Journal entry · May 30, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 30, 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
nearly all the Salmon which was caught so we had to wait here to
day expecting to git some Salmon the natives roasted an other
Salmon & Set before us to eat. in the afternoon we purchased as
many Salmon as we thought was necessary to take home and hung
them up the most they catch is on the opposite shore along the
rocks in the whorls & eddys. we Saw only three dip nets at 3
places a fishing.
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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 May 14 to May 31, 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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