At Clearwater Canoe Camp near present Orofino, Idaho, all but one hunter and two sick men can work building the five new canoes. Never-the-less, they ‘get along slow’. Clark records celestial observations.
The Worst Is Over
by Yellowstone Public Radio[1]Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © … Continue reading
Clearwater Canoe Camp
© 2 October 2010 by Kristopher K. Townsend. Permission to use granted under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Above: The shore at left is the Clearwater Canoe Camp Nez Perce National Historic Park. The traditional taking of salmon here continues. In the distance below the small rapid, three drift boats fish during the fall Chinook salmon and steelhead trout runs.
A Fine Morning
a fine morning our me[n] recruting a little cool, all at work doing Something except 2 which are verry Sick
—William Clark
‘We Get Along Slow’
the Sick men are gitting Some better. we continued our work at the canoes as usal. our constant hunter out to day. the party in general are So weak and feeble that we git along Slow with the canoes.
—Joseph Whitehouse
Clark’s Celestial Observations
Took equal altitudes with Sextent at Camp opposit the Junction of [North Fork Clearwater] River and [Middle Fork Clearwater] River
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Weather at rise
Wind at Weather at 4 P.M. Wind at 4 P.M. fair E fair S W. Great numbers of Small Ducks pass down the river. hot day
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations.
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Notes
| ↑1 | Originally aired weekdays by Yellowstone Public Radio during the Bicentennial observance of 2003-2006. Narrated by Hal Hansen. Scripts by Whit Hansen and Ed Jacobson. Produced by Leni Holliman. © 2003 by Yellowstone Public Radio. |
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| ↑2 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column and spelled out some abbreviations. |
