Journal entry · June 9, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: June 9, 1806
John Ordway · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
us last night, a chief we call cut nose went some distance after
young Eagles, got several by climbing a tree by a by a rope,
the feathers of these eagles the Indians make head dresses war
like & paint them & is a great thing among them, we got up our
horses and hobbled them as we intend to moove to morrow.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Camp Chopunnish,east (right) side Clearwater River, Kamiah, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 1 to June 9, 1806
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
Terrain360 · the place today
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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