Journal entry · September 26, 1805
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — Patrick Gass: September 26, 1805
Patrick Gass · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Canoe Camp junction Clearwater and North Fork, west of Orofino, ID
staid here some time to procure provisions from the natives,
for which we gave them in exchange a number of small arti-
cles. The provisions which we got consisted of roots, bread
and fish. Their bread is made of roots which they call comas,
and which resemble onions in shape, but are of a sweet taste.
This bread is manufactured by steaming, pounding and bak-
ing the roots on a kiln they have for the purpose. About 4
o’clock we renewed our journey, and went 2 miles to another
small village, through a beautiful rich plain, in which these
roots grow in abundance. We halted at the second village
all night and got some more provisions. About dark a
shower of rain fell.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Canoe Camp junction Clearwater and North Fork, west of Orofino, ID
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of September 25 to September 30, 1805
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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