Journal entry · May 31, 1806
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 31, 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
of our fish and went away in the night, we got up our horses eairly
and set out on our return our old chief and his man stayed as
they had got no fish yet, so we followed back the same road we
went on to the the fork of the kimooenim [Salmon River] which
the Indian name of it is Toomonamah river which is about 150
yards wide, we followed up to the village we left the day before
yesterday, their the chief directed us another way whi[ch] he said
was nearer & a better road and Sent 2 boys to show us the way to
a village on the road, they took us over a verry bad hill down on
to the Thommonama river again then left the river [and] as-
cended a high long hill near the top of which is a large village we
Camped near sd village as night came on.
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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°
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