Lewis: July 2, 1806
Hunters brought in only two deer, while Shields finished repairing the guns, completing preparations for departure the next morning. Through sign language, the party convinced the local Indians to guide them as far as the east branch of Clark's River. Lewis gave the chief a small medal and exchanged names with him, becoming Yo-me-kol-lick, or 'white bearskin folded.' The afternoon featured horse and foot races. Lewis noted Goodrich and McNeal were ill with pox, and catalogued local plants including two native clovers, cottonwood, and long-leafed pine. Mosquitoes were severe.
Wednesday July 2ed 1806. We sent out the hunters early this morning, they
returned not so succesfull as yesterday having killed 2 deer only. Sheilds
continued repairing the gunns which he compleated by evening. all
arrangements being now compleat we determined to set out in the morning.
in the course of the day we had much conversation with the indians by
signs, our only mode of communicating our ideas. they informed us that
they wished to go in surch of the Ootslashshoots their friends and
intended leaving us tomorrow morning, I prevailed on them to go with me as
far as the East branch of Clark’s River and put me on the road to the
Missouri. I gave the Cheif a medal of the small size; he insisted on
exchanging names with me according to their custom which was accordingly
done and I was called Yo-me-kol-lick which interpreted is the white
bearskin foalded. in the evening the indians run their horses, and we had
several foot races betwen the natives and our party with various success.
these are a race of hardy strong athletic active men. nothin worthy of
notice transpired in the course of the day. Goodrich and McNeal are both
very unwell with the pox which they contracted last winter with the
Chinnook women this forms my inducement principally for taking them to the
falls of the Missouri where during an intervail of rest they can use the
murcury freely. I found two speceis of native clover here, the one with a
very narrow small leaf and a pale red flower, the other nearly as
luxouriant as our red clover with a white flower the leaf and blume of the
latter are proportionably large. I found several other uncommon plants
specemines of which I preserved. The leaf of the cottonwood on this river
is like that common to the Columbia narrower than that common to the lower
part of the Missouri and Mississippi and wider than that on the upper part
of the Missouri. the wild rose, servise berry, white berryed honeysuckle,
seven bark, elder, alder aspin, choke cherry and the broad and narrow
leafed willow are natives of this valley. the long leafed pine forms the
principal timber of the neighbourhood, and grows as well in the river
bottoms as on the hills. the firs and larch are confined to the higher
parts of the hills and mountains. the tops of the high mountains on either
side of this river are covered with snow. the musquetoes have been
excessively troublesome to us since our arrival at this place.
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Wednesday July 2nd 1806. We sent out the hunters early this morning; they returned not as successful as yesterday, having killed only 2 deer. Shields continued repairing the guns, which he completed by evening. All arrangements being now complete, we determined to set out in the morning. In the course of the day we had much conversation with the Indians by signs, our only mode of communicating our ideas. They informed us that they wished to go in search of the Ootslashshoots, their friends, and intended leaving us tomorrow morning. I prevailed on them to go with me as far as the East branch of Clark's River and put me on the road to the Missouri. I gave the Chief a medal of the small size; he insisted on exchanging names with me according to their custom, which was accordingly done, and I was called Yo-me-kol-lick, which interpreted is the white bearskin folded. In the evening the Indians raced their horses, and we had several foot races between the natives and our party with various success. These are a race of hardy, strong, athletic, active men. Nothing worthy of notice transpired in the course of the day.
Goodrich and McNeal are both very unwell with the pox, which they contracted last winter with the Chinnook (Chinook) women. This forms my inducement principally for taking them to the falls of the Missouri, where during an interval of rest they can use the mercury freely.
I found two species of native clover here: one with a very narrow small leaf and a pale red flower, the other nearly as luxuriant as our red clover with a white flower; the leaf and bloom of the latter are proportionably large. I found several other uncommon plants, specimens of which I preserved. The leaf of the cottonwood on this river is like that common to the Columbia, narrower than that common to the lower part of the Missouri and Mississippi, and wider than that on the upper part of the Missouri. The wild rose, serviceberry, white-berried honeysuckle, sevenbark, elder, alder, aspen, chokecherry, and the broad- and narrow-leafed willow are natives of this valley. The long-leafed pine forms the principal timber of the neighborhood, and grows as well in the river bottoms as on the hills. The firs and larch are confined to the higher parts of the hills and mountains. The tops of the high mountains on either side of this river are covered with snow. The mosquitoes have been excessively troublesome to us since our arrival at this place.
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