Clatsop Indians, some account Of, 248. Clearwater River, 183.
Cloudburst, 116. Columbia River, discovery Of, 4; portage to, 108; at the headwaters of, 148; at the entrance to, 194; great falls of, 202; the great chute Of, 215 et seq. Comowol, a Columbia River Indian chief, 239. Condor, a California variety, 256. Council Bluffs, 19.
Cowas, an edible root, 278. Coyote, described, 72. Crow Indians, 24.
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Dalles, the, 266. Dearborn River, 130. Divide, on the great, 148; across the, 179. Dog's flesh as an article of food, 24, 185-
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Echeloot Indians, 210. Elk, hunting of, 251. Ermine, first seen, 49.
Expedition, Lewis and Clark's, 7; Organization of, 8; route of, 10; sets sail, 14. "Experiment," failure of the boat, 124
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Falls of the Missouri, 101; description of, 111 et seq.
Flathead Indians, 211. Floyd's River, why so named, 23, Forks of the Missouri, 135. Fort Clark, 48; Clatsop, 255.
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Gallatin's fork of the Missouri, 135. Gates of the Rocky Mountains, 132.
Goose-nests in trees, 61. gray, Capt., discoverer of the Columbia, 3.
Grizzly bear, first seen, 40; thrilling encounters with, 72, 76, 77, 105) 115, 315-
H
Horse-flesh eaten by the expedition, 77. Hungry Creek, 178, 303-
I
Independence Day, celebration of (1805), 123; (180(i), 327.
Iowa Indians, 16. Islands, White Bear, 110.
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Jefferson, President Thomas, 2-4; his letters to Capt. Lewis, 12; presents to, from Lewis and Clark, 55; welcome to Capt. Lewis on return, 358; name given to fork of the Missouri, 135. John Day's River, 203-
K
Klikitat River, 214, Kooskooskee River, 180.
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Lewis, Capt., biographical notice of, 6, 7; accidentally wounded, 341; announces his return, 358; Governor of Louisiana Territory, 359; his tragical death, 360. Lewis and Clark, pursue separate routes across the Divide, 140; also on their return, 310, Lewis's River, 165.
Lewiston, Idaho, 185. Ledyard, John, 4. Lemhi River, 152.
Little Devils, hill Of, 23. Louisiana Purchase, the, 1-2; divided into two territories, 360.
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Madison, fork of the Missouri, 135. Mandan Indians, 46 et seq.; religion of, 50. Maria's River, 97. Medicine River, 106.
Meriwether's Bay, 234. Milk River, 74. Minnetarees, at war with Sioux, 49; expedition has an encounter with, 318 et seq, Missouri River, Little, 60. Missouri, the Upper, So; great falls of, 101; forks of, 135; at the headwaters Of, 147. Mosquitoes, the great plague of, 126, 339. Mount St. Helen's, 198; Hood, 203.
Mouse River, source of, 60. Multnomah (Willamette) River, 221, 259.
Musselshell River, 81.
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Nez Perce Indians (Chopunnish), 180; some account of the, 186.
Noises, mysterious, 122.
0
Osage Indians, traditions of, 15. Ottoes, council with, 20.
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Pacific Ocean, first sight of the, 225. Pawpaw fruit, 357. Pemmican, 33.
Platte River as a boundary, 17, Porcupine River, 70. Prairie dog, 29.
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Quamash flats, 302. Quicksand River, 220.
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Rat, peculiar variety of, 121. Rickarees, in the country of the, 40. River, Little Missouri, to; Mouse, source of, 60;
Yellowstone, 65; Porcupine, 70; Saskatchewan, 74; Milk, 74;
Big Dry, 75; Upper Missouri, 80; Musselshell, 81; Slaughter, 88;
Maria's, 97; Madison, 106; Columbia, portage to, 108; Smith's, 129;
Dearborn, 130; Salmon, 152; Lemhi, 152; Lewis's, 165; Kooskooskee, 180;
Clark's, 180; Clearwater, 183; Snake, 188; Yakima, 196; John Day'S, 203;
Klikitat, 214 Quicksand, 220; Multnomah. 220. Rocky Mountains, first sight of, 85; sheep, 85; gates of the, 132; farewell to the mountains, 335. Rocks, Cathedral, 90-92.
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St. Louis, village of, 11; first post-office in, 359.
Sacajawea, joins the expedition, 48 stream named for her, 82; story of her capture, 138; finds her own people, 160; a tribute to her memory, 332. Sage-brush, first seen, 62. Saline County, Mo., 16.
Salmon River, 152; City, Idaho, 165; abundance of fish, 194.
Salt, made from sea-water, 235 et seq. Saskatchewan River, 74.
Shannon, the lost hunter, 143. Shoshonees, first meeting with, 145 among the, 150 et seq.; some account of the, 171 et seq.
Sioux Indians, 27, Slaughter River, 88. Smith's River, 128.
Snake River, 188; junction of the with Columbia, 190.
Sokulk Indians, some account of, 191 et seq. Spirit Mound, 24.
Spring River, S. D-; 42. Stone-Idol Creek, legend Of, 42.
Sweat baths, Indian, 187, 298.
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Tetons, in the country of, 33-38. Three-thousand-mile Island, 331.
Tillamook Indians, 244. Traveller's-rest Creek, 309.
Twisted-hair, an Indian chief, adventures with, 282 et seq.
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Umatilla, 271-
V
Vancouver, Capt-y 3-
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Wahkiacum Indians, 224, Walla Walla, 271. Wappatoo, edible root, 230 description of, 260. Weocksockwillacums, 265.
Wharfington, commands return party to the U. S., 58.
White Bear Islands, 110; camp at, 114. Whisky, Indian rejection of, 42. Winter camp, first, 48; departure from, 57-
Y
Yakima River, 196. Yankton, S. D., 24. Yellowstone River, 65; Capt. Clark's descent of the, 327. York, a negro servant, 41, 159.d
