Dugout Canoe

day excesively hot in the river bottom
William Clark

we continued our work as usal at the canoes.
Joseph Whitehouse

Freshly burned dugout canoe

Photo taken at Canoe Camp.

Coyote (Canis latrans)

some of our hunters were sent out go into the Hills a hunting. Towards evening those hunters returned & had killed nothing but a Priari wolf, which was eat by our party.
Joseph Whitehouse

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Portrait of a coyote looking back

Photo ©2007 Math Knoth. Permission via the Creative Commons 2.0 License.

Clearwater River canyon above Canoe Camp

I walked out with my gun on the hills which is verry Steep & high could kill nothing.
William Clark

Steep hills of Clearwater River canyon

Photo date: October 11, 2009. Some modern artifacts have been removed.

Tobacco and Handkerchief

To the Indians who visited us yesterday I gave divided my Handkerchief between 5 of them, with a Small piece of tobacco & a pece of riebin & to the principal men each a ring & brooch.
William Clark

Twisted tobacco and calico handkerchief