nebraska (Nebraska) its name.
  • Either Labiche (Labiche, François) or Cruzatte (Cruzatte, Pierre) ; the latter, in particular, seems to have spent considerable time in eastern Nebraska (Nebraska) trading with the Indians. Both were half Omaha (Omaha Indians) and were very likely born in the region, sons of French traders.
  • July 21, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
August 8, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Side Called by the Soux (Sioux Indians) Indians Eă-neăh Wáu de pón (or Stone river) (Little Sioux (Ye-yeau War-da-pon) River)    the French call this river Petite Rivre de Cuouex (Little Sioux (Ye-yeau War-da-pon) River) [NB: riviere des Sioux (Little Sioux (Ye-yeau War-da-pon) River) ]    it is about 80 yards wide and as (Mr.
  • Says whos been on the heads of it and the Country abt) is navagable for Perogues Som Distance    runs Parrelel to the Missourie (Missouri River) Some Distance, then falls down from N E thro a roleing Countrey open, the head of this river is 9 miles from the R Demon (Des Moines River) [NB: Des moines (Des Moines River) ] at which place the Demoin (Des Moines River) is 80 yd wide, this Little Cuouex (Little Sioux (Ye-yeau War-da-pon) River) passes thro a lake called 〈Despree〉 (Spirit (d'Esprit) Lake) [NB: D'Esprits (Spirit (d'Esprit) Lake) ] which is within 5 Leagues of the Deemoin (Des Moines River)    the Said Lake is about 20 Leagues in Circumfrance and is divided into 2 by two rocks approaching Verry near each other, this Lake is of various width, Containing many Islands—    from this Lake to the Maha (Omaha Indians) 4 days march, as is Said to be near the Dog Plains (Prairie du Chien)    one princpal branch of the Demoin (Des Moines River) is Called Cat River (Cat River)    The Demoin (Des Moines River) is Sholey Capt.
  • East      ½ me. on the right of a Sand Island North   1 ½ me. to the mouth of Little River desioux (Little Sioux (Ye-yeau War-da-pon) River) Calld. by Soux (Sioux Indians) Ea neah-wan de pon) Stone River (Little Sioux (Ye-yeau War-da-pon) River) N. 70° W   2 mes. to the Lower pt. of Pelican Isd.
  • August 8, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
August 12, 1804 - Clark, William
  • . & My Self wen on Shore to Shoot a Prarie wolf which was barking at us as we passed This Prarie Wolf barked like a large fest [feist] and is not much larger, the Beaver is verry plenty, not with Standing we are almost in Sight of the Mahar (Omaha Indians) Town—    Cought a verry Large Catfish this morniong, prepared the Indian present which we intend given to the Mahars (Omaha Indians) .   
  • at this place the Isthums is only 973 yd wide or from one bed to the other & 18¾ miles around, the Mahar (Omaha Indians) Kings grave is S. 18° E about 2½ miles    Took medn. altd. 59° 8' 0"— N 49° W.   4 ½ ms. to a pt. on the S.
  • August 12, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
September 25, 1804 - Clark, William
  • for the purpose of Speeking with the Indians under, the Boat Crew on board at 70 yards Distance from the bar    The 5 Indians which we met last night Continued, about 11 oClock the 1s & 2d Chief Came    we gave them Some of our Provsions to eat, they gave us great quantites of meet Some of which was Spoiled    we feel much at a loss for the want of an interpeter    the one we have can Speek but little.
  • gave a medal to the Grand Chief Calld. in Indian Un ton gar Sar bar (Black Buffalo) in French Beefe nure (Black Buffalo) [NB: Beuffle noir (Black Buffalo) ] Black Buffalow (Black Buffalo) Said to be a good man, 2 Chief Torto hon gar—    or the Partisan (Partisan) —or Partizan (Partisan) —bad    the 3rd is the Beffe De Medison (Buffalo Medicine (Tar-ton-gar-wa-ker)) [NB: Beuffle de Medecine] his name is Tar ton gar wa ker (Buffalo Medicine (Tar-ton-gar-wa-ker)) 1.
  • [interpreters] to the boat, the perogu Soon returned with about 12 of our detumind men ready for any event    this movement 〈in the Is instance after Landing Pointed their arrows blank &c which〉 caused a no: of the Indians to withdraw at a distance,—    [NB: leaving their chiefs soldiers alone with me]    Their treatment to me was verry rough & I think justified roughness on my part, they all left my Perogue and Councild. with themselves the result I could not lern and nearly all went off    after remaining in this Situation Some time I offered my hand to the 1 & 2 Chief who refusd to recve it.
  • September 25, 1804
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  • Clark, William
May 17, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Side in which I Saw a fortified Indian Camp, which I Suppose is one of the Camps of a Mi ne tar re (Hidatsa Indians) war party of about 15 men, that Set out from their village in March last to war against the Blackfoot (Blackfeet Indians) Indians.
  • May 17, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 16, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • early this morning we passed about 40 little booths formed of willow bushes to shelter them from the sun; they appeared to have been deserted about 10 days; we supposed that they were snake (Shoshone Indians) Indians.    they appeared to have a number of horses with them—.   
  • here for the first time I ate of the small guts of the buffaloe cooked [NB: Qu:] over a blazing fire in the Indian stile without any preperation of washing or other clensing and found them very good.—    After breakfast I determined to leave Capt.
  • the current of the missouri (Missouri River) below these rappids is strong for several miles, tho' just above there is scarcely any current, the river very narrow and deep abot 70 yds. wide only and seems to be closely hemned in by the mountains on both sides, the bottoms only a few yards in width.    an Indian road enters the mountain at the same place with the river on the Stard side and continues along it's border under the steep clifts    these mountains appear to be only about 800 feet above the river and are formed almost entirely of a hard black grannite.   
  • July 16, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 24, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Indian (Berry) Creek (Idaho)
  • I saw Several trees which would make Small Canoes and by putting 2 together would make a Siseable one, all below the last Indian Camp Several miles Columbia hawthorn, Crataegus columbiana How., is the only species of native, red-fruited hawthorn west of the Continental Divide (Continental Divide) .
  • They had not known of the Sun River (Sun (Mah-pah-pah,-ah-zhah, Medicine) River) route, which Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) would follow on the return trip in 1806, until they discussed the geography of the region with the Shoshones (Shoshone Indians) . Having set this last plan down on paper, Clark (Clark, William) obviously found it unacceptable, probably because of the cost in time and the wide separation of the two parties, and crossed it out.
  • August 24, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 30, 1805 - Clark, William
  • passed 3 Islands on the Stard. one on the Lard above 2 Small Islands opsd. to us on which there growes 6 large Pine, 4 rock Islands which almost Chokes up the river—    a deep bay to th Stard. on which the Indians live in 8 large worm Houses    2 ponds back of this on the Stard 1 above the Islands, one on the Lard. side.
  • Clark's (Clark, William) texts and maps of the terrain and of Indian settlements in this region cannot be matched with precision to twentieth-century archaeological work.
  • Identified on Atlas map 79 as the Yehuh (Yehuh Indians) , a Chinookan-language group of whom little is known. The town is variously noted as having eight houses.
  • October 30, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
March 13, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • visited by two Cathlahmahs (Cathlamet Indians) who left us in the evening.    we sent Drewyer (Drouillard, George) down to the Clatsop (Clatsop Indians) village to purchase a couple of their canoes if possible.
  • M. 2 45 10 } Altitude given by Sext.at time of Obsert.48° 26' 45"   "   8     6     " 47   3       " 10 —     " 48 54     Chronometer too slow on Mean Time— The Porpus is common on this coast and as far up the river as the water is brackish.    the Indians sometimes gig them and always eat the flesh of this fish when they can procure it; to me the flavor is disagreeable.   
  • The flounder is also an inhabitant of the salt water, we have seen them also on the beach where they had been left by the tide.    the Indians eat the latter and esteem it very fine.    these several speceis are the same with those of the Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean) coast.   
  • March 13, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
Images from the Gallery of the Open Frontier
  • Sioux Campaign Scene during the Sioux Campaign. Assinniboine Indians, MT. Montana USA 111-sc-82392 Collection: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer—Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity 1890–91 NARA-NWDNS
  • N.D.
  • Images
March 22, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark Thursday 22d    Set the workmen to work about the Boat, Sent a man to examine if the Indians had recrossed home.    butifull weath    river Missories (Missouri River) rise
  • March 22, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
March 23, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • about 10 OClock the Grossvantares (Hidatsa Indians) who Stayed in the Fort last night returned home.    rained a little the latter part of the day.—
  • March 23, 1805
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
January 18, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Saturday Janry 18th    It rained hard all last night, & still continued the same this morning, Two Indians came to the fort & staid a short time.    it continued Raining during the whole of this day.
  • January 18, 1806
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
The Way to the Western Sea Lewis and Clark across the Continent
  • As soon as the new superintendent of Indian affairs appeared on the scene, the mission became his responsibility.
  • Though defeated in the first election for state governor, he continued as superintendent of Indian affairs. Whether dealing with whites or Indians or both together, he sought to settle controversies by conciliation.
  • The white spaces shrank, the Indians retreated, the vast herds of game became mere ghosts of what they had been.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • David Lavender
October 1, 1804 - Clark, William
  • E. all last night, Set out early    passed a large Island in the middle of the river    opposit this Island the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) lived in 2 Villages on the S W. Side, about 2 Miles above the upper point of the Island the Chyenne River (Cheyenne River) Coms in on the L.
  • The villages are marked on Atlas map 23 and are probably among the sites on or near what is called Black Widow Ridge (Black Widow Ridge) , where there was almost a continuous series of late prehistoric and early historic Indian village sites. Lehmer, fig. 82. Sentinal Creek (McKenzie (Lookout, Sentinal) Creek) , which bears that name on Evans's (Evans, John Thomas) map 3 (Atlas map 9), is probably present McKenzie (Chicken) Creek (McKenzie (Lookout, Sentinal) Creek) , and Lookout Creek (No Heart Creek) probably No Heart Creek (No Heart Creek) , in Dewey County (Dewey County, S.
  • What little information whites had about this range came largely from Indian reports, and no one had any clear idea of its extent and location.
  • October 1, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
Weather, February 1805 - Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
  • Clark (Clark, William) and party returned from hunting   14th The Snow fell 3 Inches deep last night   [15] Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Set out in pursute of a party of Souis (Sioux Indians) who forced 2 horses from a party (Dispatched after meat on the river below) with 24 men   [17] the Indians who went with Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) returned last night—    Visited by Mr.
  •   [25] Visited by the principall Chiefs of the Mar-har-ha (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) & the Min-ne-tar-re (Hidatsa Indians) —Matehartar.—    also Mr.
  • Gravlin (Gravelines, Joseph) arrived with some Ricaras (Arikara Indians) & two frenchmen This weather table follows Lewis's (Lewis, Meriwether) in his Weather Diary, with discrepancies between it and Clark's (Clark, William) table in Codex C being noted.
  • Weather, February 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William; Lewis, Meriwether
May 3, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • our guide and the three young Wallahwollahs (Walula Indians) left us this morning reather abruptly and we have seen nothing of them since.   
  • Kimooenem (Tucannon River (Ki-moo-e-nim Creek)) may represent Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) qemúynem, etymology and meaning unclear. See October 13, 1805.
  • Men of the same name, very likely his son and grandson, were later among the most prominent Nez Perce (Nez Perce Indians) leaders, known to whites as Looking Glass, senior and junior.
  • May 3, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
August 14, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • The sergeant and man returned from the village; but they had found no Indians there. Some of our hunters went out but killed nothing. Game appears scarce here.
  • August 14, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
November 17, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 17th November Satturday 1804 a fine morning, last night was Cold, the ice thicker than yesterday, Several Indians visit us, one Chief Stayed all day    we are much engaged about our huts.
  • November 17, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
January 8, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 8th of January Tuesday 1805 a Cold Day    but fiew indians at the fort to day    wind from the N, W, one man at the Village Ordway (Ordway, John) says it was himself in his entry for this day.
  • January 8, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 9, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • We set out early, and had a fine day; about 1 o'clock we passed a party of Grossventers (Hidatsa Indians) hunting: made about twenty-two miles and encamped on the North side.
  • April 9, 1805
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
September 28, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) Sick    maney Indians visit us    worm day
  • September 28, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
February 25, 1806 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Tuesday Febry 25th    This morning a hard Storm of wind arose accompanied with Rain.    The Indians all left the fort, in order to return to their Village.    The Storm continued during the whole of this day.—    The Men that is sick in the fort are still on the recovery.—
  • February 25, 1806
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 20, 1806 - Clark, William
  • [blank] all of those boats were bound to the Osage (Osage Indians) and Ottoes (Oto Indians) .    those two young Scotch gentlemen furnished us with Beef flower and Some pork for our men, and gave us a very agreeable supper.   
  • MRC map 5. For the Osages (Osage Indians) see May 31, 1804. Whether these traders were bound for the Osages (Osage Indians) on the Osage River (Osage (Osarge) River) or on the Arkansas River (Arkansas River) is not indicated.
  • Lavender also suggests that he might be the same as the John Reed (Reed, John) who was with the overland Astorians on their journey to the Pacific (Pacific Ocean) . He was killed by Indians, with several other Astorians including Pierre Dorion, Junior (Dorion, Pierre, Jr.) , in Idaho (Idaho) in 1814.
  • September 20, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
Part 1: Estimated Distances - Clark, William
  • Bear Den (Charbonneau's, Indian) Creek
  • Tenino Indians
  • Omaha Indians
  • Postexpedition 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
June 30, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • at this place a road turns off to the wright which the indians informed us leads to Clarks river (Clark Fork (Clark's, East Fork Clark's, Flathead) River) some distance below where there is a fine extensive vally in which the Shalees (Flathead Indians) or Ootslashshoots (Flathead Indians) sometimes reside.   
  • we came 19 ms. after dinner the road being much better than it has been since we entered the mountains    we found no appearance of the Ootslashshoots (Flathead Indians) having been here lately.    the indians express much concern for them and apprehend that the Minnetares of fort de Prarie (Atsina Indians) have distroyed them in the course of the last winter and spring, and mention the tracks of the bearfoot Indians which we saw yesterday as an evidence of their being much distressed.—    our horses have stood the journey supprisingly well, most of them are yet in fine order, and only want a few days rest to restore them perfectly.— Courses and estimated distances from the Quawmash Flats (Weippe Prairie (Camas Flats, Quawmash Flats)) on the West side of Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) to Travellers rest (Travelers' Rest (Idaho)) .— ms.
  • June 30, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 8, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Neesh-ne-park-kee-ook (Cut Nose) and several other indians joined us this morning.    we gave this cheif and the indians with us some venison, horsebeef, the entrels of the four deer, and four fawns which were taken from two of the does that were killed, they eat none of their food raw, tho' the entrals had but little preperation and the fawns were boiled and consumed hair hide and entrals.   
  • the relation of the twisted hair (Twisted Hair (Walamotinin)) and Neeshneparkkeook (Cut Nose) gave us a sketch of the principall watercourses West of the Rocky Mountains (Rocky Mountains) a copy of which I preserved; they make the main Southwardly branch of Lewis's river (Lewis (Cahwahnakiooks) River) much more extensive than the other, and place many villages of the Shoshonees (Shoshone Indians) on it's western side.    at half after 3 P. M. we departed; for the lodge of the Twisted hair (Twisted Hair (Walamotinin)) accompanyed by the Cheif and sundry other indians.   
  • The map, or its successor, is Atlas map 98, in Clark's (Clark, William) hand. The Indians show a correct geography but contrary to what the captains had previously thought.
  • May 8, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
November 23, 1803 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • .— The Comdt (Lorimier, Louis) . is Canadian by birth of French extraction; he was on[c]e a very considerable trader among the Shawness (Shawnee Indians) & Delewares (Delaware Indians) ; About the year 1781 a party under the command of Genl.
  • Louis Lorimier (Lorimier, Louis) may have settled there with a band of Shawnee (Shawnee Indians) and Delaware (Delaware Indians) Indians as early as 1786, but he was certainly established there by 1793.
  • Within a few years he had moved to Spanish Louisiana (Louisiana) and received a large land grant to establish a settlement for Indians, partly as a defense against possible American invasion. In spite of these indications of anti-American attitudes, he became an Indian agent for the United States after the Louisiana Purchase.
  • November 23, 1803
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
February 9, 1804 - Clark, William
  • and on a journey up the Missouri (Missouri River) to stop a Kickapoo (Kickapoo Indians) war party from attacking the Osage (Osage Indians) s. During the captains' absence Sergeant John Ordway (Ordway, John) was in charge of the camp (Camp Dubois (Camp Wood, River Dubois) (Ill.))
  • February 9, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
August 14, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) &.C—    then we crossed the Small run which came in to the bottom from behind the hills, we then crossed this bottom prarie which is high & verry rich & formed a handsom vallie for a long distance back between the hills which is nearly half a mile wide across    above the village the Mahar (Omaha Indians) Creek makes down along the South Side next to the hills, we crossed the creek about 10 yds. wide, and ascended the hill    below the creek we See a nomber of beaten pathes leading in different directtions, but no Signs of any being their lately.   
  • crossed the mouth of the Mahar (Omaha Indians) creek, & Returned to the Boats about 10 oClock A. M.    the Grapes are verry pleanty near the Missouri R (Missouri River) ,— The pond appears on Atlas map 16.
  • August 14, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
August 28, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • So we went across the river on the South Side and camped to wait the arival of the Indians &c—    in order to counsel with them &c—    a flag pole raisd    this place is below a large Island & Sand bar below a hill & Bluff on the S.
  • M. the Wind blew hard from the South West    the boat plunging, had a hole broke in her by running against a Snag, so that we were obliged to put ashore, and had begun to unload her, but fortunately we got the hole stop'd    We crossed the River to the South side and encamped, to waite the arrival of our Men, which we had sent to find out the Indian Camp the day before; in order to hold a treaty with them, We here raised a Pole in order to hoist our flagg.—    This place lies below a large Island, and a sand barr and bluff & is below a hill, on the South side of the River.—    There is also a handsome bottom near it, with Groves of fine white Oak Timber growing on it.
  • August 28, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark 30th October Tuesday 1804 Two Chiefs came to have Some talk    one the princapal of the lower Village the other the one who thought himself the principal mane, & requested to hear Some of the Speech that was Delivered yesterday    they were gratified, and we put the medal on the neck of the Big White (Big White (Sheheke)) to whome we had Sent Clothes yesterday & a flag, those men did not return from hunting in time to 〈here〉 join the Counell, they were well pleased (2d of those is a Chien (Cheyenne Indians) )    I took 8 men in a Small perogue and went up the river as far as the 1st Island about 7 miles to See if a Situation Could be got on it for our Winter quarters, found the wood on the Isd. as also on the pt. above So Distant from the water that, I did not think that we Could get a good wintering ground there, and as all the white men here informed us that wood was Sceres, as well as game [NB: game] above, we Deturmined to drop down a fiew miles near wood and game Course to the Island N. 12° W. 3 me. to a Bluff 30 feet high above the point of wood S.
  • E Big Man (Big Man (Oh-he-nar)) , the adopted Cheyenne (Cheyenne Indians) .
  • October 30, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William

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