Day-by-Day / December 21, 1805

December 21, 1805

Harvesting kinnikinnick

Fort Clatsop, Astoria, OR The Corps daubs and chinks their cabins, but have difficulty splitting logs into puncheons. Two men are harvesting kinnikinnick, also called bearberry, to mix with what little tobacco they have left.

Daubing and Chinking[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

Harvesting Kinnikinnick

dispatched two men to the open lands near the Ocian for Sackacome, which we made use of to mix with our tobacco to Smoke which has an agreeable flavour.
—William Clark

Daubing and Chinking

rain as usial last night and all day to day moderately. we Continued at the Cabins dobbing & Shinking of them, fall Several trees which would not Split into punchins—
—William Clark

Stolen Horn Spoon

one of the [Clatsop] indians was detected Stealing a horn Spoon, and leave [Nicholas Biddle: turned from] the Camp.
William Clark

Weather Diary

Day of the Month Winds State of the Weather
21st S W. rain

rained last night and to day
—Meriwether Lewis[2]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has spelled out some of the abbreviations.

 

Notes

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.
2 To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has spelled out some of the abbreviations.

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