Journal entry · May 4, 1806
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 4, 1806
John Ordway · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right bank of Snake River, 5 mi east of Clarkston, WA
ing, we Set out as usal and proced on left the creek and assend-
ed high plains came on a Small branch in a deep revean. fol-
lowed down it. about noon we arived at a small village3 on the
bank of Lewises river where we halted about 10 miles below the
forks of kooskooskee & Lewises rivers, we bought a little dark
couloured root bread which is not good but will Support nature,
bought 2 dogs & a fiew Small fresh fish &C. we dined4 and
proceed on Soon met one of the chiefs of the flat head or Chopen-
nish tribe who we left our horses with & who went down to the
narrows with us last fall, he tells us that tobe our Snake Indn
guide took 2 of our best horses away with him when he left us.
we crossed Lewises river to the N. Side to a Small village where
we bought only one dog and Camped5 the head chief of the
Chopennish tribe Camped with us and a number more of his
tribe who came down to meet us, &.C.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right bank of Snake River, 5 mi east of Clarkston, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Alpowai Interpretive Center at Chief Timothy State Park (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.7 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Clearwater to Snake River in 360°
10 frames across 1.7 mi of the route around this location
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