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The TorchOn my Northwest coast in the midst of the night a fishermen's group
stands watching,
Out on the lake that expands before them, others are spearing salmon,
The canoe, a dim…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark February 21, 1806February 23, 1806February 22, 1806 Saturday February 22cd 1806. We were visited today by two Clatsop women and two boys who…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 22, 1806April 24, 1806April 23, 1806 Wednesday April 23rd 1806. At day light this morning we were informed that the two horses of our…
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 26, 1806April 28, 1806April 27, 1806 Sunday April 27th 1806. This morning we were detained untill 9 A.M. in consequence of the absence of…
Day 867 Day 869 Lewis, August 25, 1805 Sunday August 25th 1805. This morning loaded our horses and set out a little after sunrise; a few only of the Indians unengaged in assisting us went…
by NoahBrooks The End of a Long JourneyIndex A Alkali, natural deposits of, 60. Antelope, first seen, 29; how hunted, 69. Assiniboins, at war with Sioux, 49…
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