Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — John Ordway: September 25, 1805
Captain Clark traveled down the river with an old chief to scout timber suitable for building canoes, going about four or five miles to a fork entering from the east side, where he found pitch pine that might serve the purpose. The river measured roughly 60 yards wide with rocky cliffs along its shores. Natives operated a fishery just above camp and caught several fine salmon. By evening, the man who had remained at the village rejoined the party after hiring Indians to retrieve his horse.
out a hunting. Cap* Clark went with an old chief down the River
to look for timber which would answer for canoes the Natives
have Several Small canoes at this place, this River is about 60
yards wide Some clifts of rocks along its Shores, the natives
have a fishery little above our Camp, they caught Several fine
Sammon this day. towards evening Cap* Clark returned and
informed us that he had been 4 or 5 miles down to a fork of the
River3 which came in on the east Side he Saw Some pitch pine
timber which he thought would answer for canoes near this forks
on the opposite shore in the evening the man who Stayed at the
village joined us had got his horse by hireing Indians to git him.
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out hunting. Capt. Clark (Capt. Clark) went with an old chief down the river to look for timber that would be suitable for canoes. The natives have several small canoes at this place. This river is about 60 yards wide, with some cliffs of rock along its shores. The natives have a fishery a little above our camp, where they caught several fine salmon this day.
Toward evening Capt. Clark returned and informed us that he had been 4 or 5 miles down to a fork of the river, which came in on the east side. He saw some pitch pine timber which he thought would be suitable for canoes, near this fork on the opposite shore.
In the evening the man who had stayed at the village joined us. He had gotten his horse back by hiring Indians to get it for him.
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