Dressed Elk Skin

Yesterday evening Charbono an LaPage returned....their led horse which had on him their merchandize, feell into the river from the side of steep clift and swam over...

the horse lost a dressed Elkskin of LaPages and several small articles...
Meriwether Lewis

Ragged robin petals with drops from recent rain

Klickitat Baskets

Yesterday evening Charbono an LaPage returned, having made a broken voyage. their led horse which had on him their merchandize, feell into the river from the side of a steep clift and swam over; in swiming the river the horse lost a dressed Elkskin of LaPages and several small articles, & their paint was destroyed by the water.
the indians...made an attempt esterday morning to pass the river to them on a raft with a parsel of roots and bread in order to trade with them; the indian raft struck a rock, upset and lost thir cargo; the river having fallen heir to both merchandize and roots, our traders returned with empty bags.
-Meriwether Lewis-

Ragged Robin (Clarkia pulchella)

I met with a singular plant today in blume of which I preserved a specemine; it grows on the steep sides of the fertile hills near this place... I regret very much that the seed of this plant are not yet ripe and it is proble will not be so during my residence in this neighbourhood.—
-Meriwether Lewis-

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Photo location: Fish Creek, ID (near the Lolo Trail)
Photo date: June 6, 2009

Ragged robin petals with drops from recent rain